Guideposts Sweet 16 Scholarship Contest

(This news courtesy of WV Writers Secretary Rhonda White)

You love the true stories in Sweet 16 — true stories by real teen girls just like you. Now here’s your chance to write your own . . . and score a sweet chunk of change for your college fund! (Prizes range from $500 to $16,000.)

What should you write about? Well . . . pretty much anything! Relationships. Family. Friends. A tough time or a scary situation that you made it through. Basically, any experience that affected you deeply or changed your life for the better. (Your story should be first-person — from your point of view — and not more than 1,600 words. No fiction or poetry, please!)

The deadline for entries is November 1, 2006.

So…what are you waiting for? Send us your story today!

Please review the Official Rules for this contest, then mail your story to:

Sweet 16 Magazine Scholarship Contest
16 East 34th St.
New York, NY 10016

or e-mail your story to:
scholarship@sweet16mag.com

Please see the Guideposts site for official rules.