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True Stories
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Fray.com
Fray is the web's original personal storytelling site, sharing true stories online and off for over a decade. Now we've evolved into a printed book series, each contains a variety of stories, articles, and interviews on a central theme, and all accompanied by superb original art.

At its core, Fray is about true stories. It's about proving that extraordinary things happen to ordinary people. It's about finding that common thread that connects us all together. And it's an invitation and a dare to get involved: What's your story?

With support from

Blurb.com
Blurb is a company and a community that believes passionately in the power of books: making, reading, sharing, and selling them. For anyone with a story to tell – whether that be through photographs, words, illustrations, or some combination of those things – Blurb gives you the tools to put your best work into a real book.
Stephen Toblowsky's Birthday Party
Famous character actor Stephen Tobolowsky (Groundhog Day, Deadwood, Heroes) entertains the guests at his birthday party with stories from his life on screen and off. A darling of the festival circuit, this film has delighted audiences worldwide. Stephen Tobolowsky (google him already, you'll know who he is) is a master storyteller, whose stories you will never forget.

 This challenge has ended
Our friends at Fray Quarterly along with Blurb and the folks behind the documentary Stephen Toblowsky's Birthday Party have teamed up with Threadless to provide this design challenge! Your challenge is to design a tee inspired by True Stories… but that's not all. Because your sweet design could be chosen as the cover of Fray's next volume of tales themed "sex and death," that becomes part of the challenge! Incorporate true stories of sex and death into an amazing piece of art. We know your stories and experiences are there so give this challenge a go!

The chosen design


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  • Chosen design to be featured on the cover of Fray #3: Sex And Death.
  • A Full Kringle subscription to Fray quarterly (The Full Kringle gets one Friend of Fray subscription for you, and two basic subscriptions for you to give to friends. That's 3 issues, 4 times a year, plus goodies and free events for you!)
  • $150 in Blurb scrip, redeemable for professional, polished, bookstore-quality books created by YOU!
  • Autographed Stephen Toblowsky's Birthday Party DVD, personalized by Stephen himself!
  • Stephen will record the outgoing message on your voicemail!
  • Autographed Stephen Toblowsky's Birthday Party poster
  • $500 Threadless Gift Certificate (can be redeemed for $200 cash)
  • $2,000 in cash


Loves Things To Note
The purpose of the submissions relating to this promotion is to create a stand-alone design inspired by the challenge, not a brand tee. Your design should not have brand names or logos on it.
Loves Promotion Guidelines
  • The design(s) to be printed will be chosen by the Judges within 45 days after the submission close date.
  • Use the submission form by selecting Participate -> Submit Ideas from the menu or click the button below to submit.
  • All submissions will also be eligible to be printed as a regular Threadless tee.
  • The submission must not be a design that has already been submitted to Threadless.
  • You may only submit up to three designs during the duration of the promotion.
Loves Who Are The Judges
The selected design(s) will be chosen by a panel of Judges including Threadless staff and a representative from the promotion sponsor(s).