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09-01-2010, 03:14 PM #1
New Writing Contest - Another $100 Toward A Box of Cards!
We have another writing contest! As with the last one, the winner will receive $100 toward a box of cards on CardsbytheBox.com. The top 5 articles will be submitted to Tuff Stuff for consideration. The best article will be published in Tuff Stuff magazine and the author will get 5,000 Card Cash and a 1-year subscription to Tuff Stuff magazine. Articles must be a minimum of 500 words for this contest and 700 to be considered for Tuff Stuff.
To enter, you must write an article about one of the following topics:
- What is your favorite player and in your opinion his/her best 5 cards?
- How did you get into collecting? - Tell us about your humble beginnings as a collector
- Your childhood memories about the hobby – Did you use to trade cards at recess? Was your best Christmas present a case of cards?
- What do you like the most about collecting? – Is it the people you’ve met online, the challenge of completing sets or the chase for that untouchable white whale?
- Show and Tell about your most prized personal collection item – You look at it every day, you love it, tell us why, when you got it and how etc…
- Tell us about a card which is valuable to you for reasons other than monetary – Does it depict someone you know? Or perhaps someone who has had an influence on your life?
- Your favorite card and why you like it so much – Don’t leave anything out though; when was it made? Which company produced it? When did you acquire it? What is its print run? Etc…
- Your best experience in the hobby – Did you receive any unexpected gift in the post? Did you ever get to meet your favorite athlete and get their autograph? Did you attend a card show that was special to you?
RULES
1. Simply write any articles about the eight topics mentioned above
2. Your article must have a minimum of 500 words (700 to be considered for Tuff Stuff)
3. Grand prize winner will receive $100 toward a box on Cardsbythebox.com.
4. All qualified entries will receive 100 CC for their work (unless the article is poorly written and obviously not spell checked)
5. All submissions must be spell checked and posted as a new thread in the article submission forum: https://www.sportscardforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=446 . In the thread title include your article title and the words CONTEST ENTRY.
Example: The Best Meeting Ever – CONTEST ENTRY
6. The deadline to submit your article is on the 30st September 2010 at 5.00 PM EST.
7. Open to ALL members to include SCF Staff (except for the Editor-in-Chief and the site owner)
8. You can write as many articles as you wish!
ELIGIBILITY AND ARTICLE REQUIREMENTS
1. You must be a member in good standing to enter (No unexpired infractions worth 5 points or more)
2. The article must be your own original work - using something written by someone else will result in disqualification
3. The article you use must be brand new - you cannot use an article which you previously submitted for the articles site
4. Add pictures to your article - it helps getting your message across
5. If your article is 700-800 words, it could be chosen as part of our monthly submission to Tuff Stuff Sports Collector Monthly who choose one of our articles each month to publish.
FURTHER DETAILS
1. Each article will be edited and posted on the SCF articles website. They will become SCF’s property.
2. The best articles received will be featured in the upcoming edition of Collectors’ Corner, SCF online magazine.
3. The best article will be chosen by the Editor-in-Chief
That's it, good luck to everyone and I really look forward to reading all the entries!
If you have any questions, please feel free to post them here!
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09-03-2010, 01:41 AM #2
Submissions so far:
The Valuable Card That Isn't
My Memorabilia Collection
The Card I Love
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09-04-2010, 03:06 PM #3
Latest article:
The Hobby
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09-05-2010, 01:05 AM #4
Thanks for the wonderful contest James!
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09-05-2010, 01:13 AM #5
Do i have 700 words yet???
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09-06-2010, 04:07 PM #6
You have 645, so you are eligible for the box prize but not Tuff Stuff. However, you can add some more if you like - just let me know what you want to add via PM and I can update your article post with it.
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09-06-2010, 04:27 PM #7
I added more words in the storie can you help me update it?
Thanks!
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09-06-2010, 04:40 PM #8
HCC1817 - Sure, I'll take a look at it if you updated it in the articles forum. If you updated it on your computer, then you can just PM the additions to me and I'll add them from there. Either way, it's fine.
Latest additions:
My Brother and I
My Favourite Card
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09-06-2010, 04:50 PM #9
Give me a little bit to work on an essay
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09-13-2010, 01:09 AM #10
Latest entry:
Meeting 'Captain Canuck'!
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