<HTML>We Want You (and Your Stories) for Jewish Chicken Soup For The Soul
Do you have a great story about your own life, or about someone you know,
or some story you heard, or read - a story that would uplift, encourage,
inspire, move, or entertain readers of all faiths? A Jewish story with
universal appeal (i.e., Tevye)? Then we would be honored to invite you to
be part of an exciting new project, a new book we are compiling called
Jewish Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and
Rekindle the Spirit, (co-edited by Dov Peretz Elkins and Chicken Soup
founders Jack Canfield and Mark Victory Hansen). The Chicken Soup For the
Soul series has now sold over 40 million copies!
The sub-title of the book gives you an indication of its contents: 101Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit. The Chicken Soup series now includes some 20 books which have been translated into 16 languages! Jewish Chicken Soup will come out in Fall, 2000, and will be designed to uplift souls of readers all over the world, in a series which has already affected millions of people's lives for good. In addition, this special book will teach Jewish values, history and heritage to Jews and non-Jews.
All stories are welcome - between one and five pages, typed, double-spaced
(about 1200 words). Feel free to submit more than one story, or send along
a published favorite of yours as well (permission will be sought from all
authors, copyrighted, and new ones). If you are interested in writing a
story for Jewish Chicken Soup For The Soul, it's a good idea to read
through any of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books in all the major
bookstores.
Please send your stories by April 30, 1999 - regular mail or E-mail is
fine. Check out sample stories in one of the many published Chicken Soup
for the Soul books, or on web site:
[
www.chicken-soup.com].
(Another good web site with many Chicken Soup stories is:
www.chickensoup-womanssoul.com.
A web site containing information (among other things) on Jewish Chicken Soup can be found at:
[
www.dpelkins.com]. Call or write with
questions.
Where & How To Send Your Stories
Your story should be:
typed (double-spaced)
sent E-mail or as a Microsoft Word Attachment - or
Regular mail (Snail Mail)
On each story include your name, address, zip code, country, telephone
with area code, and if possible fax number and an E-mail address photocopied pages from a book or magazine (please include author's name, publisher's name, address, and title, so we can secure permission rights).
Please send your stories to:
JEWISH CHICKEN SOUP
Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
212 Stuart Road East
Princeton, NJ 08540-1946
mailto:elkins@tigger.jvnc.net>Mailto:elkins@tigger.jvnc.net
[
www.dpelkins.com]
Tel: 609/497-7375
What Happens After You Submit Your Story?
Once we receive your material, we may notify you that it is not the type
story we are seeking. If we like it, we will distribute it to a diverse
panel of readers. The 101 top-rated stories make it into the book. You
retain copyright of your material. The book will list short bios on each
contributor. Each accepted story will receive $300 for the author. Since
Chicken Soup books have already sold in the multimillions, you will be
among authors who have received international acclaim, and adding this to
your resume will go a long way for your reputation as a published author,
and for your inner satisfaction.
Previous books in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series have contributed
a percentage of profits to many worthwhile charities. Likewise, a
percentage of profits from this book will go toward one or more important
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