Welcome to My Story

My Story was a competition for ordinary people with EXTRAordinary true stories. The competition has now closed.

• Welcome

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  Competition closed!

  The My Story competition is now closed.

  If your story has been shortlisted you will be contacted on the phone number you gave when submitting your entry. Contact will be made by the end of February 2010. If you haven't heard by that point, please assume that your story has not been shortlisted.

• Roadshows

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  My Story Roadshows

  The My Story Roadshow visited six cities across the UK in September and October 2009.

  Watch the video for a taste of what we got up to.

• Inspiring Videos

  Boxing Days - Ray Winstone's days as a young boxer shaped his personality and prepared him for Hollywood.

• The Panel of Judges

  Judging the competition

  The judging process is now fully underway. In the middle of February a shortlist of people will be invited to London to meet the panel of judges who will select the five winning stories.

  The panel is chaired by Kate Mosse, author of the best-selling book "Labyrinth" and co-founder of the Orange Prize for Literature. Also on the panel is the award-winning writer and broadcaster Fergal Keane, and novelist Jenny Colgan.

Featured theme - Discovery

Browse stories by theme

• Achievement [793]

  Accomplishing goals, against the odds.

• Adventure [404]

  Amazing exploits across the world and closer to home.

• Bravery [147]

  Heroic acts of courage, overcoming fear and danger.

• Celebration [164]

  Heart warming, happy times.

• Charity [55]

  Acts of kindness, amazing money raising feats.

• Discovery [475]

  Finding new places and ideas.

• Family & friends [672]

  Human relationships, close friends and relatives.

• Humour [328]

  Amusing, funny tales of japes and high jinks.

• Romance [155]

  Affection, first love and relationships.

• Sadness [316]

  Sorrow, sadness and disappointment.

• Survival [956]

  Surviving disaster and life threatening situations.

• The outdoors [58]

  The sublime and picturesque wilds and countryside.

• Tragedy [279]

  Loss, pain, suffering and regret.