A New Chicken Soup Anthology

A Chicken Soup for the Twenty-Something Soul with Jack Canfield and Mark Hansen is due out in June 2008.

This is an urgent call out for moving, touching, funny, heart-warming or inspiring stories about twenty-something life to heat it up this serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Accepting stories from people of any age, you do not have to be in your twenties to contribute and you get $200 if your story is published (more details below).

Details

The co-author of Chicken Soup for the Twenty-Something Soul is looking for inspirational, moving, or funny stories about the twenty-something experience told from any perspective. You do not need to be in your twenties to contribute! Deadline is January 7th.

What does the story need to be about?

Any story about twenty-something life (career, relationships, family, money, life lessons, fate, travel, risks, acts of kindness, challenges, coincidences, tragedies, and so on) is welcome. A Chicken Soup story will touch the souls of the readers and make them laugh, cry, sigh or just say, "Wow!" A story can be told from any angle: reflecting back on your own experience, being a part of someone else's twenty-something experience, or sharing a story about how a twenty-something has impacted you. I know you have a story in you! More specific guidelines are attached.

Details on What to Do Next:

• 1. Go to my website http://www.christinehassler.com/books.php#chickensoup and www.chickensoup.com to read the "Story Guidelines" which outlines the recipe for a winning Chicken Soup Story.
• 2. Write your story - approximate word limit is 300-1200 words (please write to the best of your ability, well-written stories are preferred but co-author will edit it for you so don't worry if you aren't a professional writer!)
• 3. Go to www.chickensoup.com, click on "Submit a Story" and be sure to select "Twenty Something" as the book title. Fill out the info and just paste your story in the appropriate box.

What you will receive:

If your story is chosen for the final manuscript

• - $200, a free copy of the book, and 50% off the book for eternity.
• - A bio (if desired) giving you the opportunity to promote yourself, your business, a cause, etc. in a nationally best-selling brand.
• - The opportunity to inspire and touch millions of people.

It's that easy. You can also submit a story that has already been published elsewhere and/or can publish it in the future. Chicken Soup does not ask to own the rights to your story, just your permission.

Due Date: need stories ASAP - but accepting until January 7th. Please submit directly to www.chickensoup.com (click "Submit a Story" and don't forget to select "twenty-something soul" as the title).


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