Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk High School

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk High School Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk High School to be published Fall 2008.

We are looking for true stories and poems about your high school years. Weprefer stories written in the first person and no more than 1200 words. We would like to include stories and poems on the following topics, amongothers:
• Regrets (lessons learned from making bad choices)
• Sports (making the team, or not. Winning the game, or not. Social aspectsof sports).
• Clubs
• Music
• Religion and faith – its place in your life
• Dating and sex
• Embarrassing moments
• Humorous moments
• Issues, good and bad, with instant messaging, Facebook, texting, cellphones, emails, the web in general
• Self image, self acceptance – would include coming out, eating disorders,different body types
• College applications
• Grades, SATs, ACTs
• Military decision, trade school, or other non-college plans for after highschool
• Family relationships – siblings, parents, other family members
• Puberty – early, late, being a short boy, being a tall girl, etc.
• Friends – best friends, losing friends, cliques, support of friends
• Tough issues – divorce, cancer, suicide of friend, death, drunk drivingdeath, pregnancy
• Failures and rising above them

If your story is chosen, you will be a published author and your bio will beprinted in the book. You will also receive a check for $200 and ten freecopies of your book, worth more than $100. If your story is published by us, we will copyright it in your name and youwill retain your rights to resell the story to another publication.

SUBMISSIONS GO TO http://chickensoupf orthesoul. com/form. asp?cid=submit_ storyDEADLINE IS MAY 31, 2008 although we may accept stories after that date if we have room.

A Cup of Comfort for Adoptive Families

A Cup of Comfort for Adoptive Families

The primary purpose of this book is to celebrate adoptive families and to recognize the extraordinary and challenging experiences that are unique to "chosen children" and their families. We are most interested in stories written by adult adoptive children and their adoptive parents and siblings, but the book will also likely include some stories written by members of the extended adoptive family (grandparent, aunt/uncle, cousin), close friends of the adoptive family (i.e. godparent), and birth family members. Virtually any topic relevant to adopted children and their adoptive parents is acceptable-as long as it is authentic, positive, insightful, and uplifting or inspiring. We do not want heartbreaking stories about adoptive parents or birth families that regret the adoption; there is a place for stories of that ilk, but this book is not that place. All of the stories in this collection must show a positive aspect of adoption and must bring comfort or joy or inspiration to those who have been adopted and/or to the families who adopted them-no matter how difficult the experience and emotions portrayed in the story might be.Submission Deadline: 6/15/2008for full details: http://www.cupofcom fort.com/ share.htm