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Competition Rules
Closing date for receipt of postal entries: 30th June
2009
Closing date for online entries: 30th June 2009 Midnight GMT
Maximum of 5000 words for short stories (no mimimum)
Maximum of 42 lines for poems (no minimum)
Eligibility
- The Prize is open to anyone, including non-UK applicants, over 16 years.
- Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must
never have been published, self-published, published on any
website or online forum, broadcast nor winning or placed in any other competition (as at 22nd November 2009).
- Entries submitted posthumously will not be eligible.
Fees
- Entry fee is £6 per poem or £7 per story (you can send as many
entries as you like).
- Fees are payable in sterling by credit/debit card, cheque or
postal order. Cheques must be from a UK bank and should be
payable to The Bridport Prize with the sender's name and address
on the back.
- Online entries are paid as you submit, using the WorldPay
system.
- Postal entries from overseas can only be paid by credit/debit
card or in cash (notes only, NO coins) - either US dollars or Euros at the current exchange rate.
- Overseas cheques, money orders or drafts will not be
accepted.
Entry Format
- Entries must be in English, typed, single sided,
with pages numbered and securely fastened; each entry on a new
sheet
- Stories to be double spaced and a word count noted at the top of the first page, poems to be single spaced
- Entries must show no name, address or identifying marks other
than the title (Online entries should have an ID number which we will supply when you enter)
- Entries are not returned, keep a copy
- No corrections can be made after receipt, nor fees
refunded
- Please ensure that you use the correct postage.
Receipt of entry
- Enclose a stamped addressed postcard marked 'ACKNOWLEDGEMENT'
if you require acknowledgement of receipt of your postal
entry
- Online entries are confirmed by the email receipt of your
payment to WorldPay
- It is not possible to confirm receipt of entries by phone or
email
- Overseas entrants : please send an international reply coupon from
your Post Office rather than stamps.
Results
- To receive the judges' reports (winning entries only) and
full results in November 2009 - enclose an A5 stamped addressed
envelope marked 'RESULTS'
- Alternatively, check the website for details after 22nd
November 2009
- Overseas entrants : please send an international reply coupon from
your Post Office rather than stamps.
Copyright
- Worldwide copyright of each entry
remains with the author, but the Bridport Prize will have the
unrestricted right to publish the winning poems and stories,
(including runners up), in the annual anthology
Judging
- The judges' decision is final and no individual
correspondence can be entered into
- Judges are unable to comment on individual entries
- Judging is fair and unbiased. Experienced
readers assist the named judges in selecting the shortlists, headed by
Jon Wyatt for short stories and Candy Neubert for poems.
Prizes
- Prizes for both short story and poetry categories are:
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- 1st £5000
- 2nd £1000
- 3rd £500
- plus 10 supplementary prizes of £50 each
- No competitor may win more than one prize in each
category
- The Dorset Award for the highest placed writer resident in
Dorset is £100
Prizewinners / prizegiving
- Prizewinners will be notified in writing by beginning of
October 2009
- The list of prizewinners will be displayed on the website
after the prizegiving ceremony in November
- Prizes will be awarded on Sunday 22nd November 2009 during the Bridport Literary Festival
Entry implies acceptance of all the rules
Failure to comply with the entry requirements will result in
disqualification
Print entry form fill in and then
post with fee and entry
OR
Enter
online
Postal entries should be sent to:
The Bridport Prize
PO Box 6910
DORSET
DT6 9BQ
Tel: 01308 428333
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