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.

Anthologies looking for submissions

Here are three anthologies that are currently looking for submissions:

I am working on three projects and seeking content accordingly. 1. Shattered: Life After A Child's Death Stories of inspiration, strength and determination surrounding the challenging loss of a child. Pay for this project is $50-$200. Piece length 800-1400 words. Submissions, queries and questions can be directed to submissions. shattered@ gmail.com.

2. Angels on Earth Stories of Angels found in everyday life. Pay for this project is $50-$100. No stipulations placed on length currently. Submissions, queries and questions can be directed to submissions. bythefire@ gmail.com.

3. Everyday Heroes Stories of the ordinary doing something extraordinary. Pay for this project is $50-$100. No stipulations are placed on length. Submissions, queries and questions can be directed to submissions. bythefire@ gmail.com.

Website development is currently underway for By The Fire and Shattered. Pieces accepted could appear online or in print. The preferred method of payment is through paypal. Other arrangements are welcomed.Link: http://www.absolute write.com/ forums/showthrea d.php?t=98549

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

Short Story Contest

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest:
This year is the 16th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest.
Short stories or prose up to 5,000 words may be entered into this contest with an entrance fee of $12 per submission.

Deadline for Submissions: March 31, 2008

Winners will be announced on July 15, 2008.

For all the details about this contest, please visit: http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/tomstory/ts_guidelines.php.

Teen book project

"Out of Control" --Teen Anthology PAY: $100I am just looking for uplifting stories about how teenagers see theworld. What was done right and what was done wrong, from theirviewpoint. How did things work out for them? The stories should be fromin the approximate range of 600 words to 6000 words. Illustrations canbe included also as part of the story. For each story used, a fee of$100 will be paid. Also, when published, I would like to send you acopy of the book for taking the time to help. The idea is only to have teensand young adults see that they are not the only ones that certainthings have happened to and also how people worked through things. This willgive each and everyone of us relief. The whole project is a non-profitproject. Any money made will go first to publishing the book, then backto projects for teens. People who have already helped on this projecthave done so through pure love of kids. No one involved with thisproject expects any personal gain for any efforts made. The whole ideais teens to help teens. Send submissions to Eve Willner atmailto:eve@evewillner. comThe Toastmaster magazinePAY: $450Published monthly for approximately 226,000 members in 11,500 clubsworldwide. Therefore, it’s important that all articles are gearedtoward an international audience. We welcome submissions from members andfreelancers living outside North America! All submissions must be inEnglish, however. Our readers are knowledgeable and experienced publicspeakers; therefore we accept only authentic, well-researched andwell-crafted stories. Show, don’t tell! Use sources, quotes fromexperts and other research to back up your views. The best articles have style,depth, emotional impact and take-away value to the reader. A potentialfeature article needs an unusual hook, compelling story or uniqueangle.Profiles of colorful, controversial, historically significant, amusing,unusual or unique people are welcome, but keep in mind that our readerslive in 90 different countries, so stay away from profiles of Americanpresidents or sports figures. We pay up to $450 for an article, but wedon’t automatically offer payment for all articles we accept. Paymentvaries depending on the article’s value to us. Please review ourWriter’s Guidelines below before you submit your article. When you areready to send it, please e-mail it tomailto:Submissions@ toastmasters. org. http://www.writerga zette.com/ sendstudio/ users/link. php?UserID= 947&Newsletter= 145&List= 1&LinkType= Send&LinkID= 5711sent by Liana Metalhttp://LianaMetal. tripod.comLiana MetalReviewer/Writer/ Artisthttp://LianasKerkyr a.blogspot. comhttp://LianaMetal. tripod.com

AMY Magazine

ARMY Magazine submission guidelines may be found at this link:
http://www.ausa.org/webpub/DeptArmyMagazine.nsf/byid/KGRG-6CUQGV

Learning Through History Magazine Information

ABOUT THE MAGAZINE
Learning Through History magazine is a bi-monthly publication that isfilled with articles and activities that correspond to historical themesor time periods. Our subscribers are typically families, teachers, schools, and libraries. Our readers range from ages 10-16, grades 5 and up.

SAMPLE ISSUESIf you need more information than what you can find on the website (seethe Tour the Magazine<http://www.learning throughhistory. com/tour_ 2005/seen1. htm> feature),you can buy a single issue. Click here to purchase an issue<http://www.learning throughhistory. com/Store/ storefront. html> OR order via phone at (888) 852-1751 Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM,Eastern time. We do not give out free samples.

UPCOMING ISSUESVol 6, Issue 2- Italian Renaissance. Here are just a few of the many topics that would be of interest - we also encourage writers to submit manuscripts and queries on otherpossible topic(s) that are related to the issue theme:
Medici family
The PapacyPapal States
Leonardo da Vinci
Sistine Chapel
Machiavelli
Botticelli
Donatello
HumanismLucrezia Borgia
Sack of Rome in 1527
Venice (the Doge)
Florence
Italian City States
(See Below for Deadlines)

CONTENT AREAS:
NonFiction $75 per article This includes biographies and various other approaches to history,science, mathematics, geography and arts that pertain to the topic ineach issue. We do NOT publish lesson plans.We are looking for focused and exciting articles, rather than broadfactual surveys (aka history textbook style) that will engage our youngreaders. They should be written at an appropriate grade-level given our readership - middle school through high school with reading level not to exceed the 9th grade if using Word.Articles should be 1000-1400 words and include at least three meaningful discussion questions or activity suggestions that can be used with the article. See the Magazine Tour<http://www.learning throughhistory. com/tour_ 2005/seen1. htm> for good examples. Note: Discussion questions should not be counted in the wordcount. References or sources of information must be included with submissions -please provide as a separate page of the manuscript. We use this forfact-checking sources. Sources for corresponding websites and public domain photos welcome.
Arts & Crafts Project s$75 per project Arts and crafts submissions should appeal to ages 10+ and tie into the historical topic or theme of each issue. Project plans must include clear, numbered directions and require inexpensive, easy-to-obtain materials. Two or more high-resolution digital photos (JPEG, Photoshopor Illustrator files - 300 dpi min.) of the project are required for acceptance.

DEADLINES The deadline for submissions for Vol 6, Issue 2 is12/15/07 SUBMISSIONSSubmissions are via email; please send directly to:submissions@ LearningThroughH istory.comKeep in mind the reading level of our audience. Readability should bebetween the 6th and 9th grade reading levels and no higher. MicrosoftWord has a grammar check function that can give you readabilitystatistics.Please include the word "submission" in the email subject header. Pleasesend as a Microsoft Word file. If you do not have Word, send us a plaintext (.txt) file only - we can not read other word processing formats,such as Works - .wks files.Please ensure that your name and the title of the work appear on allpages of the manuscript. Do not include any fancy formatting or embeddedgraphics in your file.Include your name, regular-mail address where we can send payment and acopy of the magazine if your article is accepted, and a short 20-30-wordbio written in the third person.We will notify you of submission receipt within 2 weeks. Allow 4 weeksor more after issue closing date for notification of submissionacceptance or decline. Queries on status prior to this time will not beanswered.We do not accept submissions from any third-parties or agencies, onlyoriginal authors.NOTE: We accept queries ONLY from established authors who havepreviously published works for younger audiences and can providenumerous, relevant examples. All queries must include details about yourproposed article (i.e. topic, length, etc.) - an email stating thatyou'd like to write an article for us with no other information is NOT aquery).All others must submit completed works for consideration.Top <http://www.learning throughhistory. com/freelance_ writers.php# top>RIGHTS We buy ALL rights, both print and electronic, includingcopyright. If you are not comfortable with these terms, please do notsend us submissions, as terms are not negotiable. Top<http://www.learning throughhistory. com/freelance_ writers.php# top>PAYMENT AND KILL FEESPayment is upon publication and is paid in U.S. funds via check. Seeabove under the content areas for specific payment amounts. Contributorswill also receive a free copy of the issue in which their work appears.If we assign you work based upon a query or accept a manuscript that weend up not publishing, we will pay a kill fee of 50% of the agreed upon rate. Rights of works that are not used are retained by the writer.

Blue Mountain Greeting Cards

We are looking for highly original and creativesubmissions on friendship, family, special occasions, positive living,and other topics one person might want to share with another person. Submissions may also be considered for inclusion in book anthologies. We pay $300 per poem for all rights to publish it on a greeting cardand $50 if your poem is used only in an anthology. To request a copy of our writer's guidelines (which includescontact/submission information) , please send a blank e-mail towritings@sps. com with "Send Me Guidelines" in the subject line. Youcan also visit our Web site at www.sps.com.

For blogging services, please contact me at: miniemedia@gmail.com.

European Courier Submission Guidelines

The European Courier seeks submission about legal and political issues. They pay $50 for a 1200-1400 word article. They have subscribers from several countries.

Their writer's guidelines can be viewed here.

For blogging services, please contact me at: miniemedia@gmail.com.

Daughters Submission Guidelines

There are boatloads of magazines a freelance writer can write for.

Periodically, I will post submission guidelines to magazines.

The guidelines for Daughters can be viewed here: http://www.daughters.com/about/writers-guidelines.aspx

The magazine is geared toward dads and daughters, information for caring for daughters aged 9-16 years old.