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Anthology: The Imitation of Marriage:  What You Thought Marriage Was and What It Actually Is!

ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Toni Hatton Productions is currently accepting submissions for the anthology entitled, The Imitation of Marriage:  What You Thought Marriage Was and What It Actually Is!  This call for submissions is for articles written by those who are married or have been married.  Toni Hatton, CEO of Toni Hatton Productions, is an Author, Publisher, Playwright, Vocal Artist, and Wellness Consultant.  She will serve as the Editor for the anthology entitled, The Imitation of Marriage:  What you thought marriage was and what it actually is!  Toni’s own writing is real and down to earth. She inspires her readers to look at their situations in a new light.  To read an excerpt of Toni’s latest book, Don’t Be Afraid: He’s Preparing You!, and to get a feel for her style of writing,  visit www.tonihatton.com and view the page entitled, “The Book”. 

THEME:  The anthology, The Imitation of Marriage: What you thought marriage was and what it really is!, is about marriage.  The anthology will address what you thought marriage was before as well as after you got married and what you’ve learned that marriage really is! 

EXPECTED READER RESPONSE:  Because love is blind, readers should clearly see how certain strengths and weaknesses are overlooked during the dating process.  Readers should also be able to gleam from your writing the signs of a good relationship versus a relationship that needs a little more time to cultivate before the big, “I DO!”  Readers that are considering marriage should be able to gain insight to the things that they are overlooking in relationships, things that they are taking for granted that they think will change in a relationship, and what they are willing to live with as well as what they are unwilling to live with.  Readers should also be able to answer for themselves whether their mate is someone they can call a friend and whether they really want to spend the rest of their life with that person.  Readers that are married should gain a different perspective of their relationship; they should be able to view their marriage in a different light, obtain information on how to maximize what’s good and learn how to cultivate what needs to be developed, and gain wisdom as to how they can strengthen their marriage. 

TOPICS TO INCLUDE IN YOUR ARTICLE:

1.     What did you think marriage was before you got married and did that change after you got married?

2.     What qualities were you looking for in a mate?  Were they realistic?

3.     “Your marriage is what you make it.”  What does this statement mean to you and what tools would you recommend for building a covenant marriage?

4.     How did you overcome a particular challenge in your marriage?

5.     How has the meaning of marriage changed for you over the years?

6.     What do you think most people don’t know about marriage?

TIPS:  Be open and honest.  This anthology is compiled with the intent to give support, guidance, and information to those who are committed to or about to commit to a lifetime covenant relationship.  The information you share will change millions of lives, encourage some and enlighten others about the greatest institution, covenant, and commitment in the world called marriage! 

WORD COUNT: maximum 1000 words

FONT SPACING:  12-point, black font, double spaced

TITLE:  All submissions must have a title and each page should be numbered.  Each page should also contain the author’s name, phone number, and email address.

BIO:  Please include a photo of yourself, and your spouse if you’re married, in JPEG format, along with a 6 – 8 line write up about you and your spouse.  This information will be published with your article.

COVER PAGE:  All submissions should include a cover page with the author’s name, mailing address, email address, phone number, title of the article, and marital status - be it married or divorced.  If the author of the original story desires to be anonymous, please write “anonymous” under your name on the title page. 

OTHER INFORMATIION:  On a separate page, please list any books or resources that have positively contributed to your marriage.  To clarify, your submission should include your photo, 6-8 line bio, cover page with the above information, and an article with page numbers and your contact information on each page.  The last page will contain the resources that you have used to enhance your marriage.

RIGHTS:  The submissions must be original, never before published, and your own true story.  You must also own the rights to the story submitted.

Article Submission Price:  Non-refundable $25 fee

I _____________________________________________________ agree to the guidelines stated on this submission form and that my article submission is original, my own story, and true to the best of my knowledge.  Date: _________

If your submission meets the specified guidelines, although contributing authors will not receive sales or royalties, they will receive an E-Book version of the published anthology.  If they’d like to receive a hardcover copy of the book, they can purchase a discounted copy for a nominal fee. Contributing authors will become published authors and retain all rights to their work, receive national and international exposure, as well as publishing credits!  If your submission is accepted for publication, you will be invited to speak about your article at the book release event!

IMPORTANT:  Submissions will be accepted based on the discretion of Toni Hatton Productions.  Submitting an article does not necessarily guarantee publication.  Offensive, explicit material, vulgar language, as well as any material that attacks or disrespects any race or religion will not be considered for publication.  Articles submitted that do not adhere to the guidelines will be rejected.  Please correct all spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.  All accepted article submissions will receive final editing before published.

We solicit manuscripts that are encouraging, uplifting, inspiring, and enlightening!

Submission Deadline:  TBA - Please email this signed submission form along with your article submission as directed to:anthologysubmissions@tonihatton.com . Email inquiries only!  Please type “Anthology Submissions” in the subject line.  Please use Pay Pal to forward your Article Submission Fee, using the following email address:  thproductions@tonihatton.com