1. You do not have to attend the conference to submit a story.

2. Stories may be told through visual displays (pictures) or poetry.

3. All entries will be considered for publication in an anthology. Storytellers whose stories are chosen for the anthology will be notified by April 30th. Once anthology selections have been made, additional entries will be destroyed.

4. Identifying-information within stories should be changed to protect personal and group privacy unless formal written permission is supplied along with the entry.

5. Storytellers who require assistance expressing their story may contact IMAGINE the Difference liaison Karen Hansen, who will link storytellers to a volunteer writing assistant. Every effort will be made to support individual storytellers to contribute. Karen can be contacted at imaginethedifference@yahoo.ca

6. Entries should be typed and double-spaced. Typing support is available for those who may need assistance, contact Karen Hansen to arrange.

7. Entries must include a cover page, listing the name, address, email address and phone number of the storyteller.

8. Storytellers are to submit their story by email and hard copy if possible. Send your entry in the body of your email to imaginethedifference@yahoo.ca
Send hard copies of your entries to: IMAGINE the Difference, Storytelling Project c/o 6059 190th Street Surrey, BC, V3S 8A4.

9. The IMAGINE the Difference Committee reserves the right to edit all entries included in the anthology.

10. No entries will be returned. If you would like receipt of your entry acknowledged, please enclose a stamped self-addressed postcard with your entry.

11. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: March 31st '05.