Send Us Your Stories About Kindness
The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2021.
“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” Princess Diana
Kindness Matters 101 Stories of Compassion and Paying It Forward
When people go out of their way to do something nice for a stranger, it always warms my heart. When the act of kindness is done without any expectation of a reward or even a thank-you, that’s particularly special.
Have you been lucky enough to receive a random act of kindness from a stranger? How did it feel to know that at that moment, someone cared enough to send you help?
Are you one of those kind strangers who has discovered the magic of performing random acts of kindness? Doing something kind out of the goodness of your heart can be one of the most rewarding acts you can perform.
Have you decided to take the added step of seeking out random acts of kindness every day? Good deeds are there for you.
This publisher is looking for true stories about acts of kindness that have happened to you. Your story can be funny or serious but they have to be inspiring. You can tell us about something that you witnessed firsthand if the act didn’t happen to you.
Write about something that will inspire us to take up our own magic wands and perform an act of kindness for someone in our lives.
Here are several inspiring ideas from the Chicken Soup for the Soul Website.
• The miracle of an act of kindness • Divine intervention, divine timing of an act of kindness that you experienced • Random acts of kindness that benefited you • Hearing the right words from a stranger or acquaintance at just the right time • How a total stranger did something kind for you • Paying it forward • How an act of kindness changed your life or changed you as a person • Turning negative into positive • When you thought you were doing an act of kindness for someone, but they actually did so much more for you • Role models of kindness • Making plans for kindness routines such as a good deed a day, and the results • Having your preconceptions changed by an act of kindness from a stranger • Holiday kindness at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Easter, etc.
They accept true stories up to 1200 words. If you submitted the story to another Chicken Soup for the Soul title and they didn’t publish it, please submit it again if it fits this topic.
If they decide to publish your story, they will pay you and ship 10 free copies of your book to you. (some limitations). You keep the copyright to your story and the rights to resell it or self-publish it.
Submit to their WEBSITE.
The deadline for story and poem submissions is SEPTEMBER 30, 2021.