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YOUR CHANCE TO BE AWARDED
$1,000.00
FOR YOUR TRUE STORY
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Do not refrain from entering this or any
True Story Manuscript Contest for fear that an amateur cannot compete successfully
against professional writers. Professional writers have been singularly unsuccessful
in capturing prizes in True Story Manuscript Contests.
Also. do not let the fact that True Story has been printing special feature stories
of world famous characters deter you from entering. These features are specially
written and have nothing fo do with the contest.
FOR the best True Story submitted during the calendar month of June,
1935, TRUE STORY Magazine will award the magnificent sum of $1,000.00.
In addition, every contest entry is eligible for purchase at
our liberal regular rates so, even though your manuscript may fall
slightly short of prize winning quality, we will gladly consider it
for purchase provided we can use it.
This special one month contest closes on June 28th, 1935. By all
means take advantage of the opportunity it offers. There is no reason
why you should not -every reason why you should. Simply look back
over your life, select the episode that is most thrilling, exciting or deeply
moving; no matter whether it be a story filled with shadow or sunshine,
success, failure, tragedy or happiness, write it simply and honestly and send
it in. Hundreds of men and women have followed this simple formula in
the past to their immense financial advantage. Hundreds more will do so
in the future. You owe it to yourself to be among them.
The stories for which we are searching are now reposing untold in the
minds and hearts of those who have lived them, one or more probably in
yours- memories of supreme moments, emotional crises, unusual situations
so profoundly moving that they have branded themselves upon your very soul.
Begin to Write Your Story Today
Tell it simply in your own words just
as it happened to you or some one you
know, and the judges will consider it entirely
upon its qualities as a story, i.e., its
power to hold the interest and its appeal
to the human heart. The important thing
is to speak plainly. As TRUE STORY is a
magazine devoted to the portrayal of life
as it is actually lived, you are justified in
describing frankly and fully any situation
that has happened in real life. If your story
contains the human quality we seek, it
will receive preference over tales of less
merit, no matter how clearly, beautifully
or skillfully written they may be.
Judging upon this basis the person submitting
the best story will be awarded the
$1,000 prize.
In submitting manuscripts in this contest
please always disguise the nomes of the
persons and places appearing in your
stories. These changes in no way reduce
the fundamental truth of the stories and
they save the feelings of many persons who
object to being mentioned in an identifiable
manner.
The only restriction as regards the length
of stories submitted in this contest is that
no story shall contain less than 2,500
words. Beyond that feel no concern. Let
the length take care of itself. Use as many
words as are necessary to set it forth to
best advantage - whether it be 3,000,
10,000 or 50,000.
Remember, it is the stories you send in
that count -nothing else. Do not procrastinate.
It would be a pity, indeed, not
to take full advantage of this opportunity
to cash in richly on one of your life experiences
if your story is really dramatic
and has merit for publication. You may
submit as many manuscripts as you desire.
On this page you will find the contest
rules. Read them carefully -they are
simple and easily
understood -all based
upon our past experience in conducting
contests of this nature. Follow them carefully
and your manuscripts will contain
all necessary information and reach us in
such form as to insure their receiving full
consideration.
With the exception of an explanatory
letter which we always welcome, do not
enclose photographs, or other extraneous
matter of any kind except return postage.
Such enclosures only complicate the work
of handling manuscripts without helping
or affecting decisions in any way.
Another thing, watch the contest page
or pages every month. For several months
there may be nothing new -then suddenly
-a great new announcement. It pays to
watch the contest page.
CONTEST RULES
All stories must be written in the first person
based on facts that happened either in the lives of
the writers of these stories, or to people of their
acquaintance, proper evidence of truth to be
furnished by writers upon request.
Type your manuscripts or write legibly with
pen.
Do not send us printed material or poetry.
Do not write in pencil.
Do not submit stories of less than 2,506 words.
Do not send us unfinished stories.
Stories must be written in English.
Write on one side of paper only.
Put on FIRST CLASS POSTAGE IN FULL,
otherwise manuscripts will be refused. EN-
CLOSE RETURN FIRST CLASS POSTAGE
IN SAME CONTAINER WITH MANU-
SCRIPT.
Send material flat. Do not roll.
Do not use thin tissue or onion skin paper.
At the top of first page record the total number
of words in your story. Number the pages.
PRINT YOUR FULL NAME AND AD-
DRESS ON UPPER RIGHT -HAND CORNER
OF FIRST PAGE AND UPON ENVELOPE
and sign your full name and legal address in your
own handwriting at foot of the last page of your
manuscript.
Every possible effort will be made to return unavailablemanuscripts,
if first-class postage or expressage
is enclosed in same container with manuscript,
but we do not hold ourselves responsible for
such return and we advise contestants to retain a
copy of stories submitted. Do not send to us
stories which we have returned.
As soon as possible after receipt of each manuscript,
an acknowledgment will be mailed to
sender. No change or correction can be made in
manuscripts after they reach us. No correspondence
can be entered into concerning manuscripts
once they have been submitted or after they have
been rejected.
Unavailable stories will be returned as soon as
rejected irrespective of closing date of contest.
This contest is open to everyone everywhere in
the world, except employees and former employees
of Macfadden Publications, Inc., and members
of their families.
If a story is selected by the editors for immediate
purchase, it will be paid for at our regular rate
and this will in no way affect the judges in their
decision. If your story is awarded a prize, a check
for whatever balance is due will be mailed. The
decisions of the judges on all manuscripts will be
final, there being no appeal from their decision.
Name of prize winner will be announced in
TRUE STORY Magazine, but not in a manner to
identify the writers with the stories they submit.
Under no condition submit any story that has
ever before been published in any form.
Submit your manuscript to us direct. Due to the
intimate nature of these stories, we cannot accept
manuscripts submitted through intermediaries.
This contest ends at the close of business, Friday,
June 28, 1935.
Address your manuscripts to TRUE STORY
MANUSCRIPT CONTEST, Dept. 21C.
1926 Broadway, New York City, N. Y.
NOTE: On behalf of the many persons who submit
their life experiences in story form to TRUE
STORY and allied Macfadden magazines, we have
printed a manual describing the technique which,
according to our experience, is best suited for us
in writing true stories. It is entitled, "Facts You
Should Know about TRUE STORY." Please ask
for it by name when writing for it. We will be
glad to mail you a copy free upon request. Failure
to send for this booklet does not, however, lessen
your chances of being awarded a prize in the contest
series.
THIS CONTEST CLOSES
JUNE 28, 1935
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