Enter the 2007 Penknife Press Short Story Writing Contest. Contest rules
are attached.
Penknife Press Short Story Writing Contest Rules
1. Introduction: This is the second annual Penknife Press Short Story
Writing Contest.
2. Eligibility: Entrant must be 21 years of age. Employees of Penknife
Press and agents and the
immediate family (defined as parents, spouse, children, siblings,
grandparents) of each such employee,
and all those with whom such employees are domiciled, are NOT eligible. For
contest eligibility
purposes, current Penknife Press authors and contest judges are considered
employees of Penknife
Press.
3. Timing: Contest begins at 12:00:01 a.m. Chicago Time on Sunday, July 15,
2007 and ends at
11:59:59 p.m. Chicago Time on Sunday, September 30, 2007.
4. How to Enter: Submit your entry online to contest@penknifepress.com.
Each entry must be 5000
- 10,000 words. The story should have a social and/or political theme that
reflects current events. Only
one entry per person. More than one entry from any person or e-mail address
will void all entries from
that person or e-mail address.
5. Judging Criteria: Each entrant selected as a potential winner must
comply with all terms and
conditions set forth in these Official Rules, and winning is contingent
upon fulfilling all such
requirements. The prize winners will be selected by a neutral judging panel
and will be rated in three
areas: 1- Writing Skill, 2- Story Content, and 3- social relevance.
Participants agree to be bound by these
rules and the decision of the judges, whose decisions are final. Potential
winners will be notified by
e-mail. If a potential winner cannot be contacted within fourteen (14) days
after the first attempt to
contact such potential winner, an alternate entrant will be selected in his
or her place from all entries
received.
6. Prizes: The following prizes will be awarded:
First Prize: $1,000.00.
Second Prize: $600.00.
Third Prize: $400.00.
All taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of
winner.
Selected winners and runners-up shall be included in a collection of
winners' stories to be published by
Penknife Press at the end of the contest.
7. Other Terms and Conditions: Potential winners and any guests who will
share in the prize will each
be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability
Release, and where lawful, a Publicity
Release, within fourteen (14) days of notification, failing which the
potential winner will be disqualified
and another winner selected in the place of the disqualified person at
random from all entries received.
If any prize or prize notification is returned as non-deliverable, the
potential winner will be disqualified
and another potential winner will be selected in the original potential
winner's place. By accepting the
prize, the winner agrees that Penknife Press and those acting under
Penknife Press's authority, may use
winner's name, picture/portrait likeness and/or voice, for advertising and
promotional purposes without
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further consideration, unless prohibited by law. BY ACCEPTING THE PRIZE,
THE WINNER
AGREES THAT PENKNIFE PRESS, IT'S SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, ADVERTISING AND
PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND ALL OF PENKNIFE PRESS'S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY
WHATSOEVER FOR, AND WILL BE HELD HARMLESS BY WINNER FOR ANY LIABILITY
FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND TO PERSONS, INCLUDING
DEATH, AND PROPERTY, DUE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY,
FROM THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF THE PRIZE OR
PARTICIPATION IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR PARTICIPATION IN ANY CONTEST OR
PRIZE RELATED ACTIVITY. Subject to all federal, state and local laws. Void
where prohibited.
8. Miscellaneous: Penknife Press reserves the right to compile any entry
into an anthology to be
published by the editors of Penknife Press. The authors of such entries,
with the exception of the
contest winners, will be paid exclusively in e-book copies of the
anthology. All other rights revert to
the author. In the event of a dispute, entries made by Internet will be
deemed made by the authorized
account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. The
"authorized account holder"
is deemed the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an
Internet access provider, service
provider or other online organization that is responsible for assigning e-
mail addresses for the domain
associated with the submitted e-mail address. A potential winner may be
requested to provide Penknife
Press with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder
of the e-mail address
associated with the winning entry. If for any reason the Contest is not
capable of running as planned,
including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized
intervention, fraud,
technical failure, human error or any other causes beyond the control of
Penknife Press that corrupt or
affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct
of the Contest, Penknife Press
reserves the right in their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual
who tampers with the entry
process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Penknife
Press assumes no
responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect,
delay in operation or transmission,
communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access
to, or alteration of, entries.
Penknife Press is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction
of any telephone network
or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer
equipment, software, failure of any
e-mail or entry to be received by Penknife Press on account of technical
problems or traffic congestion
on the Internet or at any web site, any combination thereof, or otherwise,
including any injury or damage
to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from
participation or downloading
any materials in the Contest. Penknife Press not responsible for late,
lost, illegible, incomplete, stolen,
or misdirected entries. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY
DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE
CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH
AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, PENKNIFE PRESS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES
FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
9. Winners List: A complete list of prize winners will be available at
http://WWW.PENKNIFEPRESS.COM.
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literary community.
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- The Publisher
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7544 S. Phillips Ave.
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