BURIED TALENT COMPETITION. |
The Editors of The Healthy Life are convinced that there are many men and women who can write well and interestingly on subjects relating to health in its many aspects; and they wish to unearth this talent. They therefore offer a First Prize of Two Guineas, a Second Prize of One Guinea, and a Third Prize of Books (published at The Healthy Life Office) to the value of Half-a-Guinea, for the best ESSAY, SKETCH or SHORT STORY appropriate to the pages of The Healthy Life. Please read the following Conditions carefully:— CONDITIONS. - Each Essay, Short Story, or Sketch must contain not less than 1000 words, and not more than 2000 words.
- Each Essay, Short Story, or Sketch must be written (or typed) on one side of the paper only, leaving at least one inch of margin on which each 100 words must be indicated in figures.
- Each attempt must be accompanied by the front cover (or top part of cover showing date) of either the December or January numbers. (Where more than one MS. is sent in by one contributor, extra covers in proportion must be enclosed.)
- The full name and address of the competitor must be written at the foot of last page, in addition to the competitor's nom de plume (if any).
- All Essays, Short Stories or Sketches must be sent in not later than the 31st of January 1914, addressed Buried Talent, The Healthy Life, 3 Tudor Street, London, E.C.
- No one who is at present, or has ever been, a regular contributor to The Healthy Life is eligible for a prize.
- The Editors reserve the right to publish any contribution sent in under this Competition.
- The decision of the Editors will be final and no correspondence can be entered into with unsuccessful competitors.
Competitors are asked to note that legibility of handwriting will carry weight as well as intrinsic merit.
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