ANGEL HORSES WITH A MISSION True Story Contest Rules:       

The Angel Animals Network (AAN) is accepting story submissions about horses who demonstrates what it means and how fulfilling it is to have a life’s purpose and/or a horse who performs some time of physical, emotional, or spiritual services for you or others.

Stories must be original, based on real horses, people, and events. Preference will be given to emotionally evocative and well-written creative nonfiction stories. Please, do not submit journalistic articles, profiles, testimonials, essays, or fiction for this contest.

Story submissions must be 2,000 words or less in English.  They should be typed or legibly handwritten. Each story submission must be accompanied with an Angel Animals Network official entry form (below), completed by the contestant submitting the story.

Contest story submissions will not be returned. Please do not include photographs. You may include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for announcement of winners or view the list of 1st place and 2nd place winners on the Angel Animals Network Website. You can also subscribe to the free weekly, online Angel Animals Story of the Week Newsletter and look for winners to be announced there.

To be eligible, contest entries must be postmarked no later than October 15, 2008.  

If stories are selected as winners of the 2008 ANGEL HORSES WITH A MISSION True Story Contest and later found to contain distortions or falsehoods, the AAN is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate entry or story information.

Entry Fee:

There is no entry fee to submit a story for the contest.

Number of Entries:

Each individual is limited to submit three separate entries.

Eligibility:

Employees/volunteers and the immediate family (spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, daughter or son, regardless of where they live) or members of the same households (whether related or not) of such employees/volunteers are not eligible.  There are no citizen status or resident country restrictions for contestants.

Judging:

Judging the stories for this contest will be based on the exceptional nature of the horse who demonstrates what it means and how fulfilling it is to have a life’s purpose including a horse or horses who performs some time of physical, emotional, or spiritual services for you or others. Preference will go to verifiable experience(s). A panel of five judges, who are known for their service to animals, will select the finalists.

All Angel Animals Network ANGEL HORSES WITH A MISSION contest decisions are final.

Prizes:

Grand Prize

One grand prize of $250 will be awarded to the first-place winning contestant. The winning ANGEL HORSES WITH A MISSION story will also considered for possible publication in Angel Horses with a Mission by Allen and Linda Anderson to be published by New World Library in the Fall of 2009.

2nd Place Prize

A second place prize of $25.00 will be awarded to 5 contestants.  The 2nd place winners' stories will also considered for possible publication in Angel Horses with a Mission by Allen and Linda Anderson to be published by New World Library in the Fall of 2009.

Honorable Mentions

There will be 10 entries will be choosen as Honorable Mentions.  The stories in this category will also considered for possible publication in Angel Horses with a Mission by Allen and Linda Anderson to be published by New World Library in the Fall of 2009.