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Writers Guidelines for New Book Story Submissions
 Inspiring Stories of Animals Who Comfort and Heal Children
Angel Animals Network 2010 True Story Contest
Allen and Linda Anderson are 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.
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 being picked for the new anthology. The Andersons’ books are available at www.angelanimals.net, www.newworldlibrary.com, in bookstores nationwide, online bookstores, libraries, gift shops, and catalogs.
Animals featured in the 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 story but the Andersons are especially interested in stories by:
- parents, grandparents, or legal guardians of children or teens
- children or teens with consent of parents or legal guardians
- adults recalling their child or teenage experiences
- 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:
- Has an animal helped you or a child/teen deal with difficult situations and circumstances?
- Has an animal helped with traumatic events such as divorce or other losses?
- Have there been times when a special animal from childhood or teen years helped you or a child/teen through a tough period?
- Has an animal helped you or a child/teen endure long-term or catastrophic illnesses?
- Have animals helped you or a child/teen with everyday ups and downs?
- Has an animal helped a child/teen who has learning disorders?
- Has an animal helped a child/teen who is blind or deaf or has physical/motor, mental, or emotional problems?
- Has there been an animal aiding a child/teen with autism?
- Has an animal helped you or a child/teen de-stress while learning valuable life lessons?
- Has an animal brought you or a child/teen a message of love, acceptance, gratitude, or inner direction?
- Has a relationship with an animal been a catalyst for physical, emotional, or spiritual healing for you or a child/teen?
- Have you or a child/teen felt a connection showing that animals are sentient, caring souls?
- Have animals helped you or a child/teen through suffering or offered protection from danger?
- Has the example of an animal caused you or a child/teen to become a better son, daughter, parent, or family member?
- 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?
- Has an animal been a mirror for you or a child/teen to reflect your life, health, or attitudes?
All submissions 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.
Stories should be no more than 3,000 words and be original and true.
Please submit your story by January 1, 2011.
Please call 952-925-3309 or email Allen & Linda Anderson
at angelanimals@aol.com for additional details.
Writers Guidelines for Angel Animals Story of the Week
Increasing Love & Respect for All Life -- One Story at a Time
Overview:
The Angel
Animals Story of the Week is enjoyed by an animal-loving community of thousands
in over forty-five countries around the world. It is a free online, opt-in
subscription-based newsletter that contains a letter/blog at the beginning
followed by a Story of the Week from a contributor. It also offers inspiring
quotes and announcements about books and other projects from the Angel Animals
Network.
This
unique newsletter warms the heart and offers a timely vision of spiritual
wonders, love, and wisdom for a world sorely in need of them. Each week, our
readers look forward to a story that honors and celebrates animals as family members. The stories focus on everyday people discovering and benefiting from
the miraculous powers of pets, farm animals, and animals in nature.
Submissions:
We
accept unsolicited story submissions and queries. We accept jpgs with a photo
of the pet or animal in your story. We also accept poetry submissions but
rarely use poetry.
Submitting Stories for Angel Animals Story of the Week:
Email
to angelanimals@aol.com personal,
true-life stories about your spiritual experiences with an animal and/or the
benefits of a relationship you’ve had with an animal. Write the story in first
person and make it between 300 to 600 words. Include a bio of about 25 words
about yourself, your family’s pets, and any website information you want
readers to have. For samples of stories and bios go to www.angelanimals.net and look at
“Archived Newsletters.”
Ways to submit your story:
1.
E-mail: angelanimals@aol.com (preferred method)
2.
FAX: 952-825-4729, Attn: Allen & Linda Anderson, Angel Animals Story of the
Week Submission
3.
U.S. Postal Mail: Angel Animals Story of the Week Submission, POB 26354,
Minneapolis, MN 55426. Include an email address, if you have one, and a phone
number.
Payment and Rights:
If
your story is published, you receive a byline, a 25-word bio that is published
with your story, and a publication credit. There is no monetary payment.
By
submitting your story you agree to its publication in the Angel Animals Story
of the Week newsletter and website, blogs, and possible articles.
If
the story were to be considered for publication in an upcoming book, the
Andersons would get back in touch with you about further rights for that
project.
Submission
of your story also gives permission for it to be lightly edited to meet the
style and standards of the newsletter.
Questions to Consider:
We
suggest considering the following questions when writing about your Angel
Animals experiences:
•
Has an animal been there for you during challenging times or major events in
your life?
•
Have there been times when an animal or pet protected or warned you of possibledanger?
• Has an animal performed an act of compassion, protection, healing, orheroic courage?
•
Have you and an animal teamed up to fulfill a life purpose and/or perform acts
of service?
• Did
a pet or animal lead you to find your purpose in life? Has an animal taken you
on the mission of giving service?
•
Has an animal or pet brought people a message of love, acceptance, gratitude,
or inner direction?
•
Has a relationship with your pet been a catalyst for physical, emotional, or
spiritual healing?
•
Has it been apparent that a pet or animal was meant to be in your life at a
certain time for a special purpose?
•
Has the example of an animal caused you to become a better friend, spouse, parent,
or family member?
•
Are there examples of pet(s) who have shown how to handle life's challenges,
deal with change, heal, trust, or creatively solve problems?
•
How has an animal’s ability to live in the now helped you or others become
present to their own life?
•
Has a pet been a mirror to your life, health, or attitudes by reflecting them
back to you in some way?
•
What has your pet taught you about death, dying, grieving, and the afterlife?
Contact:
Allen
and Linda Anderson
Email:
angelanimals@aol.com
Angel
Animals Network
www.angelanimals.net
POB
26354
Minneapolis,
MN 55426
PH:
952-926-3309
***Visit www.angelanimals.net/contestrules.html
for guidelines and contest rules about entering an Angel Animals True Story Contest.
Writers Guidelines for Angel Animals Books
Increasing Love & Respect for All Life -- One Story at a Time
Overview:
The Angel
Animals books by Allen and Linda Anderson are enjoyed by an animal-loving
community of millions around the world. The series, published by New World
Library, has several best-sellers and award-winning books in it. The books are
often translated into languages other than English and published in countries
outside the U.S. Sometimes, television shows do re-enactments of the stories,
ask contributing authors to appear on talk shows, or interview them for
newspaper or magazine articles. The books are available in bookstores
everywhere and at online bookstores. Books autographed by the authors are at www.shop.angelanimals.net.
The
unique Angel Animals books warm the heart and offer a timely vision of
spiritual wonders, love, and wisdom for a world sorely in need of them. Each
year, our readers look forward to a new book in the series that honors and
celebrates animals as spiritual partners. The stories focus on everyday people
discovering and benefiting from the miraculous powers of pets, farm animals,
and animals in nature.
Submissions:
We
accept unsolicited story submissions and queries. We accept jpgs with a photo
of the pet or animal in your story. We also accept poetry submissions but rarely
use poetry.
For
each new book, we sponsor a contest to help us find the best stories. In 2009,
their was the Dogs and the Women Who Love Them True Story Contest. The 2010 True Story Contest is titled Inspiring Stories of Animals Who Comfort and Heal Children.
We are still asking for submissions for the new book about animals who comfort and heal children. Book story submissions are not required to be part of the True Story Contest.
Submitting Stories for Angel Animals Books:
Email
to angelanimals@aol.com personal,
true-life stories about your spiritual experiences with an animal and/or the
benefits of a relationship you’ve had with an animal.
Write
the story in first person and make it no more than 2000 words. If your story is
selected for development and possible publication, it will expand as we ask you
questions that require further details and clarification.
Include
a bio of about 25 words about yourself, your family’s pets, and any website
information you want readers to have.
To
read the types of stories we typically publish, click on the book cover icons
at the main www.angelanimals.net
website and read excerpts from the books.
Ways to submit your story:
1.
E-mail: angelanimals@aol.com (preferred method)
2.
FAX: 952-825-4729, Attn: Allen & Linda Anderson
3.
U.S. Postal Mail: Angel Animals Network, POB 26354, Minneapolis, MN 55426. Include an email address,
if you have one, and a phone number.
4.
If you will be participating in one of the True Story Contests, fill out the contest entry form at www.angelanimals.net/contestrules.html. An announcement will be made when the new 2010 contest has started.
Payment and Rights:
If
your story is published in one of our books, you receive a byline with your
city and state, an approximately 25-word bio that you can use for promotional
purposes to our readers around the world, a publication credit, a book when it
is released, the possibility of a book event in your area, and a $50 payment
from the Andersons for writing the first draft of your story.
If
your story is to be considered for publication in an upcoming book, the
Andersons will get back in touch with you about signing a permission form that
gives non-exclusive publication rights for the book and possible film or
television re-enactments.
If
your story is considered for development and publication, you must agree to
participate in preparing the story for submission to the editor, who makes the
final decisions about which stories are in the book. It has to be edited to
meet the style and standards of the publisher, New World Library. If your words
are “golden” and you can’t stand being edited, this isn’t the place to submit
your story. We all have editors.
Questions to Consider:
We
suggest considering the following questions when writing about your Angel
Animals experiences:
• Has an animal been there for you during challenging times or major events in
your life?
•
Have there been times when an animal or pet protected or warned you of possible
danger? Has an animal performed an act of compassion, protection, healing, or
heroic courage?
•
Have you and an animal teamed up to fulfill a life purpose and/or perform acts
of service?
•
Did a pet or animal lead you to find your purpose in life? Has an animal taken
you on the mission of giving service?
•
Has an animal or pet brought people a message of love, acceptance, gratitude,
or inner direction?
•
Has a relationship with your pet been a catalyst for physical, emotional, or
spiritual healing?
•
Has it been apparent that a pet or animal was meant to be in your life at a
certain time for a special purpose?
•
Has the example of an animal caused you to become a better friend, spouse,
parent, or family member?
•
Are there examples of pet(s) who have shown how to handle life's challenges,
deal with change, heal, trust, or creatively solve problems?
•
How has an animal’s ability to live in the now helped you or others become
present to their own life?
•
Has a pet been a mirror to your life, health, or attitudes by reflecting them
back to you in some way?
•
What has your pet taught you about death, dying, grieving, and the afterlife?
Contact:
Allen
and Linda Anderson
Email:
angelanimals@aol.com
Angel
Animals Network
www.angelanimals.net
POB
26354
Minneapolis,
MN 55426
PH:
952-926-3309
Looking for Everyday Dr. Dolittles
We are looking for stories from people who are not professional animal communicators to publish in a new e-book. This experience can be a communication between you and a pet or an animal in nature. It can happen while the animal is here or in the afterlife.
We'd especially like to find stories that answer the following questions by telling about a true, personal experience:
- When have you felt like you heard or received a clear message from an animal?
- When have you felt like you were able to get an animal to understand or receive a message from you?
- How and why do you think this experience happened?
- What techniques or methods did you use to create an open channel of communication between you and the animal?
- Is the method(s) you used something other nonprofessional communicators could be successful with?
Tell your story in no more than 2,000 words with the following process:
- Describe the animal and your relationship with him or her
- Explain the circumstances that led up to the animal communication experience you had
- Close with what you believe you learned or had a deeper understanding of because of this experience
- Email your stories to angelanimals@aol.com. In the subject line write, (Your Name), animal communication story.
If we can consider your story for the new e-book, we'll be back in touch with you and explain how the writing, editing, and publishing process will work.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Thanks for participating.
Contact:
Allen
and Linda Anderson
Email:
angelanimals@aol.com
Angel
Animals Network
www.angelanimals.net
POB
26354
Minneapolis,
MN 55426
PH:
952-926-3309
Looking for Dog Training Tips for the Clueless
We are looking for tips from ordinary people, who are not professional dog trainers, about what you have discovered works with your dog. How have you applied things you learned from dog trainers and failed or succeeded with them? What are you doing to get into more balance and harmony with your dog? What have you done to make peace with a dog who has a strong will and a determination to go the opposite direction of what you want him/her to do?
Tell us a little about your dog and the tip you have found – the more creative and/or humorous the better -- in no more than 300 words. Send your tip to cluelessbooks@aol.com. This is for possible publication in an e-book we are writing on the subject. We will get back to you if we can use your tip.
We're looking forward to seeing what you can share with others who are "clueless" about training dogs. -- Linda & Allen
Contact:
Allen
and Linda Anderson
Email:
cluelessbooks@aol.com
Angel
Animals Network
www.angelanimals.net
POB
26354
Minneapolis,
MN 55426
PH:
952-926-3309
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