So you want to be a writer… Send us your joke, anecdote or story, and if we publish it in the magazine we’ll pay as follows:

My Story R500

Personal stories beyond the call of daily life. They must be true, unpublished, original and 800-1000 words in length.

Email your story to: mystory@readersdigest.co.za

Kindness of Strangers Up to R300

Inspiring acts of unexpected kindness and generosity: tell us how one made your day – or changed your life. 100-500 words.

Email your story to: kindness@readersdigest.co.za

Anecdotes and Jokes Up to R300

What made you laugh today? A crazy pet? A child’s comment? A colleague’s blunder? Send in your real-life gem for Life!, Work, Smart Animals or As Kids See It, or for use as a short filler. Got a new joke? Send it in for Laugh! It’s the Best Medicine.

For Smart Animals email: smartanimals@readersdigest.co.za

For jokes, anecdotes, and everything else email: editor@readersdigest.co.za

Is it Just Me? Up to R250

Can you be witty about the trials and mysteries of modern life? Get it off your chest in 500 words.

Send your submissions to: isitjustme@readersdigest.co.za

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Send your letters or comments about the magazine to editor@readersdigest.co.za

Conditions: Include your name, address and phone number. All submissions become our property on payment and publication in the magazine. We reserve the right to edit and publish submissions online without payment, but will pay for any subsequently used in the magazine. We cannot return or acknowledge material not accepted for publication.