Competition Rules

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  1. The A.Vogel Dormeasan Short Story Competition 2012, in association with Your Healthy Living magazine, will run from 1 April to 31 October 2012.
  2. Entries can be submitted any time during this period, but must be received no later than midday on 31 October 2012.
  3. Four prizes will be awarded - First prize £500; second prize £300; and two joint third prizes of £100 each.
  4. Entry is free and is open to UK residents only.
  5. Submitted entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been previously published.
  6. The competition is not open to members of A.Vogel or Your Healthy Living staff or their immediate families.
  7. Entries should be in English with a minimum length of 1,500 words; maximum 3,000 words. Apart from erotica, there is no restriction on subject matter.
  8. Entries should be submitted by email to story@jhnproductions.co.uk using Microsoft Word or as a pdf. Postal entries can also be accepted and should be addressed to:
    The A.Vogel Dormeasan Short Story competition
    Your Healthy Living
    Unit 2
    Three Hills Farm
    Ashdon Road
    Bartlow
    Cambridgeshire
    CB21 4EN
  9. Entries must double spaced on one side of the paper, with page footers showing title, pseudonym and page number only, and accompanied by a completed entry form available from participating retailers or online at www.avogel.co.uk/story or www.yourhealthyliving.co.uk. Postal entries will not be returned so please keep a copy. No corrections can be made after receipt.
  10. Email entries will be acknowledged electronically. If you require acknowledgement of receipt of a postal entry please enclose a stamped addressed postcard marked ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
  11. Worldwide copyright of each entry remains with the author, but A.Vogel and Your Healthy Living will have the unrestricted right to publish any story, either in full or as an excerpt, on websites and in any subsequent anthology. Entrants must be prepared to take part in publicity.
  12. No competitor may win more than one overall prize. The judges' decision is final and no individual correspondence can be entered into.
  13. Submission of an entry to the A.Vogel Dormeasan ’ Write a Short Story for Bedtime’ competition implies acceptance of all the rules of the competition.

Download your entry form here!

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