Did you fall in love at Disneyland? Tell us about it


Did your love story begin on the Happiest Place on Earth?

Maybe you realized you had main emotions for a pal after standing in line collectively for Area Mountain. Or possibly the thought of lastly proposing to your boo made sense as you two ate Dole Whip one summer time afternoon on the Enchanted Tiki Room. Or it might be that Disneyland is that magical spot you and your accomplice return to repeatedly for enjoyable, journey and romantic tales as previous as time.

If any of this sounds acquainted, you’re in luck. We would like your Disneyland love story for an upcoming L.A. Affairs column. We’ll publish our favourite 900- to 1,000-word story in late April. Essay submissions have to be unique and unpublished and written by writers dwelling in Southern California. The deadline to obtain submissions is 5 p.m., Thursday, April 6. We pays $300 for the printed story.

submit an essay

Please both submit your story beneath or electronic mail submissions to laaffairs@latimes.com. Embody “L.A. Affairs: Disneyland” within the topic line. Additionally, submit essays as textual content within the physique of the e-mail (not as an attachment).

Our favourite essay shall be edited for content material, size and tone. We all know that your story is private. Subsequently, our course of will proceed to be collaborative.

Listed below are some suggestions from our beforehand printed L.A. Affairs submission tips.

• Tales should have a robust sense of place and really feel rooted in Southern California.

• Tales have to be factually appropriate, and so they have to be about your personal life. We’re not on the lookout for exaggeration, fictional or composite characters, or hyperbole for dramatic impact.

• We don’t publish columns utilizing pseudonyms or pen names.