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Spring Benefit Book: The Least of These
Critical Press Media is committed to publishing two books annually for
the purpose of raising money and awareness for selected charities.
This presents an ideal opportunity for amateur writers, writing
enthusiasts, and students to get professional critical feedback on
their writing and possibly even publish a story! No submission will be
turned away unread!
Matthew 25:34-40 (NIV)
34″Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who
are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared
for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you
gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to
drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and
you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison
and you came to visit me.’
37″Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you
hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes
and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to
visit you?’
40″The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did
for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’
Critical Press Media’s first Benefit project for 2010 will be part of
Compassion 365, the year-long campaign by the Christian New Media
Group to raise awareness and funds for Compassion International. We
are looking for original fiction by new and upcoming authors with a
passion for emotional storytelling, thought-provoking and well-
reasoned essays where critical reasoning is brought to bear on the
topic, and riveting news articles documenting the impact of suffering
on humanity and the efforts of individuals and relief organizations.
Manuscripts suitable for the project will be:
* 200-10,000 words in length
* belong to any genre or style
* use an act of compassion as a key element of the manuscript
What is an act of compassion?
“Compassion International exists as a Christian child advocacy
ministry that releases children from spiritual, economic, social and
physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled
Christian adults.”
The passage in Matthew defines six states of being wherein an act of
compassion performed as ministry to another is actually service
rendered to the Lord: hunger, thirst, alienation, vulnerability,
sickness, and imprisonment. A manuscript ideally suited to this
project will treat one of these conditions as a central element or
theme, and demonstrates the effects of these conditions both on the
afflicted and their deliverer.
Don’t second-guess your story, send it in and let us read it!
Deadline for manuscript submission is June 1, 2010. No new manuscript
submissions will be accepted after June 1. Manuscripts should be
submitted in the body of an email, or as an email attachment in HTML,
DOC, RTF, or ODT format to winstonc@criticalpressmedia.com with the
words “manuscript submission” in the subject line. Please include a
brief synopsis of your submission and a few lines about you personally
in the body of the email. Remember, we’re looking for information,
not ad copy.
All submissions will be read by the editorial staff at Critical Press
Media, and authors will receive a detailed response about the
manuscript’s strengths, weaknesses, and general marketability. If the
manuscript is suitable for the project, editors will continue to work
with the author until the project is complete. All authors published
in the final project will receive a copy of the final book in print
and e-book formats.
Critical Press Media is not associated with Compassion International,
but we desire the Benefit Book to reflect the core values of that
organization.
Now quit reading and start writing!
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