Chicken Soup for the Soul just announced a new call for submissions for their upcoming book, title “I Can’t Stop Laughing!”

They’re seeking submissions of stories and poems until July 31st, 2019.

They pay $200 per story or poem, as well as 10 copies of the book.

One of the strange things about writing for them is that they don’t respond to submissions unless they accept your story.

According to their call of submissions:

“We have all had this kind of thing happen. A situation that is not necessarily supposed to be humorous turns into something that makes us laugh. And laugh we do. Out loud! We can’t seem to help ourselves. And if we try not to laugh, that only makes it worse. And if someone says, don’t laugh… well, you know what happens.

We are looking for stories about something that happened to you in your life – in your relationship with a partner or spouse, a parent or child, a family member or friend, at work or at home – that made you and the people around you laugh out loud. Did you mean for it to be funny? Did the other person mean to make you laugh? Did a situation just get out of control? Did a misunderstanding turn into a comedy of errors? We can’t wait to hear your true stories. We want them to be silly, outrageous and hilarious, and they absolutely must make us laugh!”

To learn more, and to submit, read this page.