[ShannonH]

Sure, they take all rights when you sell them a story, but they have granted permission to reprint my story twice and in both instances have sent me a check. I received the following letter today:

Highlights for Children has granted permission to reprint your material as follows:

Story Title "My Sister Snores"

Permission Granted to N. Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction

As a courtesy, you will be receiving, or may already have received, a check from us.

I love unexpected surprises!

[ChristinefromCorona Posts: 828 Status: Offline]

Congratulations!  They did that with two of mine.  The first story made more money from reprints than it did for the original sale.   

Christine

[wolfie712 Posts: 269 Status: Offline Teacher, Writer, Up-All-Nighter WWW]

Highlights really knows how to treat their contributors.  Congratulations!

 

[Karen Bly Posts: 181 Status: Offline]

Very classy! Congrats!

[Anne Marie Posts: 3,032 Status: Offline VAMPIRINA has arrived on Disney Junior! WWW]

I've made about five times more from Highlights reselling than the original payment.

I love 'em, too!

[mlbrown Posts: 149 Status: Offline WWW]

Congratulations! I remember your wonderful story!

[Liz Posts: 1,196 Status: Offline]

Congrats! 

That's one of the many reasons I love them too ! 

[DianaM Posts: 1,189 Status: Offline Writer, rhymer, runner, punner. WWW]

Congratulations! What a fun surprise!

 

Highlights is the best. I love working with them too.

[Woods]

What an unexpected, pleasant surprise! 

It must be an intriguing story if they're reprinting it. Congratulations!

[Sara Posts: 345 Status: Offline WWW]

Yay for you! Enjoy the unexpected income.

[bar Posts: 73 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

This is interesting. I've seen a Highlights story of mine around on the internet. It appears to have been used in a number of university programs for reading teachers, yet I never heard anything from Highlights. The story was published over ten years ago. All correspondence with them was done by snail mail, and I've moved since then. Do you think it's been to long to contact them??

[carrots Posts: 744 Status: Offline]

Oh, ShannonH, that is too cool.  Highlights is such a class act.  This is one of many reasons to love them.....

 

[AKM]

What a nice surprise. I agree they are a class act!

Alice

[lauriew Posts: 172 Status: Offline WWW]

Highlights is definitely the gift that keeps on giving. I agree, they're a class act. Laurie

[awful waffles Posts: 97 Status: Offline A Nana who loves to write, and finally has time! WWW]

Hello--I'm new here and glad to meet other Highlights fans.  I attended a workshop in Boyds Mills in March, and touring the office in Honesdale was a thrill!  The workshop (on writing for magazines) was wonderful, and truly "Fun With a Purpose!"

[Vijaya Posts: 8,629 Status: Offline LISTEN. Let all mortal flesh keep silence ... WWW]

Bar, you should definitely contact Highlights and let them know about your story. They said one of the chief reasons they bought all rights was precisely because the author moved and they would've liked to reprint or resell it, but would get held up because they couldn't contact the author.

Shannon, so nice to get free money! Highlights is a class act.

Vijaya

[rainchains Posts: 387 Status: Offline Speak friend and enter WWW]

I received an unexpected note in the mail today from Highlights. They sold my Snow Day in Space reprint rights to Peoples Education.


Definitely the gift that keeps on giving and so nice of them since they do own all rights and do not have to send a writer anything.


But the best thing is to know that my story will be read again by students somewhere.


Rainchains

[Anne Marie Posts: 3,032 Status: Offline VAMPIRINA has arrived on Disney Junior! WWW]

Yay, Rainchains!

[Jean Reidy Posts: 817 Status: Offline I love kids' books!! WWW]

So professional - which I love.

[austen Posts: 229 Status: Offline Patience is everything.--Rilke]

Congrats!  : That's why I love them too. I've gotten that letter too and it's such a boost.