Sell us your story

Sell us your story! Complete the form below and you could earn up to £1,000!

It's your magazine and we're interested in your lives. Love and betrayal, loss and sin. Use our on-line story form as a guide. You only need to send us a brief outline, although you can include much more if you wish.

Selling Your Story

First we would always advise you to deal directly with Take a Break. That way you receive all the money paid by us. You may still go through a feature agency, but they could end up earning much more from your story than you!

So how does this work?

All you do is fill in the form and one of our trained writers will get back to you. We will speak to you over the phone and assess your story. If it is suitable, we will agree a fee to be paid on publication. This can vary but in some circumstances can easily reach four figures. Then we will interview you in full, again probably over the phone if you prefer, and arrange to collect suitable photographs. We may even send a professional photographer to take high-quality pictures of you (and you will be able to have copies). Payment will follow four to six weeks after publication.

Why choose Take a Break?

Take a Break is not just the biggest selling true life magazine, it is the one which is most trusted by its readers. We have a reputation for plain-dealing and being fair. Our reputation means everything to us. The staff are proud to work for us and they will treat you with respect.

If a third party offers to handle your story, always ensure that you ask them to give you a FULL breakdown of ALL fees involved and importantly ask them: 'How much will YOU earn from my story?'

Your deal with Take a Break will be totally transparent. What we agree is what you get paid and as our own writers will be telling your story you are dealing direct with us.

Include as much detail as possible such as:

• Who is involved?
• How does your story begin?
• What crucial event happens next?
• How does your story end?

We look forward to hearing from you.