FREE international poetry contest (100 words or fewer)

13th Mattia International Poetry Competition

Sept. 15 deadline; cash prizes; 100 words or fewer; no entry fee

Info and entry info here: http://www.mattia.ca/competition13/rules13/rules13.html

Chicken Soup call for true stories and poems

 Chicken Soup for the Soul: Count Your Blessings

101 Stories of Gratitude, Fortitude, and Silver Linings 

 

This follow-on book to Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times, Tough People continues Chicken Soup for the Soul’s focus on inspiration and hope in these difficult times. These inspirational stories remind us that each day holds something to be thankful for — whether it is having the sun shine or having food on the table. Power outages and storms, health scares and illnesses, job woes and financial insecurities, housing challenges and family worries test us all. But there is always a silver lining. The simple pleasures of family, home, health, and inexpensive good times are described.

 

We are looking for true stories and poems written in the first person of no more than 1,200 words. Stories can be serious or humorous, or both. They should not have been previously published by Chicken Soup for the Soul or other major publications.

 

Here are a few suggested topics:

 

      How you count your blessings or express your gratitude

      What made you realize that your life is good and that you are grateful

      Silver linings that you have discovered in the midst of challenging events

      What is really valuable in your life

      Major life changes or events for which you are grateful

      How you spread the message of gratitude to your family and friends

      The joy of simple pleasures

      The unexpected benefits of health challenges or other life changes

 

 

This book is in the process of being completed and will go to the printer in September for publication in October! It is a featured Chicken Soup for the Soul title for Christmas 2009. The deadline for submissions is soon, so if you can submit quickly you have a better chance than normal of being chosen.

If your story is chosen, you will be a published author and your bio will be printed in the book if you so choose. You will also receive a check for $200 and 10 free copies of your book, worth more than $100. You will retain the copyright for your story.

 

SUBMISSIONS GO TO http://chickensoupforthesoul.com/form.asp?cid=submit_story.

 

DEADLINE IS MONDAY AUGUST 3rd. 

 For any further questions or correspondence, contact webmaster@chickensoupforthesoul.com or visit our website at http://www.chickensoup.com.