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Official Contest Rules:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

This on-line Contest commences on June 9, 2007 and ends on August 31, 2007. Entries received before June 9, 2007 are
ineligible to win.

Entries must contain the correct answers to all of the questions or parts of questions, as well as your full name, address
and e-mail address (if you have one), and be submitted online via the online Contest form on or before the entry deadline:
11:59 P.M., Pacific Time, on August 31, 2007. Entries received after August 31, 2007 are ineligible to win.

Entering the contest signifies your agreement to abide by the "official contest rules" and grants permission to list your
name as our winner as well as your city and state, and to post your story on the website. The winner will be notified by
e-mail, and his or her mailing address will be used solely for the purpose of delivering the Prize. Odds of winning depend
upon the number of eligible entries received.

LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON OR EMAIL ADDRESS PLEASE. Multiple entries from the same person or email address are
void. Not responsible for entries that are late, misdirected, lost, garbled, or unintelligible, including those due to computer or
network malfunction or congestion and any such entries are ineligible.

Winners will be chosen from all eligible entries. Prizes will be awarded based on the determination of and at the discretion
of the contest judge or judges for stories that place first, second and third in the contest. All prize winning stories (edited at
the website owner's discretion) will be posted on this website. Other entries may be posted at the discretion of the website
owner.

There will only be one (1) 1st prize winner, one (1) 2nd prize winner, and one (1) 3rd prize winner. No transfer or substitution
of prizes will be permitted.

This online contest is only open to residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older. Contest is void where
otherwise restricted or prohibited. All federal and local taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the prize winners.

                          Writers Are Often Advised To Write What They Know.
                      So I ask the question: Is There Truth in Fiction?
                                       (See Contest Question Below)

A Request For Closure is a fictional tale about three friends who came of age during
the era of the 70s. Although readers will choose Arianna, Jazmin or Paige as their
favorite, one or more of their stories has its basis in truth.

One of the main character's (Jazmin, Paige, or Arianna) story is mostly true
(85%-90%). One of the main character's (Jazmin, Paige,or Arianna) story is half
true (45%-50%).   And one of the main character's (Jazmin, Paige, or Arianna) story
is a total work of fiction (100%).

Contest Question:
On the entry form below for EACH of the main characters (Arianna, Jazmin, and
Paige), please identify if their story is mostly true, half true, or a total work of fiction,
and include at least two specific examples from the book to help explain the reason(s)
why you feel this way.

Sample of a partial entry: I believe Paige's story is mostly true because in the book it
says ?? and ?? happened and I know someone just like Paige so these are things I
believe could have happened to a real person.

* The winning entries must include answers for all three main characters named above.