Help us celebrate!
Let us publish your INSPIRATIONAL PIONEER STORIES! For seventy-five years, since 1933, the National Society of Sons of Utah Pioneers has been honoring, and helping others remember, our great pioneer forefathers and mothers. We must never forget the great heritage they gave us - a heritage of faith in God - of devotion to family - of loyalty to church and country - of hard work and service to others - of courage in adversity - of personal integrity and unyielding determination! We must never forget! All of us have heard the stories of the famous early pioneers of the West. We have all been inspired by stories of the great early leaders. But there are many of your ancestors and ours whose stories are not known, except to a few. These Little-known Pioneers deserve recognition. Your children and ours need to know more of their own heritage, to be inspired by their lives, by their examples of faith in God, and by the other pioneer virtues they exemplified.
Let us publish your MODERN-DAY PIONEER STORIES! In the lives of great men and women today are found the same Pioneer Virtues that inspired the lives of the early Pioneers. Today’s world calls out for the same faith and purpose, the same sacred values that were required of the early Pioneers. Who do you know that has made a big difference for good in today’s world – whose life stands as a shining example to others of our day.
Remember, it is the character of the person, the pioneer attributes that made them what they were, the contributions that made their life rich and meaningful—these are the things to emphasize in your story.
Every accepted submission will be published on the SUP website and will be preserved in a special collection in the SUP Library. Some will also be published in the Pioneer Magazine.
Instructions for Submitting a Story
Please read these instructions carefully before proceeding!
Submitting a story is a two step process, as follows:
- Tell us about yourself, the pioneer, and your pioneer story.
We will ask you for your name, address, contact information, etc. We will use the information you give us about yourself when we publish your story.
We will also ask you for details on the pioneer in your story, like the pioneer's name, date of birth and death, family information, and information about the pioneer's life. This information will be published with your story. We will also put the pioneer's information into a database that can be searched by website visitors.
After telling about the pioneer, you can give us the pioneer story. Your story should be between 500 and 6000 words (about 1 to 10 pages). You may only submit unpublished stories. Copies of commercially published stories are not allowed.
- Pay the required submission fee.
After submitting your first story, you will be asked to pay a $15 submission fee. This fee is charged for your first submission only. All other submissions are free. There is no fee for SUP Members.
Because there is no fee for additional stories, you are encouraged to submit as many stories as you wish for as many pioneers as you wish.
As a free bonus for your submission, you will receive a year subscription to the Pioneer Magazine.
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Once you have read the instructions above, please click the link below:
Submit a Pioneer Story