Call Out For Stories and Poems

Chicken Soup for the Soul has a call for stories for a new book. Looks like the title alone will draw the interest of female readers. Maybe some men, as well. Note the words above the title of the book--101 Stories about Being Confident, Courageous and Your True Self.

What kind of stories are they looking for? The list of suggested topics is lengthy. Go to the Possible Books page, scroll down to The Empowered Woman and study the list. Perhaps inspiration will hit as you read. Submissions are due January 10, 2018. That's just over two months away, but with the holidays looming, it's not really a great deal of time, so get started on your story, or poem, to submit for this one. 

Did you note that I said ...story, or poem,...? Poetry is accepted as well as stories. The poem would most likely be considered a narrative one--telling a story. I see very few poems in the Chicken Soup books which leads me to think that they don't receive very many poetry submissions. That should be an 'Aha!' moment for you who write poetry. Fewer submissions means less competition. Give it a try. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. 

There is a call out for stories for four more Chicken Soup books.  They are:

1. Christmas and Holiday Collection--deadline is January 10, 2018
2. Love Stories--deadline November 30, 2017
3. Stories About My Mom--deadline July 31, 2018
4. The Best Advice I Ever Heard--February 28, 2018

Again, consider poems as well as your true stories for any, or all, of these titles. The competition is fierce as there are often 6,000 or more submissions for each book with only 101 being selected. There is no entry or reading fee so your cost is nothing but your time and supreme effort. If your submission doesn't make it, you still have a finished story (or poem) to submit somewhere else. It's a win-win situation. Start planning, start writing, then submit before the deadline. The sooner, the better.

The opportunity is there. It's up to you to take advantage of it or pass it by.