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Otago Witness, Issue 2302, 14 April 1898, Page 17

J3RIZE TALE COMPETITION. OTAGO DAILY TIMES AND WITNESS CHRISTMAS ANNUAL, 1898. The Proprietors of the Otago Daily Times and Witness beg to announce that one of the features of their Christmas Annual for 1898 will be A SERIES OF TEN SPECIALLY - WRITTEN SHORT TALES. These tales will be profusely illustrated, and as the O.D.T. and W. Annua will be printed on specially imported paper similar to that used for their last Christmas Annual, it is confidently anticipated that in the Illustration of the Tales a highly appreciated feature of the issue will be the result. THE PHIZE TALE COMPETITION will extend from April 1 to June 30, and PRIZES TO THE VALUE OF £27 will be offered aa below : — First Prize . n ,* ,a <£5 0 Q Second Prize ,If, %. J 'ilO 0 Third Prize... & f§ I jl il 0 Fourth Prize M W J| 310 0 Fifth Prize.. » M ff 1?| 30 0 Sixth Piize,.. Aj& m. ||. 2 10 0 Seventh Prize $fc §£ H|. 2 0 0 Eighth Prize $ §j. 110 0 Ninth Prize $. t& ,■?. 10 0 Tenth Prize fa $ L 010 0 And the proprietors reserve to themselves thu right to use any other tale in the competition at the same rate of remuneration as the lOta prize. CONDITIONS OF THE PRIZE TALE COMPETITION. No tale to exceed 3000 words in length. While Colonial subjects will have the preference, the plot need not necessarily have a Colonial foundation. Each tale to be accompanied by a speciallywritten description of the chief characters or the chief incident, which will be placed by the publishers in the hands of a competent artist to be sketched for reproduction as a half-tone engraving. As an alternative to this a sketch of the character or incident would be acceptable. The judging will be placed in the hands of a thoroughly competent and independent authority, and the announcement of the awards will, if possible, be made a month after the close of the competition. All MS. to have a norn rite vlume attached, and to be accompanied by a sealed envelope addressed to the Editor of the Otago Witness, containing tha writer's name and address, the name of tie tale, and the norn tie plume attached to the MS. ThU envelope will remain unopened until the receijrt of the awards from the judge. All tales to be originial, and the bona fids Wo^ - of the writer. , MS. to be in the Editor's hands not later thai [ THURSDAY* 30tU J. yN& 1$& i •