Call for Submissions*Before submitting your story, how about getting a professional writing critique & story review from Cup of Comfort editors?
___________________A Cup of Comfort® is a bestselling book series featuring uplifting true stories about the experiences and relationships that inspire and enrich our lives. These personal essays are written by people from all walks of life and provide unique personal insights into powerful universal truths.
A Cup of Comfort® for Christian Women (Call for Submissons)
For this anthology of 40-50 inspirational true stories, we are looking for narrative personal essays (creative-nonfiction short stories) written by and for Christian women that reveal how one's faith has provided (provides) insight, guidance, comfort, and joy in navigating one's life. Other acceptable themes include: tests of faith; reconciling personal beliefs/behavior with those of church; impact of your ministries on others, you, your faith.
We are not interested in "preachy" stories that tell other people how to live their lives and how to practice their faith. Nor are we interested in stories that promote one branch, denomination, or form of Christianity over another. What we're interested in is how your faith positively impacts your life and, by extension, the lives of and your relationships with your loved ones and/or the world at large. You may cite one or more Biblical passages in your story; however, please keep in mind that this is a collection of personal stories and not a devotional.
Stories must be original, unpublished, true, and positive. Stories can focus on any of life's challenges and/or blessings, and can be either serious or humorous or contain elements of both literay tones.
Story Length: 750 to 1500 words
Submission Deadline: August 15, 2010
Finalist Notification: August 20, 2010
Compensation: $50 + copy of book, per published story
Updates on the book's progress will be periodically posted on the Cup of Comfort® Blog and in the Cup of Comfort® News Forum, and in the Cup of Comfort® Community Bulletin (free bimonthly e-newsletter that you can subscribe to on the Cupofcomfort.com homepage).Questions? Just email the anthologist/editor of this book: Colleen Sell
*Before submitting a story, please review the Story Guidelines.**Call for Submission deadlines are sometimes extended. Any call for submission deadline extensions are posted here, in the Cup of Comfort® News forum, and in the Cup of Comfort® Blog.
