GENERAL RULES
Entrants warrant they have created the
entry they are submitting and that they own all rights to it. Entrants
will indemnify and hold Dance-With-Words/Margot Van Sluytman harmless from
and against any and all loss, damage, costs and other expense arising out
of claims, whatever their nature, resulting directly or indirectly from
breach of this warranty.
All rights remain with the author.
Winners, as well as the people accompanying them, or their parents or
guardians if the winners and/or the people accompanying them are minors,
shall agree, if necessary, to have their name and/or picture, including
their photograph, and/or their voices used for advertising purposes
related to this contest, free of charge.
To be declared a winner, entrants have to meet all the conditions
described in these regulations. The prize-winners or, if they are minors,
the parents or guardians of the prize-winner, shall sign a document
attesting to their or the prize-winner's eligibility as stipulated in
these regulations and releasing Dance-With-Words/Margot Van Sluytman from
all liability for any damage or loss resulting from participation in this
contest or arising from the awarding, acceptance or use of the prize.
The prize shall be accepted as is and may not be exchanged or transferred.
No substitutions will be allowed.
If the prize cannot be awarded as described in these rules,
Dance-With-Words/Margot Van Sluytman reserves the right to substitute a
prize or prize component with another of comparable value.
Should winners make any false statement, they shall be automatically
disqualified from the contest.
Dance-With-Words/Margot Van Sluytman, shall assume no liability resulting
from losses, delays, mistaken addresses on mail or e-mail received,
typographical errors, technical, computer or telephone malfunctions, loss
or theft of computer or telephone data, damage to software or computer
equipment, fraudulent calls or any other mistake.
All personal information, such as your name, address, telephone number,
e-mail address, date of birth and occupation, is collected solely for the
purposes of administering this contest and shall not be used for any other
purpose without your consent. By providing this information, you consent
to it being used for the stated purposes.
By entering, contestants agree to abide by the contest rules which shall
be applied by Dance-With-Words/Margot Van Sluytman.
All its decisions are final.
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All entries must be original
and unpublished works.
Entries must be written in
English.
There must be only one author per entry.
All print entries must be typed and
double-spaced.
One poem per entry with a maximum of 2,500
words.
All electronic entries must be sent as
text via email to:
info@margotvansluytman.com
or
Send a hard copy to:
Palabras-Press
113 Hounslow Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta
T2K 2E6
Each Poetry Submission
Costs $10.00
Payments are accepted via:
- Certified Cheque
- Money Order
- PayPal
Certified Cheque or Money Orders should be
made out to: Margot Van Sluytman c/o Dance-With-Words.
When making payment via PayPal, send a
confirmation email to info@margotvansluytman.com
with confirmation number and poem title that is being submitted.
How will your submission be judged?
Entries will be judged on the basis of the
use of language, originality of the subject, its presentation, and
capacity to dance with soul via the dance with words.
All decisions of the jury are final.
Winners will be announced by the
following methods:
- CHEX TV Newswatch
- Peterborough This Week (Newspaper)
- Dance-With-Words.com
- Margot Van Sluytman.com
- Palabras-Press.com (eZine)
- World Poetry Cafe Radeo Show www.urbanvancouver.com/node/1558
Additional places of notification are to
be announced!
Submission deadline
is December 31st, 2006.
Contest winners will be announced January 14th, 2007.
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