You Want to be a Published Writer?

Now is your chance to become a published author and help Tehachapi's homeless pets at the same time simply by writing about a rescued dog or cat that touched your heart.

With the help of New York Times Bestselling author, Deborah Smith http://deborah-smith.com, who is also a partner in BelleBooks -- a small press known for southern fiction, http://bellebooks.com, Have a Heart Humane Society will publish a book titled: "Touched By A Furry Angel, True Stories Of Rescued Pets Who Touched Our Hearts."

The book will be a collection of true stories, poetry, photos, illustrations, childrens' drawings and letters.

All Tehachapi residents – young, old, published or unpublished – are invited to participate.

Deborah Smith and her husband Hank conceived the idea of a pet-story collection as a fundraiser a couple of years ago for the PAWS Humane Society in Dahlonega, GA.

The resulting book, PAW Prints on my Heart (ISBN # 9781478228134), is now available in trade paperback and Audible through Amazon.com.

"Touched by a Furry Angel" will be published by Have a Heart Humane Society and be for sale late spring of 2014 in a trade paperback, ebook, and Audible format on Amazon.com.

All proceeds will go to Have a Heart Humane Society to benefit homeless pets.

Submissions should be about one or more rescued dogs or cats – someone else's or yours.

Every submission will be considered, but not all can be accepted due to space limitations. Submissions become the property of Have a Heart Humane Society and no submission will be returned. Have a Heart reserves the right to correct and edit the submission to fit our theme and format.

We are looking for true stories up to 3,000 words. Submissions must be typed, double spaced, 12pt Courier font, 1" to 1.5" margins, page numbers top right corner, author's name, email address, phone number and mailing address in top left corner.

All stories and poetry must be sent in Word doc files, photos and illustrations in JPG files and emailed to: [email protected], Furry Angels in subject line. Childrens' letters and drawings may be mailed to Have a Heart/Radio Shack, 1121 W. Valley Blvd. Ste. A., Tehachapi, CA 93561.

Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2014.

After you send us your submission, you will be requested to sign a contract saying that you give up all rights to this work for Have a Heart Humane Society to use for non-profit moneymaking purposes, and confirm that you are the author of the work submitted and have full authority to grant Have a Heart Humane Society all rights to use this work in the collection.

Parents must sign for contributors under 18 years of age.

All of us at Have a Heart Humane Society are excited about this project and look forward to working with Tehachapi's newest authors.