CONTEST: Four Days Left to Write Your Six-Word Philly Memoir!
Win a copy of SMITH Magazine’s Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure and a one-year subscription to Philadelphia magazine in phillymag.com’s Six-Word Memoir Contest!
To get into the spirit of two upcoming readings by Larry Smith, founder of storytelling website SMITHmag.net and editor of Not Quite What I Was Planning, phillymag.com is looking for the story of your life in Philly — in exactly six words. (Need some inspiration? See SMITHmag’s latest featured submissions.)
We’ll choose ten finalists based on creativity and Philadelphia flavor, then give the list to Larry Smith, who will select three winners and announce them on May 16th at the Rittenhouse Square Barnes & Noble.
The contest runs through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 11th — ENTER TODAY!







