Angel Animals Network 2010 True Story Contest

11 May 2010
Angel Animals Network 2010 True Story Contest
The Angel Animals Network 2010 True Story Contest is now accepting submissions of true stories of animals helping children, parents, and families deal with difficult situations and circumstances. Animals featured in contest stories can be dogs, cats, horses, gerbils, rabbits, ferrets, or any house pet or animal in nature. They can be family pets or therapy, assistance, or service animals.

The stories can be written by parents or guardians of children or by the children or teens themselves. Stories can also be written by adults who recall a special animal from childhood or teen years who helped them through a tough period.

This contest hopes to find real-life stories that demonstrate animals comforting and helping to heal children during everyday ups and downs or traumatic events such as divorce or other losses. The stories can depict how children and teens de-stress with animals while learning valuable life lessons.

Any contest entries, but especially those of the winners, will be considered for possible publication in a new book about animals who comfort and heal children by Allen and Linda Anderson to be published by New World Library in Fall 2011.

Prizes

Each winner will receive a frameable certificate with the contest entrant's name, title of the story, and level of award.

Grand Prize

One grand prize of $250 will be awarded to the first-place winning contestant. The winning story will also considered for possible publication in a new book about animals who comfort and heal children by Allen and Linda Anderson to be published by New World Library in the Fall of 2011

(More information HERE.)
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