“A Cup of Comfort,” the top-selling book series featuring true stories about the extraordinary experiences of “ordinary” people is seeking true stories for a new book, “A Cup of Comfort for Christmas.” Editor Colleen Sell says she’s, “Back on the Cup of Comfort story safari” and invites all writers, “aspiring and experienced” to submit stories. The Christmas edition will feature “stories that celebrate the spirit of giving, the joy of sharing, the heart of the holiday, and those cherished memories of Christmases past and present.
     “This is a paid and bylined opportunity to share from-the-heart, slice-of-life, creative non-fiction stories in a critically acclaimed and popular mass-market book. Stories must be uplifting, in English, based on real people and events and 1000 to 2000 words in length.” 

      The grand prize is $500 and other published stories are $100 each. Stories must be submitted by December 15, 2002. Direct queries, requests for writer’s guidelines and submissions to Colleen Sell, Editor, A Cup of Comfort, P.O. Box 863, Eugene, Oregon 97440, wordsinger@aol.com (or cupofcomfort@adamsmedia.com  - fax number - +1-541-424-2422 – www.cupofcomfort.com .

       (Editor’s note: Colleen is legit. My daughter, Yatie, knows her.)

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