Calling all Peanuts fans!
Don Fraser, a former Peanuts master licensee for more than 35 years,
and co-founder of Aviva Enterprises and founder of Inetics, Inc., and
Derrick Bang, author of 50 Years of Happiness: A Tribute to Charles M.
Schulz and Charles M. Schulz: Li'l Beginnings, have embarked on a new
project … and they need your help.
Security Blankets: How Charles M. Schulz Touched Our Lives (a working
title) will be a collection of heartwarming, poignant, uplifting and
celebratory tales of how Schulz and his characters - Charlie Brown,
Snoopy and all the rest - have made an impact on us all. The book will
be published by Andrews & McMeel, a long-time participant in the
Peanuts franchise.
Think of the "Chicken Soup" books, but with a Peanuts focus.
We're seeking short - between 500 and 600 words - anecdotes that
reveal how Peanuts has made a difference in your life: a tale of how
Peanuts affected you, not a friend or family member.
The narrative must be written in the first person ("I've loved Snoopy
since…"), and it must concern a truly pivotal event in your
relation****p with the Peanuts gang. We don't simply want a list of
your enormous collection, or a short saga about how you adopted a
beagle and named it Snoopy. We're after events and encounters that
transformed you and/or loved ones: a story that shares how Charlie
Brown and his friends became an integral part of your life.
What are we looking for? We've heard from folks who still own the
plush Snoopy they received during a traumatic hospital stay; or
exchanged the same Peanuts greeting card, back and forth, for years
and years; or, while serving in the Armed Forces overseas, received a
Peanuts card or item at an im****tant moment … that sort of thing.
Don't worry that your story might be the same as somebody else's;
we'll make that decision.
If we use your story, you'll receive credit and a copy of the finished
book. And all stories, regardless of their possible use in this
project, will be forwarded to the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa
Rosa, and considered for inclusion in their permanent archives. That
said, the Schulz Museum will not be involved, in any way, in the
creation of Security Blankets.
Please note: By submitting your story and photo, you are granting all
book usage rights to us authors, and - if your story is used - you
will be asked to sign a release to that effect.
If possible, we also want a photograph to accompany your story: a
picture that shows you holding the plush Snoopy you've owned since
childhood, or standing alongside the hand-crafted outdoor Peanuts
Christmas decoration that has made you a neighborhood icon. These
photos should be of good quality, and suitable for reproduction.
Please, ask us for photo details when responding with your Peanuts
anecdote.
Stories should be submitted by regular mail or e-mail to:
Derrick Bang
4350 Cowell Blvd.
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 747-8047
dbang@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Don't guess … call or write!
You also can visit www.PeanutsStories.com to get further information
and story examples.
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