Your Hero Story

*The guidelines for submitting your hero** story are simple:

----Email your hero story and photographs to the webmaster. Please, no snail mail.

----Your story should be 2,000 words or less.

----Your submission should be engaging and tell an interesting story about your favorite hero (current or former Siouxlander, still alive or passed on). The story may be happy or sad, but its overall message must be positive. Political viewpoints have their place, but this website chooses to focus on individual heroes and their heroic deeds, not their politics.

----Your story may focus on any kind of hero, not just war heroes.

----In addition, add a short author's bio about yourself, about 100 words.

----In your submission, please include your contact information (name, address, telephone number, and, if applicable, your website URL--don't worry; we won't post your contact information, nor will we ever sell your information to a third party).

----You may attach up to three .jpeg photographs, 5x7 (or less), ready for posting. All photographs must present their hero and other subjects in a neutral or positive light. Before submitting photos, ask permission from the photographer and the hero (if still alive) in the photograph.

----Your story should be pasted into the body of the email and the photographs attached to your message.

----Eligibility: Authors need not be associated with Sioux City or Siouxland. However, your hero should be a current or former Siouxland resident.

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Why are we offering to post your hero story, no strings attached? Quite frankly, we're a young start-up company, and your hero stories will help our website grow into a world-class community portal that features the best of Siouxland businesses, resources, and everyday folks. As a native of Sioux City, the webmaster, who graduated from St. Boniface and Bishop Heelan High School, has fond memories of her childhood in Sioux City and would to read the stories of others who love Sioux City and its heroes.

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*We reserve the right to refuse submissions for the following reasons: story is too long, does not focus on a current or fomer Siouxland hero, and does not offer a positive message. In addition, we will not accept stories that denigrate and/or defame other people. In addition, stories that contains hate speech, pornography, and/or vulgar language will not be accepted.

**If you submit a war hero story, you also grant us the permission to post it on ItsJUSTwar.com, a non-profit website.