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Competition rules
Writing competition 2010: terms and conditions
These are the full terms and conditions for the Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook short story competition 2010. To see what you could win take a look at our competition page and don’t forget to take a moment to read last year’s wining entry for inspiration, which is published on our website with permission of the author.
Short story competition 2010 terms and conditions
1. No purchase necessary.
2. The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook short story competition is open to all ages, professions and nationalities.
3. All entries must be original unpublished prose of 2,000 words or fewer.
4. Entries must – directly or indirectly – reflect the theme ‘Unity or Union’.
5. Entries should not be extracts from longer works.
5. Writers may submit one entry only.
6. It is a requirement of the competition organisers that all entrants be registered on http://www.acblack.com/register.aspx Winners will be notified at the email address stated in their registration data. Sign-up for the writing newsletter if you want to be notified about the winner.
7. Entries must be submitted via email to competition@acblack.com with the subject heading: WAYB10 COMPETITION
Please include your email address in the file if submitting as an attachment, or in the body of the email.
8. The closing date for entries is 14 February 2010. Entries will not be accepted after that date.
9. A shortlist of entries will be published on www.writersandartists.co.uk.
10. By submitting an entry all entrants thereby grant The Bloomsbury Publishing Group the right to publish their entry on www.acblack.com and www.writersandartists.co.uk in the event of their entry being shortlisted and/or winning the competition.
11. The Bloomsbury Publishing Group cannot accept responsibility for entries which are not received or which are received after the closing date due to technical failure or for any other reason.
12. Winners agree to participate in publicity events in connection with the competition.
13. The Bloomsbury Publishing Group and the winners may enter into agreements which will grant The Bloomsbury Publishing Group the publishing, broadcasting, serial and electronic rights in the shortlisted and winning entries.
14. The Bloomsbury Publishing Group reserves the right to change the rules of this competition without notice.
15. The winner of the competition will be notified in March 2010 and the winning entry published on www.acblack.com and/or www.writersansddartists.co.uk.
16. Prizes must be taken by 31 December 2010 and are subject to availability.
17. The decision of the competition judges will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
18. Employees of The Bloomsbury Publishing Group, and members of their immediate family, are excluded from participating in the competition.
19. We may from time to time, inform you of new books and special offers that we think will be of interest.
20. The Arvon Foundation prize covers one course, which in 2009 was worth £575.
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