essay contest

Thought I would pass this along to you good writers out there, you. Who doesn't love Peanuts? Huh? Huh? And since my birthday is a couple of days before Halloween, it has become my favorite holiday and I'm promoting it.

"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" 40th Anniversary Essay Contest

How to Enter:

Submit an essay of no less than 500 words and no more than 600 words about your "Worst Halloween Ever." The following information MUST be included along with the essay: name and address of entrant; date of birth; entrant's e-mail address (if available); and where (name of newspaper or website) entrant learned of contest. You must be 13 years or older to enter. Submit your essay via email to greatpumpkin@unitedmedia.com or mail your essay with stapled cover sheet to:

"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" 40th Anniversary Essay Contest
United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
200 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10016

Of course, the best of the "Worst" deserve to be rewarded-and we've got fantastic prizes: cool Peanuts merchandise, plus a Grand Prize of an all-expenses-paid trip for two to the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, California!

Your submissions must be received by United Feature Syndicate no later than July 21, 2006.

Judges include members of the Schulz family, the original voice of Charlie Brown, Peter Robbins, the special's Executive Producer, Lee Mendelson, and Director and Producer Bill Melendez.

Ten finalists will be chosen before August 31, 2006, and the Grand Prize Winner will be announced in time for the ABC Network airing of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" this October!

Click here for full contest rules and regulations.