Seeking submissions for

Hope & Healing: Personal Stories

Meaningful Experiences. New Perspectives.

A story begins with an event. A meaningful story ends with a new understanding.

We invite you to share a personal experience of hope and healing—one that changed your perspective and may encourage others on their own paths toward healing and growth.

Stories may be humorous, touching, unexpected, or deeply personal. What matters most is not the event itself, but the insight, growth, or change in perspective that emerged from it.

We are seeking stories of approximately 500–1,500 words that have not previously been published commercially.

By submitting a story, you affirm that the work is your own. Submission does not guarantee publication. Authors whose stories are selected will receive credit in the book and a complimentary digital copy of the completed collection.

Author information

Name Pen name (optional) Email address

Your email address will not be shared publicly. We will use it only to contact you about your submission.

Story information

Story title Author bio (50 words maximum)

You may mention where you live, what you do, your connection to the story, or anything else you would like readers to know.

Story file

Microsoft Word or PDF, up to 10 MB. Aim for about 500–1,500 words.

Contributor agreement

Contributor Agreement

Thank you for contributing to Hope & Healing: Personal Stories. The purpose of this agreement is to ensure that both the Author and Hope & Healing Path clearly understand the terms under which the Author’s story may be published.

Story Information. The story title provided with this submission identifies the work covered by this agreement.
Original Work. I affirm that the submitted story is my original work and that I have the right to submit it for publication.
Author Ownership. I retain ownership and copyright of my story. Nothing in this agreement transfers ownership of my work to Hope & Healing Path.
Permission to Publish. I grant Hope & Healing Path a non-exclusive, worldwide license to publish, reproduce, distribute, display, and archive my story as part of Hope & Healing: Personal Stories, including print, digital, electronic, audiobook, and future editions of the collection. I also grant Hope & Healing Path permission to use reasonable excerpts from my story, along with my credited name or approved pen name and author biography, to advertise and promote the collection. Because this license is non-exclusive, I remain free to publish, share, or otherwise use my story elsewhere.
Editorial Changes. I understand that my story may be edited for clarity, grammar, spelling, formatting, length, and consistency. Any substantial changes affecting the meaning or substance of the story will not be made without my approval.
Author Credit. If my story is published, I will be credited as the author unless Hope & Healing Path and I agree otherwise in writing. I may request publication under an approved pen name.
Rights of Others. To the best of my knowledge, my story does not contain material that infringes another person’s copyright, unlawfully invades another person’s privacy, defames another person, or otherwise violates the legal rights of another person or organization. I have obtained any permissions reasonably necessary for material included in the story that I do not own. I understand that Hope & Healing Path may request that names, quotations, or identifying details be changed or removed before publication.
Publication Decisions. Submission and selection of a story do not guarantee publication. Hope & Healing Path retains final discretion regarding story selection, the editorial presentation of the collection, publication schedules, distribution, and future editions.
Compensation. I understand that no monetary compensation will be provided for publication. If my story is published, I will receive a complimentary digital copy of the completed collection.
Entire Agreement. This agreement represents the complete understanding between the Author and Hope & Healing Path regarding publication of the submitted story.

Agreement version 2026-07-18

I affirm that this submission is my original work and that I have the right to submit it for consideration. I understand that submission does not guarantee publication and that selected stories may be edited for clarity, length, formatting, and consistency. Author signature (type your full name)

Type your full legal name as your electronic signature. The submission date will be recorded automatically.