Show Many Entries A Are re Received In Short Story Contest 00 A The Telegram and arid Syndicate Offer C Cash sh Prizes to Salt Lake Authors An indication that the short short-short story contest being sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- by The Salt Lake Telegram in conjunction with the McClure Newspaper Syndicate is being well received is shown by the Unusually unusually unusually un un- usually large numbers of entries already received by the Telegram Short Short-Short Story Contest Editor in the Salt Lake Tribune Tele I gram building 1 1 People from all walks of life liCe are Invited to enter this simple contest Three cash prizes amounting to 50 will be awarded to writers whose stories are selected for publication first in The Telegram and then in papers apers serviced by the newspaper I syndicate A sample story appears on page 8 of this issue Turn to it and read it over o carefully The Telegram will contribute 25 of the 50 prize money and the syndIcate syndicate syndicate syn syn- the other half First prize will vill be 25 second 10 and third 5 Editors of ol the McClure McClure McClure Mc Mc- Clure syndicate which serves ser many newspapers in the United States and Canada will select the three winners winners winners win win- ners and the awards wards will be announced announced an an- in The Telegram Winning manuscripts will be published published pub- pub first in in The Telegram then released to other newspapers subscribing subscribing sub- sub scribing to the syndicates syndicate's daily short hort short short stories Each story will be judged on the basis of plot construction originally originality original original- nal- nal ity ly and cleverness cleverness' t I Here are the rules 1 Anyone who is M a reader of his paper excepted ma may par participate 2 1 2 To your manuscript clip cUp a copy opy of oC this announcement or any other ther announcement em nt regarding this contest which may appear in The Telegram during the life liCe of ot the con- con test est You may submit as many storIes lories as you wish but each musto must be o submitted individually and must be e accompanied by a clipping from this his paper pertaining to the contest 3 Write your our story on one side of ot the paper only 4 Double space your lines and use a typewriter 5 stories will not nol be considered 6 Put your name and address in inthe inthe the he upper right hand corner of the fIrst page of your manuscript Mark the page OIS Salt lt Lake Telegram Contest 7 1 a self addressed and andst st tamped stamped envelope with your story I If yo you are mailing in the city your envelope containing your story will require but 2 cents per ounce But be ie sure to place postage equivalent to o 3 cents an ounce for the return in n as s much as your manuscript if returned must from N NewYork Now New w York City 8 8 Address your our stories to Short Short Story Editor Salt SaIt Lake Telegram Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- gram Salt Lake City Do Donot not send them hem direct to the McClure N Newspaper News News- ws- ws paper aper Syndicate Any ny stories thus sent tent will be considered in the regular regular regu regu- lar ar way and will not have a chance to o participate in the c cO contest test st st. 9 9 Your story must not exceed 1000 words in length and it must not be shorter than words Any stories lories falling failing to come within this thili length will bo be rejected wi without hout reading ending i 4 |