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Shirley Temple Essay Contest - Ends:JUNE 30, 2008 « Thread Started on Jun 3, 2007, 8:18pm »
The 2007-2008 Shirley Temple essay contest has begun! SCROLL DOWN to view the rules.
Once you have read through the rules CAREFULLY...then...you can submit your essay one of two ways:
1.Email it directly to me at:
OR
2. You can submit your essay DIRECTLY onto this forum
**Please note:
these forums are public, so do NOT put up your last name, telephone number, address, or email address on the public forum. I can get your email address through the forum, and will contact you directly through this forum. For identification, only put your first name and last initial, and your age...GOOD LUCK!!
Grand Prize: 1972 16" vinyl Shirley Temple Doll with Original dress
Deadline: 6/30/2008 (Results will be posted ~August 2008)
Requirements: Must be under 25 years of age, OR never have had the funds to afford a Shirley Temple doll (please be honest on this!).
Please be sure to carefully read all the rules so that your essay can be included for this contest.
Rules: I have always been thrilled with the responses that I have gotten from my contests, but lately, people seem to be copying the previous winners essays instead of coming up with their own unique essays. Because the contest is for a very valuable prize (worth around $100), I am going to set some more specific rules for the contest this year.
1. The main purpose of this contest is to find out why Shirley is so special to you, this could be a story about Shirley, or a personal account about what her movies have meant to you. Perhaps what it means to you when you are sad to see one of her movies. But it has to be unique, the more original the better. Do not do the same format as previous years. Don't just say that she was cute, there's a lot more to Shirley Temple then just cute. It might help to read her autobiography, Child Star or Anne Edwards' biography before you write the essay so that you can find out more about her.
2. The essay has to be at least 400 words, in the last few years I have gotten a number of very short essays that were probably written in about 10 minutes or so, I need these essays to be ones that you really worked on. I will not accept essays that are shorter than 400 words. Once again, because the doll that you will be winning is worth a lot of money, I want to be sure that you are putting a lot of your time into writing your essay. Don't just enter when you see the contest, think about what you want to say, come up with an outline for your essay, and then go from there. If you have any problems or questions, I'd be happy to help. I got my first Shirley Temple doll when I was 13 years old, and had to baby sit for 6 months to pay it off, this contest is to receive a prize that is very valuable, treat it like that, and you will create a great essay.
3. You must enter this contest for yourself. YOU must want the doll. If your grandma has always dreamed of having a Shirley Temple doll, but could not afford it, then tell her about the contest, have her enter the contest and write an essay herself. If you think your small daughter may want the doll, do not enter for her, wait for her to grow up some and make her own decision. If you do not want the doll for yourself, please do not enter, essays that are written for others will not be excepted.
4. I will also accept drawings, songs, and/or poems IN ADDITION to the essays, but not as a substitute for the essays.
5. If enough essays do not meet to these specifications, I reserve the right to extend the contest until I feel that I have gotten enough essays that follow the rules. If this does not happen, then I reserve the right to cancel the contest. Also, if you change email addresses, you NEED to email me your new email address so that I will have a way of contacting you if you win.
Ok, that's it...thanks for reading through all this, now comes the fun part! Take some time, and write a great essay, the above instructions should help you, good luck!
I want to talk to some shirley temple fans on msn, so if you want to talk about her movies, collectables and anything else, add me at ian905@hotmail.com
Re: Shirley Temple Essay Contest - Ends:JUNE 30, « Reply #3 on Mar 9, 2008, 4:25pm »
The rules state that the person writing the essay must be the one who wants the doll. It also says you have to be under 25. A suggestion given was that if you knew your grandmother wanted the doll, tell her about the contest and let her write. So, I am confused. There are very few grandmothers under 25. Is there a mistake somewhere or am I just missing something?
Re: Shirley Temple Essay Contest - Ends:JUNE 30, « Reply #5 on Jun 17, 2008, 10:26am »
I emailed my essay to you. I spent quite a bit of time on it and it was very heartfelt but I do not have a program to do the word count so I do not know if I have 400 words.
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Re: Shirley Temple Essay Contest - Ends:JUNE 30, « Reply #7 on Jun 20, 2008, 10:42pm »
If a grandma wants to enter the contest, she can - I limit it to people under 25, OR someone who is unable to afford a Shirley Temple doll at this time, thanks!
My name is Laura, and I am a teenager from Australia. It has taken me a few days to establish how to post a message here, but I just wanted to say that I love the site, as a HUGE Shirley fan I think that it is fantastic!! Also, I had great fun writting my essay for the contest!! Out of curiosity, I was wondering how many entries you received?
On another note, I emailed my entry to you, did you recieve it? Was it okay that it was over the recomended minimum amount of words?
Thank you for the great site! Keep up the great work!
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