Hello! Kaplan Publishing has asked me to post this call for stories
from RN lactation consultants. Although the original deadline has
come and gone, there was only one breastfeeding story submitted.
Please consider writing a story and sending it in.
Call for Stories from Nurses
If you are a nurse who has worked with babies in the first 28 days of
their lives, Kaplan Publishing would like to publish your true story
in New Lives, an anthology of stories by neonatal nurses, perinatal
nurses, nurse midwives, ob-gyn nurses, nurse childbirth educators,
labor and delivery nurses, pediatric nurses, nurse lactation
consultants, nurse practitioners, postpartum nurses, and others in
the nursing field.
Tell us about the babies you've cared for, the unique clinical and
emotional challenges of caring for an infant, and what you've learned
along the way.
Submission Deadline: September 1, 2008
Send stories to: [log in to unmask]
GUIDELINES
Payment: $100 if published, along with a complimentary copy of the book.
Story length: 1,000-2,500 words
Point of view: First Person
Nonfiction: All stories must be true, previously unpublished
stories from your personal experience.
Format: Microsoft Word, 12-point Times New Roman, double-spaced
Contact info: Each submission should include your name, address,
phone number, and email address.
Remember: Tell a story that has a beginning, middle, and end.
Write from your heart about a life-changing or life-defining
experience. Be sure to make your story rich by vividly painting the
characters, the setting, and dialogue.
Due to the volume of submissions we receive, we cannot acknowledge
receipt of submissions or provide status updates. If your story is
selected for publication, you will be notified by e-mail. Manuscripts
will not returned. Authors may submit multiple stories. Before final
acceptance, you will receive an agreement that outlines the terms and
conditions of publication. All manuscripts selected for publication
will be subject to editing.
To Submit Your Story
o Typed submissions are preferred, but we will accept a
hand-written submission.
o Each submission must include your contact information,
including your full name, mailing address, phone number, and email
address, if you have one.
o Each submission also must include a story title and word count.
o Electronic (emailed) submissions are preferred; mailed
submissions are acceptable.
Email: In the subject line, cite the story title and the anthology
for which the story is intended. Type the story into the body of the
email or send an attachment in Microsoft Word. One submission per
email.
Mail: You can send more than one story per envelope. Include one
self-addressed, postage-paid envelope for each submission. Send only
the paper copy of the story; do not send computer disks or CDs. Mail
to:
Nurse Stories/Editorial Assistant
Kaplan Publishing
1 Liberty Plaza, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10006, USA
We cannot accept phone calls.
Thank you!
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Kathleen Huggins
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