Win the ultimate Brisbane Writers Festival literary experience valued at more than $1000The Weekend Edition is proud to be supporting Brisbane Writers Festival 2015 and excited to be offering one lucky reader the chance to win the ultimate literary experience valued at more than $1000, thanks to Brisbane Writers Festival and Spicers Retreats.
This September 2–6 open your mind with the Brisbane Writers Festival and celebrate all things literary. Delight in the books and writers you love such as Jon Ronson, Sarah Waters, Kate Grenville and Don Watson, and discover new ones like Sarai Walker, Eka Kurniawan, Antonia Hayes and David Burton. The festival will once again provide Brisbane literary fans a platform to engage in ideas and explore sometimes difficult issues.
This year’s festival highlights include events such as BRISBANE 2050. Through this event, Brisbane Writers Festival will be gathering data through an instabooth, installed at the ABC studios at South Bank from August 17 and on-site at the festival from September 2. Be sure to drop in and contribute your hopes for Brisbane’s future.
This amazing literary prize includes:
• two ‘rare as hen’s teeth’ Brisbane Writers Festival Golden Tickets, providing exclusive access to all public events, excluding masterclasses, valued at $598;
• a Golden Ticket goodie bag, valued up to $50;
• a Brisbane Writers Festival book pack, valued up to $100;
• and one luxurious night’s accommodation for two at Spicers Hidden Vale in a valley-view room, including a gourmet breakfast, valued at $399.
Spicers Hidden Vale retreat spans 12,000 acres and is only one hour from Brisbane. The property features an historic Australian homestead from a bygone era and beautifully restored cottages scattered throughout the grounds. Spicers Hidden Vale combines the style and comfort of a luxury retreat with the warmest of country welcomes. With 30 private rooms, on-site gourmet restaurant Homage, Spa Anise day spa and a range of recreational activities, Spicers Hidden Vale is the ideal retreat for a memorable getaway.
http://theweekendedition.com.au/win/brisbane-writers-festival-literary-experience/Brisbane Writers Festival
Wednesday September 2 to Sunday September 6
State Library of Queensland
bwf.org.au
Competition closes Monday August 31 at 12:00 pm. The winner will be contacted by phone and email by 5:00 pm Monday August 31.
The festival prizes are only valid for Brisbane Writers Festival 2015.
Competition Terms and Conditions
The Prize includes:
• two ‘rare as hen’s teeth’ Brisbane Writers Festival Golden Tickets, providing exclusive access to all public events, excluding masterclasses, valued at $598;
• a Golden Ticket goodie bag, valued up to $50;
• a Brisbane Writers Festival book pack, valued up to $100;
• and one luxurious night’s accommodation for two at Spicers Hidden Vale in a valley-view room, including a gourmet breakfast, valued at $399.There is a total of 1 (one) winner for the Ultimate Brisbane Writers Festival Literary Experience competition.
The Winner will be contacted via phone and email.
The festival prizes are only valid for Brisbane Writers Festival 2015 and for collection at the box office from Wednesday September 2. Events the winner wants to attend needs to be emailed to
info@bwf.org.au by COB Tuesday September 1.
The accommodation is valid for stays Sunday to Thursday only and for one year from issue date. Prize is subject to availability and not valid on public holidays or with any other offer.
The Promoter is The Weekend Edition Pty Ltd (ACN 088 035 045) trading as The Weekend Edition.
Information on Prizes and how to enter form part of these conditions of entry.
How to Enter:
To participate in the Competition, the entrant must subscribe or have subscribed to The Weekend Edition’s e-news.
Existing subscribers only need to enter the competition on The Weekend Edition website.
Entrants must fully and correctly complete and submit the entry form on The Weekend Edition website. If you do not supply the information, your entry will be deemed invalid. You may only enter this competition once.
Competition is deemed acceptance of the terms and conditions.
The Prize is not negotiable or redeemable for cash.
The Prize must be redeemed by the Prize Winner.
Eligibility: to be eligible to enter this Competition, a person must:
be over 18 years of age.
be permanent residents of the State of Queensland.
fully and correctly complete and submit the entry form on The Weekend Edition website.
not be employees of The Weekend Edition and their immediate families, the staff of companies involved in the production, publishing and administration of this promotion and their immediate family means parents, siblings, defacto, spouse, children and grandparents.
Competition Dates: The Competition commences at 3:30 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) on Friday August 21, 2015 and closes at 12:00 pm on Monday August 31, 2015. All entries must be received by the Promoter by 12:00 pm on Monday August 31, 2015.
Competition Draw: The Winner will be randomly drawn on Monday August 31, 2015 by 5:00 pm AEST at The Weekend Edition Office, 5 Morse Street, Newstead 4006. The Winner of the Prize will be the first eligible entries randomly drawn. The decision will be conclusive and no correspondence will be entered into.
Winner Notification: The Weekend Edition will notify winners by email and phone on Monday August 31, 2015 by 5:00 pm. The Weekend Edition reserves the right to use information regarding the Winners of the Competition for marketing purposes, including publication of their names on the websites maintained by the Promoter.
No liability of Promoter: The Promoter accepts no responsibility whatsoever for late, misplaced, lost or ineligible entries. The Promoter makes no representations or warranties as to the quality, suitability or merchantability of the Prizes to the extent permitted by law, the Promoter is not liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but not limited to direct or consequential loss) or for any personal injury sustained in connection with the entry into the Competition or acceptance of the Prize. This paragraph is not intended to exclude any liability which cannot be excluded under Australian consumer protection laws. Any such liability is limited to the resupply of the Prize.
The Promoter reserves the right to alter or amend these terms and conditions and/or cancel the Competition at any time prior to the Competition opening without further recourse to the entrants.
Important – Privacy: The information that entrants provide will be used by the Promoter for the purpose of conducting the Competition and of periodically providing entrants with marketing information about the Promoter’s products and services. By entering this Competition entrants consent to the use of their contact details for the purposes described in this clause.
Force Majeure: If for any reason this Competition is not capable of running as planned (including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter), which corrupts or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Competition, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to take any action that may be available, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition. The Promoter reserves the right it its sole discretion to disqualify all entries from any individual who tampers with, or benefits from tampering with the entry process which as a result corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Competition.
In the case of intervention of any outside agent or event which naturally changes the result or prevents or hinders its determination including but not limited to vandalism, power failures, tempests, natural disasters, acts of God, civil unrest, strikes; the Promoter may in its absolution discretion cancel the Competition and recommence it from the start with the same conditions.
The Promoter of the Competition is The Weekend Edition Pty Ltd trading as The Weekend Edition, ABN 98 088 035 045 whose principal office is at 5 Morse Street, Newstead 4006.
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