We are looking for previously unpublished, first person essays, memoirs, or creative non-fiction. Essays can be on any topic. Open to any writer, any age, anywhere.

First Prize: $1000
Second Prize: $500
Third Prize: $250

Entry fee: $17 (save $2 by becoming a fan on Facebook – (look up Memoirs Ink)

Max 1500 words.

Deadline: Postmark by February 16, 2009. Late deadline February 28, 2008 (extra $5).

Winners announced and published April 30, 2009 at Memoirsink.com

Please visit our website for full guidelines: www.memoirsink.com/contests