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Learn how to submit your stories and poems for possible publication in Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Find out the guidelines, topics, deadlines, and FAQs for story submissions.
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Learn how to submit your inspirational, true story or poem to Chicken Soup for the Soul books and website. Find out what makes a winning story, what topics we are looking for, and how to check the status of your submission.
Learn how to submit your story or poem for possible publication in one of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Find out the guidelines, deadlines, topics, and FAQs for submissions.
- Be Familiar with The Books
- Go For It
- Keep It Real
- Forget What You Were Taught in School
- Submit Appropriate Material
- Get to The Good Part
- Write Conversationally
- Use Specific Details Sparingly
- Don’T Be Narcissistic
- Submit Early
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“Make sure you have an intuitive feeling about what a “Chicken Soup for the Soul” story is. The only way to do this is to read through several stories in different books, and familiarize yourself with the style and tone.”
“Anyone can write for “Chicken Soup for the Soul.” We love a brand new writer. In a way, a brand new writer is more exciting for us, especially if they are excited and go and spread the word on their Facebook and tell everyone about it.”
“Write your true story. “Chicken Soup for the Soul” doesn’t accept fiction. In addition, we don’t use essays, scholarly works, eulogies, sermons, biographies or parables.”
“Don’t write an opening paragraph about what you are going to say, then the body of the story, and then end with a paragraph about what you just told the reader. Our readers are smart, they can figure it out.”
“Every piece of writing, no matter how worthy, is not necessarily a fit for “Chicken Soup for the Soul.” Unless a book is directed specifically at kids or teens, adults will be reading it. Don’t send me your son or daughter’s eighth grade essay and say, ‘Oh my child wrote such a great story! It was published in the school journal so you should prin...
“Don’t write the whole story depicting every moment of every day. We want stories where something happens—not just musings. Look for that moment of epiphany, a time you were amused by something, a time you were changed in some way.”
“Write like you are writing a letter, or talking to a friend. Don’t give me a paragraph describing a leaf fluttering. It doesn’t advance the story. Don’t say ‘My heart broke into a million splinters as a tsunami wave of grief washed over me.’ No one talks that way. I’ll just edit it to say ‘I was distraught.’”
“I don’t need to know that you got into your blue Nissan, or that you brushed your daughter’s strawberry blonde hair. Sometimes, your details distance the reader. They will want to fill the story with their own specifics.”
“Your story should be about you, how you felt, what you did, how it changed you. But we want to hear how you dealt with things, how you improved yourself or overcame a challenge, and that you know you’re not the only one this ever happened to! So no feeling sorry for yourself, or ending with no positive resolution. We’re looking for advice and life...
“Look at the deadlines on the website. We get many stories on the same topic. The ones we read first usually stand out to us. People who get stories in earlier really do have a better chance.”
Learn from the editor-in-chief of Chicken Soup for the Soul how to write and submit your true, inspiring, or humorous stories. Find out the style, tone, length, and topics of the books and get tips on how to stand out from the crowd.
May 31, 2021 · Learn from Tracy Crump, who has contributed more than 30 stories to Chicken Soup for the Soul and other anthologies, how to write and submit true, inspirational stories. Find out the guidelines, tips, and resources for this popular series.
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Mar 26, 2018 · Learn how to submit true stories and poems to Chicken Soup for the Soul, a publisher with over 250 titles and 100 million books sold. Find out the payment, length, tips, and online form for submissions.
