Chicken Soup for the Soul recently made big changes to the deadlines for submitting to the books they are currently working on. They’ve also changed some of the book titles. Some of the deadlines were pushed back, while others are much sooner.
If you’re working on an essays for one of their upcoming books, please be sure to double check the deadlines below.
According to their website:
“If we publish your story or poem, you will be paid $200 ($100 for devotionals) one month after publication of the book and you will receive ten free copies of the book your story or poem appears in. You will also become part of the Chicken Soup for the Soul family, you will receive our exclusive contributors’ communiqué and you will be entitled to buy cases of books from us at a discount.”
The following books have deadlines that are approaching:
- More Messages from Heaven / July 15th, 2018
- Stories About Miracles / July 15th, 2018
- Stories About Angels / July 15th, 2018
- Grandparents / August 31st, 2018
- Mom Knows Best / September 30th, 2018
- Life Lessons from My Cat / October 31, 2018
- Life Lessons from My Dog / November 30, 2018
- Running for Good / December 15th, 2018
- The Golden Years or Your Second Wind / December 30, 2018
Writers should expect a response within 60 days of the book’s “on sale” date. If you haven’t heard back by that time, they have not selected your story for publication. They have a sort of strange company culture, which discourages negative communication – which is why they don’t send rejection letters.
To learn more, and to submit, visit this page.
PS: Chicken Soup for the Soul also runs the website, Aplus.com, which publishes feel good articles aimed at getting “viral” content. They don’t explicitly list their submission guidelines, but they can be contacted here.
