DEADLINE: June 1, 2019
Our club
As our club enbarks on its third year, it’s clear that we believe in learning, reading, and sharing. We also embrace the mission of Optimist International—a dedication to the development of youth, the community, and ourselves.
We invite you to provide one story
Because the book we published in 2018—Voices of Optimism—represents our club and raised thousands of dollars, our board of directors invites every member to contribute one story to be included in a second book that is related to living an optimistic life.
Specifications
We invite you to submit one story about what you are doing to encourage optimism in our community, or for you to relate an incident in which you overcame a challenge that resulted in a positive outcome or lesson learned. At the end of your story, we ask for some bullet-point information about yourself:
• Your education and background
• Where you work(ed), your title, and the number of years in your position
• The title of a book you’re recommending right now—self-development, non-fiction, or fiction
• Your favorite quote
• One word that’s related to your self-development
• One online site such as a podcast, website, YouTube video that you find enriching
• Your website, blog, podcast, or online presence for readers to get acquainted with you
• One high-resolution image of yourself—the “actual-size” option on your phone
Details
Please don’t worry about punctuation, grammar, etc. Write from your heart, and your experience. Submit your information as a Microsoft Word document or as an email. If you don’t type or don’t use Word, you can schedule an appointment with the editor/designer. Her contact information is below.
We are intentionally not specifying the length of your story. If you can convey meaningful information in one paragraph, then that is your story. If two pages are required, then that will be your story. We do reserve the right to edit all stories.
In addition to your story, personal information and photograph, Zola Burns, club treasurer, will collect $100 (payable at a meeting or by mail) from each contributor. Each author will receive one copy of the book. Money not applied toward the production of the book is retained by our club.
This project is a fund-raiser for our club.
Deadline
The deadline for receiving your story and photo is midnight, Saturday, June 1. We expect to have the books available at our Friday, January 10, 2020, club meeting. Submit your story to, or ask questions of: Sue Filbin sfilbin@gmail.com (612) 827-1874
The fine print: Some of the benefits of producing this book are anticipated to be: To support young people by providing inspiring, helpful information; to create something tangible that represents our club and provides positive visibility; to sell copies of the book to raise money for the club and for scholarships; members will get acquainted with each other through the stories; the book may become a recruiting incentive for prospective club members.