New Chicken Soup for the Soul Contest for AOL Members

Posted on May 5, 1998

One of AOL's writing sites, The Amazing Instant Novelist, has teamed up with the international best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul books to launch an international writing contest on AOL (keyword: Chicken Soup Contest) open to writers from Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.

As part of this international writing contest, members are being asked to create an inspiring true story that reveals something about the soul of Canada, England, France, Germany, the United States -- or of any other country in the world. The winning results may be included in a forthcoming book, Chicken Soup for the Global Soul, to be published by Health Communications Inc.

The winning entry in each country will be judged against the best entries from AOL Canada, AOL France, AOL Germany, AOL United Kingdom, and America Online in the US. The Instant Novelist staff will translate French and German stories so that the English-speaking judges can review them.

The first-place winner in each country will receive a signed copy of one of the current Chicken Soup for the Soul books. The grand prize winner of the international competition will receive $100 U.S. And any story that is included in the published book will receive at least $300 U.S.

According to Jack Canfield, co-author of the "Chicken Soup" books: "We're looking for stories that touch you at the soul level, that open your heart, make you cry, or give an insight that leads you to take an action -- to take a risk, achieve a dream."

The "Chicken Soup for the Global Soul" contest (AOL keyword: Chicken Soup Contest) runs through May 20th. A team who judge daily and weekly contests held on the AOL Chicken Soup site will do the preliminary judging. Final winners will be chosen in collaboration with the authors of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

The contest marks the launch of a new Chicken Soup for the Soul site (which will remain at AOL keyword: Chicken Soup Contest). The site will offer fans of the bestselling books a way to enter monthly contests, contact the authors, read inspiring stories, and get regular updates on new Chicken Soup books.