Radio mirror (Nov 1936-Apr 1937)

t<oo<>00 \^9 for True Stories submitted -fa rn/mth SCHEDULE OF PRIZES First Prize $1,000 Second Prize, 2 at $750 1.500 Third Prize. 3 at $500 1.500 Fourth Prize, 4 at $250 1.000 Total of 10 Prizes $5,000 CONTEST RULES Macfadden Publications, Inc., will pay $5,000 for the ten best true stories submitted during February, 1937, as per the prize schedule, shown above. This is your big opportunity to cash in handsomely upon a happening in your life or the life of a friend. Study the rules carefully — send for the free booklet described in the coupon and proceed to write the story that may make you richer by $1000. Look back over your life and 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. Then write it simply and honestly and send it in. In setting down your story, do not be afraid to speak plainly. Our magazines are devoted to the portrayal of life as it is actually lived, so most certainly you are justified in describing fully and frankly any situation that has really happened. If your story contains the interest and 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 $1000 first prize, the persons submitting the two next best stories will be awarded the two $750 second prizes, etc. And in addition, every story entered in this contest is eligible for purchase at our liberal regular rates, so, even if your manuscript should fall slightly short of prize winning quality, we will gladly consider it for purchase provided we can use it. As soon as you have finished your manuscript send it in. By mailing it as soon as possible you help to avoid a last minute landslide, assure your manuscript of an early reading and enable us to determine the winners at the earliest possible moment. Another big true story contest next month. MACFADDEN PUBLICATIONS. INC. PAY ON ACCEPTANCE OF MATERIAL BEFORE PUBLICATION. SEE 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, reasonable evidence of truth to be furnished by writers upon request. Type manuscripts or write legibly with pen. Do not send us printed material or poetry. Do'not send us carbon copies. Do not write in pencil. Do not submit stories of less than 2,500 or more than 50,000 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. Enclose return first class postage in same container with manuscript. 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 ADDRESS ON UPPER RIGHT r 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. You may submit more than one manuscript but not more than one prize will be awarded to an individual in this contest. Every possible effort will be made to return unavailable manuscripts, 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. 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. Always disguise the names of persons and places appearing in your stories. 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 puichase, 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 will be final, there being no appeal from their decision. 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 the stozies we prefer to have our contributors send in their material to us direct and not through an intermediary. With the exception of an explanatory letter, which we always welcome, do not enclose photographs or other extraneous matter except return postage. This contest ends at midnight, Friday, February 26, 1937. Address your manuscripts to Macfadden Publications Manuscript Contest, Dept. 29C, P. O. Box 490, Grand Central Station, New York, N. Y. Macfadden Publications, Inc., Dept. 29C RM P. O. Box 490, Grand Central Station, New York, N. Y. Please send me my free copy of your booklet entitled "Facts You Should Know Before Writing True Stories". Name. Street. Town State (Print name of state in full.) 13