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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Oct. 2, 1909. 
$505 Cash ii\ Prizes 
for 
Narratives of Outdoor Life 
F OREST AND STREAM wants true and interesting accounts of the 
experiences of real outdoor men in the big woods, with gun and dog 
in upland covers, in yacht or canoe cruising or racing, in the battle 
with gamy fish, in rough life in inaccessible places. It wants stories that 
conform to the Forest and Stream standard, that ring true—the experi¬ 
ence of yourself or of your friends. 
A year ago we offered a series of cash prizes for true stories of sport 
and adventure. The results are familiar to each one of our readers. No 
one has read the splendid series of prize stories without a longing for the 
next in order. We want more material of the same sort. 
$150 for the best narrative of outdoor life, not less than 25,000 words. 
$100 for the next best narrative, not less than 20,000 words. 
$50 each for two best 15,000 word stories. 
$25 each for two best 10,000 word stories. 
$15 each for seven best short narratives of Hunting, Shooting, Yachting, 
Mountain Climbing, Fishing, Camping, Canoeing or Exploration. 
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W E reserve the right to reject any or all manuscript submitted. Stories 
for which prizes are awarded become the property of the publishers, 
and will be printed in Forest and Stream. We also reserve the 
right to purchase such manuscripts as appear worthy of publication but do 
not win prizes. 
Manuscript should be plainly written on one side of the paper only, and 
addressed “Prize Contest, Forest and Stream.” Photographs illustrative 
of the article will be given due consideration in awarding the prizes, but no 
otherwise inferior manuscript will be awarded a prize because of the quality 
of accompanying photographs. 
Manuscript to be considered must be in our hands before January 
first, 1910. 
Thi$ /Vr your Chance . 
Do you Hunt, Shoot, Fish, Sail or Cruise, Get Close to Nature? Have 
you had experiences of the kind you like to read in Forest and Stream, 
the kind that all good Forest and Stream people love, because they depict 
the kind of life they know and enjoy. 
This is your chance to use glowing memories of days and nights in the 
open to advantage. We always want more narratives of the right kind. 
We may want yours, even if we cannot award it a prize. Do not think 
because you are not a trained writer that you have no chance. If it is what 
we in the office call “Forest and Stream Stuff,” we want it. 
