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Note: The last day for entering this
contest is September 15, 2010.
Announcement
Inspiring
Stories of Animals Who Comfort and Heal Children
Angel Animals Network 2010
True Story Contest
The Angel Animals
Network 2010 True Story Contest is now accepting submissions of stories about
animals helping children, parents, and families deal with chronically difficult
situations and circumstances or temporary tough periods in a child’s life.
There is no entry fee and there are cash prizes.
By reading Allen
and Linda Anderson’s previous anthology books published by New World Library,
contestants can get a better of idea of the types of stories that have the best
chance of success in this contest. The Andersons’ books are available at
shop.angelanimals.net, www.newworldlibrary.com, in bookstores nationwide, online
bookstores, libraries, gift shops, and catalogs.
Animals featured
in this contest’s stories can be dogs, cats, horses, gerbils, rabbits, ferrets,
birds, or any family pet or animal in nature. They can be therapy, assistance,
or service animals.
Anyone can submit
a contest story but the Andersons are especially interested in stories by:
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parents,
grandparents, or legal guardians of children or teens
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children or
teens with consent of parents or legal guardians
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adults recalling
their child or teenage experiences
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health care
professionals, social workers, teachers, animal-assisted therapy volunteers or
staff of organizations with stories about a child or teen
The following
questions can serve as aids for selecting which experiences to write about for
the contest:
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Has an animal
helped you or a child/teen deal with difficult situations and
circumstances?
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Has an animal
helped with traumatic events such as divorce or other
losses?
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Have there been
times when a special animal from childhood or teen years helped you or a
child/teen through a tough period?
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Has an animal
helped you or a child/teen endure long-term or catastrophic
illnesses?
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Have animals
helped you or a child/teen with everyday ups and downs?
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Has an animal
helped a child/teen who has learning disorders?
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Has an animal
helped a child/teen who is blind or deaf or has physical/motor, mental, or
emotional problems?
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Has there been
an animal aiding a child/teen with autism?
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Has an animal
helped you or a child/teen de-stress while learning valuable life
lessons?
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Has an animal
brought you or a child/teen a message of love, acceptance, gratitude, or inner
direction?
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Has a
relationship with an animal been a catalyst for physical, emotional, or
spiritual healing for you or a child/teen?
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Have you or a
child/teen felt a connection showing that animals are sentient, caring souls?
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Have animals
helped you or a child/teen through suffering or offered protection from danger?
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Has the example
of an animal caused you or a child/teen to become a better son, daughter,
parent, or family member?
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Are there
examples animals have shown you or a child/teen of how to handle life's
challenges, deal with change, heal, trust, or creatively solve problems?
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Has an animal
been a mirror for you or a child/teen to reflect your life, health, or
attitudes?
Any contest
entries, but especially those of the winners, will be considered for possible
publication in a new book about animals who comfort and heal children by Allen
and Linda Anderson to be published by New World Library in Fall 2011.
However, the
contest and the new book are separate projects. Entering or winning the contest
doesn’t mean a story will be published in the book. Allen and Linda Anderson
will contact entrants if they are considering a contest story for possible
publication in the book. Previous books in the Angel Animals series have
included many stories that were contest entries.
Contest stories
should be no more than 2,000 words and be original and true, written by the
person entering the contest or about someone else with that person’s written
permission.
Deadline for
entry is September 15, 2010.
Click CONTEST RULES to view rule about entering. Click ENTRY FORM to complete the official Angel Animals Network 2010 True Story Contest entry form and to be included with your story submission.
Prizes
Each winner will receive a frameable certificate with the contest entrant's name, title of the story, and level of award.
Grand Prize
One grand prize of $250 will be awarded to the first-place winning contestant. The winning story will also considered for possible publication in a new book about animals who comfort and heal children by Allen and Linda Anderson to be published by New World Library in the Fall of 2011
Second Place Prize
A second place prize of $25.00 will be awarded to 5 contestants. The 2nd place winners' stories will be considered for possible publication in a new book about animals who comfort and heal children by Allen and Linda Anderson to be published by New World Library in the Fall of 2011.
Honorable Mentions
Entries will be choosen as Honorable Mentions. The stories in this category will be considered for possible publication in a new book about animals who comfort and heal children by Allen and Linda Anderson to be published by New World Library in the Fall of 2011.
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