Share
Some Humor
(Published and unpublished authors
alike are invited to submit!)
alike are invited to submit!)
Nichole Giles and Cindy
(C.L.) Beck are actively seeking humorous, true, anecdotal stories of
Latter-Day Saint goofs and gaffs at church, for a book that is being
considered for publication by Covenant.
Whether your
story takes place in Sacrament meeting, Relief Society,
Priesthood, Young Men and Women, Primary, at a ward party, or at
any ol' Mormon meeting (and face it, we have plenty of meetings
from which to garner bloopers), we welcome them all.
We seek unpublished,
narrative, nonfictional anecdotes that read like fiction. (See
samples below.) Stories must be humorous, original, in English,
typed, titled, and up to 170 words. You don't need to be a published
author to submit, but if you are, we welcome your submissions as well.
There are no entry fees
... but then again, there aren't any prizes, either! Well, except for
the prize of the opportunity to spread a little laughter, and a
chance to get your name and website listed in a book that is being
considered for publication by Covenant. Ooo, that means a possible
publishing credit for you, too.
Selections for the
book will be made by committee. Because of that, it won't
do any good to call Cindy or Nichole—or
to
bang on their doors—begging them
to accept one more story. (Although we have heard whispers that some on
the committee might consider a chocolate bribe.)
Guidelines
Submissions must be true, humorous anecdotes that have
taken place at an LDS church or at an LDS church-related function.
Stories must be UNPUBLISHED. Stories that have been previously
published in books, magazines, e-zines, websites, blogs or
other forms of publication will NOT be considered.
They must be double-spaced, titled, in
English, with a word count up to 170.
We prefer stories written in 3rd person point of view (written as "he", "she" or "they", instead of "I"). We will accept a limited number of 1st person stories, but prefer 3rd person. See samples below.
We prefer stories written in 3rd person point of view (written as "he", "she" or "they", instead of "I"). We will accept a limited number of 1st person stories, but prefer 3rd person. See samples below.
They may
not contain the names of the individuals involved (we don't want
to get sued because Sister BlubberPuss and Brother ToeJams saw their
name in print), and can not give ward or stake names.
Email submissions to LDSHumor@yahoo.com. No
attachments—please
copy and paste your submission into the body of the email.
One submission per email, but feel free to submit as
many stories as you like. In
fact, we encourage this! Include your full name, mailing
address, email address, and phone number.
DEADLINE:
February 15, 2008
Sample
Anecdotes
Big News
© Nichole Giles
In a crowded Relief
Society room, a middle-aged wife—whose children were all
teenagers—leaned over to her husband, her face intent as she said,
"Honey, I forgot to tell you, I'm going to have a baby—"
As she said this, a
sister from the ward tapped her on the shoulder. The wife turned
to talk to the sister, and didn't notice the shocked look on her
husband's face at the big news she had so casually dropped.
After finishing her
conversation, she turned back to her husband, never noticing his now
green pallor and sweating forehead, and picked up where she left
off. "I was saying I'm going to have a baby shower for my niece
next Saturday. Why don't you go fishing?"
Where are My Glasses?
© C.L. Beck
The bishop stood at
the pulpit, a pair of spectacles perched atop his head. Another pair of
glasses—feminine-looking ones that were at odds with his lean physique
and farmer’s tan—sat on his nose. He held his notes close, and then
moved them far away, trying to focus. Finally he said, “I can’t see a
thing. These are my wife’s glasses—I can’t find mine.”
And the congregation
responded in unison, “Bishop, they’re on your head.”
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