My Favorite Book 2012 contest rules

National Book Store, The Philippine STAR and Globe are now receiving entries for 2012Õs essay writing contest in the Sunday Lifestyle section.

My Favorite Book contest invites readers to write about their favorite book/s or author/s and why they have touched their lives. Books can be Þction or nonÞction. Make us laugh, make us cry, or just touch us, as your favorite books have touched you.

Submit a printout of your unpublished essay, typed, double-spaced and not more than Þve pages long (1,100 words) and a CD containing the word Þle. Write your name, age, address, contact numbers and two paragraphs of background information. Also include a print of a passport-sized photo or in jpeg format (not inserted in a document Þle). Mark your CD and picture as we get many entries. Writers who do not comply with these rules will not have their entries considered.

Weekly prize is P5,000 worth of gift certiÞcates from National Book Store. The grand prizes are P50,000 for the Þrst prize, P30,000 for second prize and P20,000 for third prize (all prizes will be distributed in 50-percent cash and 50-percent gift certiÞcates). Five honorable mention winners will receive P10,000 each Ñ P5,000 worth of GCs from NBS, plus P5,000 cash from The Philippine STAR. Globe will also be giving away Globe Handyphones to the eight grand-prize winners.

Anyone can join except employees of NBS, STAR and Globe and their advertising and PR agencies. The contest runs until Dec. 31 2012. You can send your entries online to myfavoritebook2009@yahoo.com; or My Favorite Book contest, Lifestyle Section, The Philippine STAR, Roberto Oca St. corner Railroad St., Port Area, Manila.

Weekly winners may claim their prizes by calling up National Book Store marketing services department at 631-8079 or 631-8061 to 66 loc. 172.