Write about your icon and get a chance to win
Oh, yes! It’s another writing contest, and unlike the first one which requires traveling experience, I can join this one… AND SO CAN YOU!
So here’s the detail of this writing contest…
We all have our personal icons. People who have a special influence on us, people who inspired us, awakened us, shook us… in short, had a big impact in our lives.
This is the chance to let them (just in case they don’t know it yet), and world, know how they have made a difference in our life.
In the writing contest dubbed, “My Icon, My Hero” by the Philippine Star, contestants need to write about their personal hero — he/she could be a famous and distinguished achiever, he/she may be young or old, rich or poor, he could even be an unknown, unsung hero like your next door neighbor who you try to emulate… the only requirement is that, your hero must be Filipino.
Write about your hero, in the most creative way you can, sharing to the world how he or she made an impact in your life. Needless to say, the best written story would win, and one of the prizes include being one of Philippine Star’s contributing writer.
Now, that is really getting me excited.
But before I get carried away, here are more details of this writing contest:
HOW TO JOIN:
1. Write your article on your icon or hero in approximately 1,200 words. We accept only original, unpublished works. You may submit as many entries as you wish. But you may win only once.
2. Enclose your passport-size photo, a short biodata, with your address and contact number.
3.E-mail these to philstar_ lifestyleawards@yahoo.com. Or send a CD with printout to The Philippine Star Lifestyle Journalism Awards 2010, The Philippine Star, Roberto Oca St. corner Railroad St., Port Area, Manila.
4. Submit your entries on or before April 17, 2010. The 10 winners will be announced in June and will receive their prizes in a venue to be announced later. The winning entries will be published in The Philippine Star.
It’s great to know that we are not limited to a single, because I do have too many personal icons I want to write about.
By the way, at stake at this contest are:
A total of P204,900 worth of prizes for each of the 10 winners. That’s a P50,000 writing contract from The Philippine Star, P50,000 in cash from HSBC, P50,000 in gift certificates from Stores Specialists, Inc. Debenhams and Marks & Spencer, and a 37-inch LCD TV set from Samsung worth P54,900.
Now, I got work and write about my icon… my hero.
Tags: cash prizes, contributing writer, dream, gift certificates, hero, Icon, LCD TV, money, Philippine Star, tribute, trivia, writing contest
Wow, that’s an awful lot of money. At least for me.
Kaso wala akong hero, paano un? Ahehehe. Sana manalo ka, Roy. Here’s rooting for your entry. 
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Roy Reply:
March 15th, 2010 at 7:55 am
hahaha! come on Jan, you have at least one person who had an impact on you.
too bad, this won’t be decided by a vote, I could have been assured by yours
.-= Roy´s last blog ..Trees =-.
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Go for it, Roy. Good luck. You can do it.
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Roy Reply:
March 15th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
ba’t kayo ganyan? ayaw n’yo sumali?
there’s plenty of prizes to go around (naks! parang sigurado haha….)
I really hope I can join this one
.-= Roy´s last blog ..How do you keep happy employees? =-.
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join??….what’s there for us to lose anyway? i’m in!!, or at least i hope i get in…lol!
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Roy Reply:
March 16th, 2010 at 1:03 am
that’s the spirit!
you’re right ajchtar, there’s nothing to lose
.-= Roy´s last blog ..Trees =-.
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sana aapat or lilima ang mananalo..para mapatunayan ko naman sa iol ko na she woke me up.
hehehe sure masali sa top 5?
cenxa n.
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Roy Reply:
March 26th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
hehe… libreng mangarap kairo…
at saka, sumali ka na rin lang, planuhin mo nang manalo, di ba
.-= Roy´s last blog ..If you tweet, you might as well earn from it =-.
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sef Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 1:06 am
may age limit ba yung contest?
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I would love to try my luck here, he he he…
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I admire my mother for her perseverance and untainted love for us. For me she is my hero.
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Hi there!
Just wondering if you have any update on this contest, like when in June that the Philippine Star will announce the shortlist and winners?
The long wait is killing me!
Thankslots!
>Gracie (- -,. )
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Roy Reply:
June 3rd, 2010 at 9:35 am
Hello,
Well, it’s already June. I guess they’ll publish it soon.
good luck!
.-= Roy´s last blog ..“Please come back to me” =-.
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Gracie Dar Santos Reply:
June 8th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Hi again
Yeah, second week and no word. Good luck to you, too. Hope we win
Gracie
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Nailathala na ba ang mga nagwagi?
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Mary Reply:
July 1st, 2010 at 8:20 am
Dyou know the results of the icon hero contest? it’s overdue, July na !
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did they bring the list out?
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I ask my friend to call their landline. Sabi nila June 30 pero ng bumili ako ng newspaper wala naman yung results.
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Roy Reply:
July 2nd, 2010 at 2:48 am
I emailed them last night, hopefully I’ll get response soon
.-= Roy´s last blog ..“Please come back to me” =-.
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Roy Reply:
July 4th, 2010 at 2:03 am
this was their reply to me…
Please contact the STAR’s Lifestyle section for your query: 5277901 loc 119. Thank you!
I guess, that’s all I can help for now
.-= Roy´s last blog ..“Please come back to me” =-.
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have anyone called already?
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hey i also joined this contest but haven’t heard any feedback..sayang naman!
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