MECHANICS

The contest is open to all writers, except employees of the Philippines FREE PRESS Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, San Miguel Corporation, Yuchengco Group of Companies, Banco Filipino, Philcomsat Holdings Corporation, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company and their immediate relatives.

To qualify, entries must be published in the literary section of the Philippines FREE PRESS from January to December 2007. If an entry wins an award during the contest's coverage period, it is automatically disqualified. If a work is discovered to be plagiarized, or has been previously published, it is also disqualified.

SUBMISSIONS

Original and unpublished short story, essay and poetry submissions can be sent through surface mail with a self-addressed stamped envelope addressed to:

Submissions may also be sent through e-mail as Microsoft Word or rich text format attachments to:

freepress@itextron.com or freemanila2002@yahoo.com

Due to the number of submissions received each week, please allow a reading period of three months. Until then, do not submit new material. Multiple submissions are not allowed. All submissions should be accompanied by a cover letter. All short story and essay manuscripts should be typewritten or computer-typed using a standard 12-point font, double-spaced on clear letter sized paper with one-inch margins on all sides. For poetry submissions, please submit only a maximum of five poems. Due to space restrictions, a single poem must not exceed three pages of single-spaced length.

Rejected submissions sent by e-mail without a self-addressed stamped envelope will not be returned nor kept. Telephone inquiries will not be entertained. Writer's fees may be claimed one month after the publication date of work.

Please call the FREE PRESS business office a week in advance for check preparations; the phone numbers are: 844-2251 and 844-2275., Contact Norie Moldez or Annie Diaz.