Entry Form

NB: Please note we do not accept email entries. You can, however, enter online here.

PLEASE COMPLETE IN BLOCK CAPITALS.

I enclose £/$       for my entry(ies) and declare that the material is my own work and has not been published before:

Or please charge my credit/debit card £/$                                for my entry(ies)

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Expiry Date:          -      

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1. The fee is £5.00/$9.00 per entry. There is no limit on the number of entries competitors may send provided each one is accompanied by the correct entry fee. Cheques and postal orders should be made payable to The Writers Bureau. [Note: We do not accept personal cheques in US$.] Only Sterling or American Dollars are accepted in currency. [Subscribers to FMN have the reduced fee of £4.00/$7.00 per entry.]
   
   
2. Poems must not exceed 40 lines and must be typed (single spacing is acceptable). Short stories must not exceed 2000 words and must be typed using double spacing.
   
   
3. All material must be on a separate sheet of paper and in English.
   
   
4. Work may be on any subject or theme but should not have been previously published.
   
   
5. No competitor may win more than one prize in each category.
   
   
6. The author's name must not appear on any work but should be entered on the application form or attached on a separate sheet of paper.
   
   
7. Copyright remains with the author but prize winners must agree to assign first publication rights to The Writers Bureau on request, plus permission to include the work on The Writers Bureau website for a period of up to 12 months.
   
   
8. Entries cannot be returned to contestants so please keep a copy.
   
   
9. Receipt of entries will only be acknowledged if accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed postcard. Except for prize winners, entrants will only be notified of results if their entry is accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope marked 'Results'.
   
   
10. Entries that do not comply with the rules will be disqualified and entry fees will not be returned.
    
    
11. Current employees of The Writers Bureau are not eligible to enter the competition.
    
    
12. Judges will be:
    Short Stories – Iain Pattison
    Poems – Alison Chisholm

The Writers Bureau reserves the right to change the judges without notice.

The Closing Date is 30th June 2009

All prize winners will be notified by 15th September 2009.