New Books At Chicken Soup for the Soul Need Stories

Chicken Soup for the Soul anthology publishers are looking for stories for some new books as well as for some that have had calls out for some time now. Here are the newest ones.

Love Stories:

Looking for stories on how you found love and how you kept it fresh over the years. They stress that this is a book for adults, not for teens. The usual Chicken Soup standards will be in play here; they merely mean that they do not want teen-age love stories for this particular book. There is a lengthy list of suggested topics you can write about. Got to the Submit a Story page on the possible books section to get the full list. Deadline date is November 30, 2017

There is an editorial note to let writers know that they should NOT submit any story that has been published in a previous Chicken Soup book. They also suggest that, if you have submitted a story for another book that was not published but might be a fit for this one, then go ahead and resubmit it. Both of these are important points to take into consideration.

It occurred to me that writers who keep good submission records will be able to check what stories they have sent in the past, to look for ones that can be submitted for this next book. If you rely completely on your memory, you could easily skip one. 

The Best Advice I Ever Heard:

This book will feature advice, big and small, that has made a difference in your life. Or it can be about a piece of advice you gave to someone else. There is a full list of topics that correlate to this theme at the Submit A Story page.  Deadline date is February 28, 2018. Seems so far away but it will creep up on us quicker than a jackrabbit runs through the Arizona desert.

Other Books Needing Story Submissions:

Christmas and Holiday Collection 2018 by October 31, 2017

Miracles and More by August 31, 2017

My Crazy Family by September 30, 2017

Redemption  by August 31, 2017

Note that there are two deadlines dates only days away. If you plan to submit to Miracles and More or Redemption, you'd better hurry. 

Remember to read the Guidelines page carefully, even if you've contributed many stories to Chicken Soup in the past. We read guidelines for many publications so we don't remember all the details. Believe me, those details can be crucial in your story being read or tossed out. Go here to check and recheck the guidelines.