NBS giving out P266,000 in prizes to winning essayists

The Philippine STAR and National Book Store invite readers once again to share with us their favorite books for Year 2 of My Favorite Book Contest.

The Lifestyle Section is accepting unpublished essays telling us why you love your favorite book, how it enriched your life and how it moved you. Sending in just the summary of the book will not merit the judges’ attention.

Include your name, age, address, telephone number, school or office of employment and two paragraphs of information about yourself. Also send a picture of yourself not smaller than a passport-size photo. Entries that fail to meet these requirements will automatically be disqualified.

Send entries typewritten, double spaced, on plain letter-sized paper. They should not be more than four pages long (5,000 characters or 1,000 words).

The contest runs from January to December 2003. Winners can only win once for the weekly contest. Succeeding entries of a previous winner will no longer be considered. Weekly winners will receive P3,000 worth of gift certificates from National Book Store and their entries will be published in the Sunday Life section. The grand prizes will be 50 percent in cash and 50 percent in gift certificates – P50,000 for the first prize, P30,000 for second, and P20,000 for third. There will be five consolation prizes worth P2,000 in gift certificates.

All entries will be the property of National Book Store, which reserves the right to publish the essays. Employees of NBS, STAR and their advertising and PR agencies are disqualified from joining the contest.

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Snail mail your entry to:

My Favorite Book Contest

Lifestyle Section, The Philippine STAR

13th corner Railroad St. Port Area, Manila

Or drop your entry at any National Book Store branch around the country. Inquire at the customer service desk.