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Don’t Miss the Exciting Changes at the SFC: Families Matter Blog

September 2010 is almost behind us. Time certainly moves quickly, especially when Stories for Children Publishing, LLC brings on a new SFC Blog Team, schedules events in advance and opens the Families Matter blog to submissions. That’s right! In an effort to keep new and exciting information at the forefront, Owner & Founder VS Grenier, along with new Blog Editor, Terri Forehand and Blog Interviewer D.M. Cunningham, continue to research and present wonderful events, feature guest interviews and instructional tips from the educational writers at Stories for Children Publishing, LLC.

Along with content written by members of the SFC blog editorial team and SFC publishing team, Grenier has announced she is opening some of the monthly columns of the SFC blog Families Matter to submissions. “We feel this is a great way for those seeking publication to build their writing resume and for parents, educators and those interested in helping families to submit material our readers would be interested in,” says Grenier.

The guidelines and topic list will be available after October 1, 2010 on the SFC blog Families Matter (http://FamiliesMatter2Us.blogspot.com) and at the Stories for Children Publishing website (http://storiesforchildrenpublishing.com).

Visit the SFC blog Families Matter at http://familiesmatter2us.blogspot.com throughout the month of October and be sure to follow along and participate with your comments and/or questions. Blog posts will be three times a week every week. There are some great interviews lined up, along with book reviews and educational and health tips.

Don’t see something you would like featured on the SFC blog Families Matter? Contact Terri Forehand at BlogEditor@storiesforchildrenpublishing.com. Interested in being interviewed for the SFC blog? Contact D.M. Cunningham at BlogInterviewer@storiesforchildrenpublishing.com. Have a book you would liked reviewed? Check out our submission process at http://FamiliesMatter2Us.blogspot.com or at http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org.
 
Learn more about the SFC blog Families Matter at: http://FamiliesMatter2Us.blogspot.com

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