It’s back, baby! Enter your short story to see your writing in Yen Magazine and to win a treasure chest of prizes.We’re on a mission to rekindle the written word, so wordsmiths pick up your pens. The theme is ‘spoon’. The competition is open 8 May – 28 July, 2014 and the winning story will be published in issue 71 on sale August 21, 2014.
FIRST PRIZE: Short story published in Yen issue 71, $500 General Pants Co. clothing voucher, $500 Kip & Co bedding voucher, $500 Penguin book bundle, $500 Gypsy Juice beauty pack, $500 Hobes shoe voucher, $500 Mr Sparrow prize pack and 1-year subscription to Yen Magazine.
FOUR RUNNERS-UP: Short story published on Yen Online, $100 Kip & Co bedding pack and 1-year subscription to Yen Magazine.
http://www.yenmag.net/artery/yen-short-story-comp/TO ENTER
You must be female, 35 years or under and an emerging writer. Complete the entry form below and upload your 800 -1000 word short story featuring this year’s signature item, a spoon.Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these Conditions of Entry. Registration for and/or participation in this competition is deemed acceptance of these Conditions of Entry. Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions is a condition of entry. 2. Entry to this competition commences at 9.00am 8 May, 2014 and closes at 5pm on 28 July, 2014 AEST. 3. Entry to this competition is open to Australian and New Zealand residents who are female and aged 35 and under as of 8 May, 2014 AEST. Employees, suppliers, agencies and partners associated with this promotion (and their immediate friends and family) are ineligible to enter. 4. To enter the competition entrants must visit the Yen Magazine website, register as an entrant, upload their short story, fill in the entry form online and submit it to the Yen Short Story Competition. 5. The Promoter reserves the right to refuse any entry which is deemed explicit, offensive, derogatory, defamatory. (ii) The short story must be between 800 – 1000 words. (iii) All entries must be original work of the entrant. (iv) The uploaded short story must feature the signature item of a spoon. (v) Only one entry per person is permitted. 7. The promoter reserves the right to vet all entry entries prior to them going live on the website and reserves the right to remove any entries at any time in their absolute discretion. The promoter is not responsible for any entries uploaded to the site and visitors to the site view it at their own risk. 8. The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants. Without limitation, entrants agree to provide identification to the Promoter upon request. The Promoter’s decision in relation to all aspects of the promotion is final and no correspondence will be entered into. 9. The Promoter is nextmedia Pty Ltd. Level 6, 206 Pacific Highway, St Leonards NSW 2065 ABN 84128805970. Judging and Finalist Selection: Finalists will be selected by the judges of this competition. All entries will be viewed and selected by the judges online. Judging will take place between 28 July – 4 August, 2014. This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winner. Each individual entry will be judged by the Judging Panel. The judges are seeking creative and innovative works that demonstrate the writer’s skill and imagination. No further correspondence will be entered into. The Judging Panel consists of: Annie Sebel, Yen Editor and Jana Roose, Yen Writer. Only 4 finalists will be published on Yen Magazine’s
www.yenmag.net website from 21 August, 2014 and will be contacted by phone or email. Please do not contact Yen Magazine to see if your story has been selected. All entrants consent to the use of their name and story for the purpose of promoting, publicising or marketing this competition including any outcome. The work selected by the judges is final, and no correspondence will be entered into regarding their decision. In the event of a dispute regarding the interpretation of these Terms and Conditions of Entry, the decision of the judges will be final. The Winner: The Winner will be announced on 24 August, 2014. The Winner’s name will be published on the site and in Yen Magazine and on the Yen Magazine website. Copyright: The Promoter reserves the right to publish the submitted works for the purpose of documentation and promotion in any medium and on any other promotional material indefinitely. The information entrants provide will be used by the Promoter for the purpose of conducting this promotion and, in the case of the winner and finalists, in relation to the conduct of the Promoter’s marketing and publicity campaigns. The Promoter may disclose Entrant’s personal information to agents to assist in conducting this Promotion, to communicate with Entrants and to State and Territory gaming authorities.
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