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 buddy after standing in line collectively for House Mountain. Or possibly the concept 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 associate return to time and again for enjoyable, journey and romantic tales as previous as time.

If any of this sounds acquainted, you’re in luck. We wish 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 Essay submissions should be authentic and unpublished and written by writers dwelling in Southern California.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 revealed story.

Easy methods to 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 can be edited for content material, size and tone. We all know that your story is private. Due to this fact, our course of will proceed to be collaborative.

Listed here are some suggestions from our beforehand revealed L.A. Affairs submission tips.

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

• Tales should be factually appropriate, they usually should be about your personal life. We’re not in search of exaggeration, fictional or composite characters, or hyperbole for dramatic impact.

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