Sharing the JOY in Alzheimer's...

Call for Submissions

Have you written a story about a JOYFUL moment caring for your loved one with Alzheimer's?

Do you have a photo or artwork of a JOYFUL activity with your loved one with Alzheimer's?

Dear Caregiver:

I invite you to submit your work for consideration in Volume 3 of Finding the JOY in Alzheimer's. Together we will give hope, strength, and courage to caregivers around the world.

The Criteria for your JOYFUL submission are as follows:

• Length: Stories should be 250 - 1,000 words (one to four double-spaced "typed" pages).
• Format: Submissions may arrive via email. You may attach digital/scanned photos as .jpg files for easy translation over the Internet.
• Subjective Criteria: Caregivers should feel JOY when reading your story. Their hearts should fill with hope and JOY when looking at your photo/artwork.
• Descriptive Criteria: Your story must contain enough vivid detail so the reader feels s/he is living the experience. Your photo/artwork must capture the essence of JOY .

If your work is accepted we will include up to a 50-word biography in the "Contributors' Biographies" section of the book.

Please send your submissions under the subject heading "FtJiA-3" to BrendaAvadian@TheCaregiversVoice.com or mail to

Brenda Avadian
c/o North Star Books
P.O. Box 589
Pearblossom, CA 93553-0589 USA

Together, we will bring hope and JOY to caregivers!

Genuinely Yours,
Brenda Avadian, MA
Caregiver Spokesperson & Author