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Win a huge book pack plus a day at Allen and Unwin!
Go behind the cover! Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes where awesome novels like The Elementals are published? Enter our comp and you could find out how an idea in the author's head morphs into book form!
School may have gone back, but you can still escape in your downtime with Book 4 of The Elementals, Secret! With so many GF readers devouring this rad series and others like it, publisher Allen & Unwin is giving one winner an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at how the magic happens! The winner will get to experience a day at the Allen & Unwin office, where they’ll learn the ins and outs of how a book is published, read manuscripts of books before they hit book stores, share their opinions about book covers and discuss the latest publishing trends!
The winner will get to experience a day at the Allen and Unwin office, where they’ll learn the ins and outs of how a book is published, read manuscripts of books before they hit book stores, share their opinions about book covers and discuss the latest publishing trends! They'll also receive a book pack with 20 books worth almost $400.
Tell us in 25 words or less What you would do if you were a book publisher for a day?*Terms and Conditions ‐ Allen & Unwin Day at the office
General
1. Information on how to enter and prizes form part of the Terms and Conditions. Entry
into this competition deems acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
2. To the extent of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and any
other reference to this competition, these Terms and Conditions prevail.
Who can enter
3. Entry is open to all residents of Australia except employees and immediate families of
the Promoter, associated companies and agencies and participating outlets. Immediate family
means any of the following: spouse, ex spouse, defacto spouse, child or step child (whether
natural or by adoption), parent, step parent, grandparent, step grandparent, uncle, aunt,
niece, nephew, brother, sister, step brother, step sister or 1st cousin. The Promoter is Pacific
Magazines Pty Ltd, 8 Central Ave, Eveleigh NSW 2015 (ABN 16 097 410 896).
4. Entrants may enter as many times as they like and only one prize will be awarded.
5. All entrants under the age of 18 must obtain the prior permission of their legal
parent or guardian over the age of 18 to enter. The parent or guardian may be called to
verify consent and may be required to sign a release at the discretion of the Promoter. The
release will also require the winner’s parent or guardian to accept responsibility for the acts
and forbearances of the winner. The release must include the full name, address and
telephone number of the winner’s legal guardian. Failure to provide such proof, particulars or
releases will immediately invalidate the winner’s entitlement to the prize, subject to State and
Territory legislation.
6. Where the prize involves driving, travel or an event, winners and any companions
under the age of 18 must be accompanied by their legal parent or guardian at all times. The
major winner’s companion must be the prize winner’s legal parent or guardian.
How to enter
7. Enter as many times as you wish, by telling us in 25 words or less “What would you
do if you were a book publisher for a day?”
• Enter an original submission via the internet at girlfriend.com.au/win
8. Entries must include all requested contact details. Each entry must be unique and
received by the Promoter prior to the competition close date and time.
When to enter
9. The competition commences on 22/01/14 at 09:00 AEDT and closes on 17/03/14 at
17:00 AEDT. The winner will be the best valid entry as judged by the judging panel, having
regard to skill, creativity and originality, at the Promoter’s premises on 19/03/14 at 11:00
AEDT. The Promoter may select additional entries to be used as replacements in the event
that the first entrant chosen as a winner cannot satisfy these Terms and Conditions or take a
prize.
10. The winner/s will be notified by email on 20/03/14
11. Prizes will be sent within 8 weeks.
Prize on offer
12. Total prize value is up to $1286.76, as at 20/11/13. The following prizes are on offer:
- ONE (1) major winner will receive:
o a day at the Allen & Unwin office
o 1 x book pack valued at $386.76
- NINE (9) runners up will each receive:
o 1 x Allen & Unwin bookpack valued at $10013. If the Promoter is unable to contact the winner to claim fulfilment of the promotional
prize or if the winner is unable to attend any element of the prize, that winner will forfeit the
prize in its entirety and it shall be awarded to the next runner up in the promotion. The
Promoter will not be liable for a winner who cannot be contacted and therefore forfeits their
prize and no correspondence will be entered into.
14. Prize must be taken by 06/06/14 In the event a winner does not take the prize by the
time stipulated, then the entire prize will be forfeited by the winner and cash will not be
awarded in lieu of the prize.
15. Flight portion of the prize(s) not available to the winner if they reside in the same
state of the prize event.
16. In the event that for any reason whatsoever a winner does not take an element of
the prize at the time stipulated by the Promoter then that element of the prize will be
forfeited by the winner and cash will not be awarded in lieu of that element of the prize.
17. Unless expressly stated in these Terms and Conditions all other expenses are the
responsibility of the winners (and their companions) including but not limited to current
passports, visas, meals, spending money, transport to and from departure and arrival points,
transfers, drinks, incidentals, mini-bar, laundry, room service, telephone calls, activities,
airport taxes (including departure taxes), fuel surcharges, energy surcharges, gratuities,
services charges, travel insurance, pre and post accommodation, optional activities or
excursions and all other ancillary costs. A credit card imprint or cash deposit may be required
from the winner at check-in to the hotel, for all incidental charges.
18. By entering the competition, and by collecting a prize, the winner acknowledges and
accepts that driving, travel and any other activities comprising the prize, are inherently
dangerous and may result in death, injury, incapacity, damage to property or other losses.
The Promoter is not responsible for any acts of god, such as adverse weather conditions or
industrial action or civil commotion that may occur whilst the winner is travelling. It is the
responsibility of the prize-winner to enquire about local issues and conditions at destinations
prior to travel. The Promoter does not guarantee that the winner will enjoy the travel prize or
be suited to the type of travel prize that is offered.
Further Terms and Conditions
19. The Promoter reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions if this
competition cannot be run as originally planned. The Promoter may also cancel or suspend
this competition if an event beyond the control of the Promoter corrupts or affect the
administration security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this competition. The
Promoter will disqualify any individual who has tampered with the entry process or any other
aspect of this competition.
20. The Promoter and their associated agencies and companies will not be liable or
responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines,
computer on line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, technical
problems of the phone or of any phone network, or any misadventure, accident, injury, loss
(including but not limited to consequential loss) or claim that may occur; whilst undertaking
any travel won on or connected with their entry; in the participation in any prize; as a
consequence of late, lost or misdirected mail, email SMS or phone call; due to the broadcast
of any program relating to the competition or the publication of any material, including any
statements made by any compere, staff member, journalist, other entrants or any other
person; any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer software or phone;
or any combination thereof, related to or resulting from participation or sending or receiving
of any communication or of any materials in this competition.
21. All entrants must submit ONLY their own original works. Any such works cannot be
previously published in any forum worldwide. All entries become the property of the Promoter
and cannot be returned. Entries that are found to have been derived from the designs of a
third party will be considered invalid and, if awarded a prize, that prize must be returned to
the Promoter. The winner may be required to sign a statutory declaration regarding the
originality of the entry. Without limiting the generality, the Promoter reserves the right to
take legal action against anyone found to have breached this term. The Promoter reserves
the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who the Promoter has reason to
believe has breached any of these conditions, or engaged in any unlawful or other improper
misconduct calculated to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of the promotion. The
Promoter’s legal rights to recover damages or other compensation are reserved.
22. If the prize is unavailable, for whatever reason, the Promoter reserves the right to
substitute the prize for a prize of equal or greater value, subject to State Regulation. It is a
condition of accepting the prize that the winner must comply with all the conditions of use of
the prize and prize supplier’s requirements. Each prize must be taken as stated and no
compensation will be payable if a winner is unable to use the prize as stated.
23. The Promoter highly recommends a current residential street address be provided
when requested for ease of correspondence and potential prize delivery. The Promoter makes
all reasonable efforts to deliver prizes to the addresses provided by competition entrants. The
Promoter cannot guarantee that any prizes returned to the Promoter due to non-delivery at
the provided address will be re-sent to the prize winner.
24. The Promoter reserves the right to request winners to sign a winner’s deed of release
or any other relevant forms or agreements that the Promoter deems necessary, to provide
proof of identity, proof of age, proof of residency at the nominated prize delivery address
and/or proof of entry validity (including phone bill) in order to claim a prize. Proof of
identification, residency, age and entry considered suitable for verification is at the discretion
of the Promoter. In the event that a winner cannot provide suitable proof, the winner will
forfeit the prize in whole and no substitute will be offered.
25. The Promoter reserves the right to rejudge in the event of an entrant, claiming to be
a winner, being unable to satisfy these Terms and Conditions.
26. The judges’ decision in relation to any aspect of the competition is final and binding
on each person who enters. Chance plays no part in determining any winner. No
correspondence will be entered into. No responsibility is accepted for late, lost or misdirected
entries. Prizes are subject to availability, not transferable or exchangeable and, with the
exception of cash prizes, cannot be taken as cash. Prizes will be sent to the winner’s
nominated address as stated in their original entry. The Promoter and their associated
agencies, and companies associated with this promotion will take no responsibility for prizes
damaged or lost in transit.
Copyright, Statutory guarantees, Waiver and liability
27. All entries and any copyright subsisting in the entries become and remain the
property of the Promoter who may publish or cause to be published any of the entries
received. Pacific Magazines Pty Ltd (“Pacific”) and its related entities collects entrants’
personal information for the purpose of conducting and promoting this competition (including
but not limited to determining and notifying winners) and, if you consent, for the purpose of
Pacific and Harlequin sending you promotional and direct marketing material in relation to its
magazines and products and services available through Pacific and its business partners for
related purposes which would reasonably be expected without your permission. For example,
we may from time to time use your personal information to provide you with information
about products and services which we expect may be of interest to you. However, we do
respect your right to direct us not to do this if and when any future communication is sent to
you by the Promoter. We do not sell personal information to other organisations. We may
disclose personal information to essential service providers who provide services in
connection with our products and services. You may request access to your personal
information by writing to The Privacy Officer, Legal Compliance Department, Pacific
Magazines Pty Ltd, 8 Central Ave, Eveleigh NSW 2015.
28. In participating in the prizes, the winners agree to participate and co-operate as
required in all editorial activities relating to the Competition, including but not limited to being
interviewed and photographed. The winners (and their companions) agree to granting the
promoter a perpetual and non-exclusive licence to use such footage and photographs in all
media worldwide, including online social networking sites, and the winners (and their
companions) will not be entitled to any fee for such use.
29. Prize winners are advised that tax implications may arise from their prize winnings
and they should seek independent financial advice prior to acceptance of that prize.
30. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limit, exclude or modify or purports to limit,
exclude or modify the statutory consumer guarantees as provided under the Competition and
Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), as well as any other implied warranties under the ASIC Act or
similar consumer protection laws in the State and Territories of Australia ("Non-Excludable
Guarantees"). Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-
Excludable Guarantees, the Promoter (including its respective officers, employees and
agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or
damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential,
arising in any way out of the promotion.
31. Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable
Guarantees, the Promoter (including its respective officers, employees and agents) is not
responsible for and excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any
loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or
consequential, arising in any way out of: (a) any technical difficulties or equipment
malfunction (whether or not under the Promoter's control); (b) any theft, unauthorised
access or third party interference; (c) any entry or prize claim that is late, lost, altered,
damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by the Promoter) due to any
reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter; (d) any variation in prize value to that
stated in these Terms and Conditions; (e) any tax
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