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At Demand Media Studios, we are always looking to provide more opportunities for our community and expand the scope and depth of the content that we create. In addition to the Feature Format, we rolled out the Topic View format to offer writers more freedom and flexibility in their article approach. With 2010 coming to a close, we decided to take it a step further. 

The Demand Media Studios editorial team has hand-selected over 100 writers for the opportunity to write a $250 article of their choice for eHow.com, LIVESTRONG.COM, or Tyra Banks’ Beauty & Fashion. The topic is the writer’s choice, and there are none of the restrictions of any of our current formats. The articles will be edited by some of our best CEs, but there will be no rewrite requests or rejections. The only requirements are that the article is original (not previously published) content, non-fiction,  and is between 750 to 1,200 words. Writers will be able to pick any topic they want to write about, but it has to be a good fit for one of the three sites mentioned above. We want our writers to have fun and let their creativity take over.

In addition to the $250, we are also giving away Grand Prizes to the writers who write our favorite articles (as selected by the Demand Media Studios team in their sole discretion). Below is the prize breakdown:

•  $1,000 for best overall article
•  $700 for best LIVESTRONG.COM, eHow.com and Tyra Banks’ Beauty & Fashion article
•  $350 for the runners up for each site
•  $200 for third place for each site

The Copy Editors chosen for this project have been singled out for their great work with writers.  Editors will receive $50 for each of these articles that they edit and are eligible for prizes if one of their edited articles wins one of the top two prizes.

We’re excited to feature these articles in the upcoming weeks and months.  Congratulations to the Writers and Copy Editors chosen for this project!