Summer is almost here, which, ironically means that publishers are preparing for the holidays, and that means Chicken Soup is now accepting submissions for their upcoming compilation of Christmas stories.

This is an opportunity to get published by a world famous publisher, as well as earn $200 per story or poem.

According to their call for submissions:

Everyone loves holiday stories and our contributors write great ones. They are so good that we create a new edition for the holiday season every year. We are now collecting stories for our HOLIDAY 2020 book and we are looking for stories about the entire December holiday season, including Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, and New Year’s festivities too.

We want to hear about your holiday memories and traditions. The rituals of the holiday season give a rhythm to the years and create a foundation for our lives, as we gather with family, with our communities at church, at school, and even at the mall, to share the special spirit of the season, brightening those long winter days. Please share your special stories about the holiday season with us. Be sure that they are “Santa safe” so that we don’t spoil the magic for precocious readers!

They have an extended deadline for submissions this year – as this book will be coming out in 2020. The deadline for is January 20th, 2020. Though, keep in mind that they’ve been known to shift deadlines around, so it doesn’t hurt to submit early.

To learn more, visit this page.