So You Want to be a Published Writer and Help Pet Rescue Efforts?

With the help of New York Times Bestselling author, Deborah Smith (www.deborah-smith.com) who is a partner in BelleBooks, a small press known for southern fiction (www.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, children's drawings and letters. All Tehachapi residents, young and old, published or unpublished, are invited to participate.

Touched by a Furry Angel will be published by Have a Heart Humane Society and will be for sale late spring in a trade paperback, e-book, and audible format on Amazon.com and other online outlets. 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, yours or someone else's. 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, #12 Courier Font, 1" to 1.5" margins, page number 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. Children's letters and drawings may be mailed to Have A Heart /Radio Shack, 1121 W. Valley Blvd. Ste# A, Tehachapi, CA 93561.

After you send us a submission, you will be requested to sign a one-paragraph form/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.