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“Mother Memoir” Story Submition Guidelines

For the publication of your non-fiction story on the TellTale Souls/The Story Woman blog or possible inclusion in a future memoir collection, please follow these guidelines. Also use these guidelines for submission when we have a contest running.

Look over the site carefully and you will gain insight into what we would like to see in your story (your bio-vignette). Need help? We suggest ordering Give the Gift of Story: TellTale Souls’ Essential Guide to Tap Memory and Write Memoir in Five Acts, a creative exploration, including examples, to get your juices flowing on your path to writing your Mother Memoir.

Here is the seminal question we’d like you to answer, “If you could tell just one small story that would capture your mother’s character and keep her spirit alive into the future, what would it be?” Now become a TellTale Soul in answer to that question by writing your story about a woman who greatly influenced your life—could be your mother, grandmother, aunt, or anyone to whom you felt like a daughter or a son.

We accept stories by TellTale Souls of all ages.

Story Specifications:

  • Original, non-fiction (and not previously published)
  • Use plain, 12-point font
  • Story length from 300 to 1800 words
  • Include a brief Author Note about what it meant to you to write this story about a mother figure
  • Important to add your e-mail address and phone number again before or after your story, so that we can easily communicate with you
  • Optional: Include a picture pertaining to your story in pdf or jpeg format
  • Send each story only one time

 

Step 1: Your Contact Information

First Name

Middle Initial

Last Name

Mailing Address

City

State

Province

Zip Code

Country

Phone

E-mail

Please contact me with TellTale Souls’ updates and news.
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Your personal information is strictly confidential. We will not sell, trade, or use it for any other purpose than to communicate with you regarding TellTale Souls’ business, news, and offers.

 

 

STEP 2: STORY INFORMATION

Story Author’s Name

Story Title

Keywords
 

 
 

 

Paste Story or Poem below

 

 

STEP 3: Submit Story

Before you press the “Submit” button, please make sure the contact information you entered above is accurate.

At this time, we do not pay for submissions, we are not responsible for any material you send, and you will be notified only if your story is chosen for the site.

TellTale Souls Thank You!

 

Please be patient after you press the SUBMIT button. 
Wait for the next screen to come up with a message that says: Thank you!  Your information has been received. 
This is your confirmation that we have received your story or poem and that it has been entered into our database.