Gratitude 2006 Essay Contest

Everyone is welcome to enter - from gradeschoolers to grandparents.

As you know, Small Town Life Magazine is the "home of the FREE thank-you ads." Each month, these little classifieds allow our readers to share and acknowledge many different types of gratitude. We know there's always a larger story behind each "thank-you ad" - and we've decided we want to hear those stories! So Small Town Life is sponsoring an essay contest.

We invite you to write us an informal essay on what thankfulness and gratitude mean to you - what roles have they played in your life? Who are you most grateful to, and why? Do you think it's important to be aware of gratitude, and to make it a priority? Why? And how are you putting gratitude into practice? (Your essay does not have to be based on a "thank-you ad" you've placed with us - but we encourage you to place one if you haven't already.)

The Grand Prize winner will receive a $100.00 U.S. Savings Bond. In addition, the winning essay will be printed in our magazine. The author will receive three complimentary copies of the magazine, along with a byline crediting the winner by name. Complete guidelines are shown below. Good luck - and thanks in advance for sharing your stories with us!

Small Town Life Magazine Gratitude 2006
Essay Contest Rules & Guidelines

• Essays MUST be type-written and should be double-spaced. Suggested length is 250 to 500 words (about one to two double-spaced, typewritten pages).
• One or more winning essays will be chosen for publication. Each published author will receive three complimentary copies of Small Town Life Magazine, and a byline crediting the author by name. One Grand Prize winner will also receive a $100.00 U.S. Savings Bond.
• Please BE SURE to include the following when submitting your essay: full name, age, gender, mailing address, phone number, and email address (if applicable). If any of this information is missing, we may have to disqualify your entry.
• Decision of the contest judges is final. Winners will be notified by telephone or email.
• Winners will be required to provide a brief biographical "overview" upon request. To protect privacy, winners' personal data, i.e. telephone number, address, etc., will NOT be printed unless by specific request of the winner.
• Winners will be required to provide a quality photograph of themselves, or to give permission for a photograph to be taken and printed by Small Town Life Magazine.
• All entries become the property of Small Town Life and cannot be returned. We will not sell your entry to any other publication, nor will we print, publish, or otherwise use your entry without crediting you by name. Small Town Life does not claim sole publishing rights on your essay and encourages you to submit it to other publications if you wish.
• Essays may be submitted by regular mail, to Small Town Life Magazine, 1046 Barnett Hill Road, Punxsutawney PA 15767; by fax, at (724) 349-3290; or by email, to: editor@smalltownlifemagazine.com. (If using email, please paste your essay directly into the main body of the message in order to avoid software compatibility problems.)
• The deadline for receipt of all entries is September 1, 2006. Please contact us by email, or at (724) 349-7366, with any questions about this contest, and we will be happy to assist you.

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