Call for Submissions: Topic - Asperger's, Autism, Rett's, Etc

[phoenixx]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: A CUP OF COMFORT
Colleen Sell, Editor
Adams Media, 57 Littlefield St., Avon, Massachusetts 02322
EMAIL: wordsinger@aol.com
URL: http://www.cupofcomfort.com

FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
We seek personal anecdotal stories (not prescriptive articles)
about the unique aspects of parenting a child with autism and
related disorders will provide parents of children with autism
and related disorders (Asperger syndrome, Rett's disorder,
disintegrative disorder, pervasive developmental disorder).
Possible themes include, but are not limited to: impact on other
members of family; creative solutions to everyday challenges;
breakthroughs; effective treatments; silver linings; tender
moments; helpful support; unexpected positive outcomes; blessings
large and small; reasons for hope; adult children with autism.

DEADLINE: October 1, 2005

LENGTH: 1,000-2,000 words
PAYMENT: $500 for lead story; $100 will be paid for each story
published. Payment on publication.
RIGHTS: The publisher (Adams Media Corporation) reserves limited
use rights for a specified period of time. Rights retained by the
author include serial (periodical) rights, live performance, and
film right. Authors also retain the right to publish the story in
a book comprised solely of her/his original works.
REPRINTS: Yes
SUBMISSIONS: By mail, or fax. By email to address to:
cupofcomfort@adamsmedia.com
GUIDELINES: http://www.cupofcomfort.com/share.htm

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Good luck to all you mom's with writing talent and experience with unique challenges like these....

Leslie

[bonniesayers]

Hey Leslie this sounds interesting. I started in late July as the Editor to the AutismSpectrumDisorders site at Bella. It is not a paying gig but I am learning a lot about website traffic and search engines. The site is high up there on google and I get a google alert daily for autism and have seen many of my articles appear in that alert.

I am getting readers from all over the world and have received offers of toys and books from companies and authors to review them on the site.

I started a forum, next will be a chat and now learning the basics of ebooks so I can write one and then make some small change.

Glad to see the deadline has not passed and luckily one child goes back to school tomorrow so I could have some time for this.

Bonnie

http://www.bellaonline.com/site/autismspectrumdisorders

[bonniesayers]

What does prescriptive articles mean exactly?

Geez I forgot that anything I make SSI turns around and takes a good chunk the following month from both boys checks. Sometimes it is not worth making any spare change!

Bonnie

[Redlass]

Prescriptive articles would be ones in which you tell other parents how they should raise their children or what they should do.

In other words, they're looking for stories that share what you do without telling someone else they should do the same. They're avoiding how-to articles.

[bonniesayers]

don't write those type of articles and feel the book would be better without other parents berating those of us who do not agree with the vaccine controversy.

I just sent them an email asking if I could write an article on Bella about their upcoming book and seeking submissions.

Bonnie
http://www.bellaonline.com/site/AutismSpectrumDisorders

[Redlass]

Oh, I think both types of articles have their places. It depends on the type of book and what the reader wants at that time. Personally, I think prescriptive articles work a lot better from such experts as doctor, psychologists, teachers, etc.