Rules

First prize will be $1000.00; second prize will be $500.00; third prize will be $250.00. Please note that prize money will be issued by cheque in Canadian dollars. At the conclusion of the contest selected entries will be compiled and published in a book to be released in 2006.

The contest is open to anyone (from anywhere) 16 years of age and older, except employees and immediate family members of the the True Life Story Contest, and contest judges and their immediate families.

You must use your real name on your entry submission, but for the purposes of publication pseudonyms are permitted. Contestants must agree to allow the True Life Story Contest to publish their stories, names (or if requested a pseudonym), and biographical information.

Maximum entry length is 5000 words. Please include a 25 to 50 word biographical sketch with each entry. Contestants may submit as many stories as they want.

Stories must be original and unpublished up to the time the winners are declared on March 31, 2007. Previously published material, or material accepted elsewhere for publication, cannot be considered.

The True Life Story Contest reserves the right to edit stories for punctuation and spelling.

The True Life Story Contest is not responsible for lost or corrupted files.

All serial rights will remain with the author.

Manuscripts should be written on a computer using Notepad, or if necessary a common word processing program such as Microsoft Word. Please do not use Corel WordPerfect, Adobe FrameMaker, PageMaker, or any graphic or magazine layout program such as Illustrator, Quark Express, and so on.

For complete instructions on how to submit your manuscript, see Submit.

No changes to stories are allowed after the True Life Story Contest receives the manuscript. Manuscripts will not be returned.

Contestants will receive confirmation by email on receipt of their manuscript.

Stories must be received by the True Life Story Contest no later than midnight, March 31, 2007.

Winners will be notified by email, and their names posted on this Web site.

The decision of the contest judges is final.

© 2004 True Life Story Contest