Competition Rules

Closing date for receipt of postal entries: 30th June
2008

Closing date for online entries: 30th June 2008 Midnight GMT

Maximum of 5000 words for short stories

Maximum of 42 lines for poems

Eligibility

• The Prize is open to anyone, including non-UK applicants,over 18 years.
• Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must
  never have been published, self-published, published on any
  website or broadcast.
• Entries submitted posthumously will not be eligible.

Fees

• Entry fee is £6 per poem or story (you can send as many
  entries as you like)
• Fees are payable in sterling by credit/debit card, cheque or
  postal order. Cheques must be from a UK bank and should be
  payable to The Bridport Prize with the sender's name and address
  on the back
• Online entries are paid as you submit, using the WorldPay
  system
• Postal entries from overseas can only be paid by credit/debit
  card or in cash (notes only, NO coins) - either US dollars (US$12
  per entry) or Euros (€10 per entry)
• Overseas cheques, money orders or drafts will not be
  accepted

Entry Format

• Entries must be in English (preferably typed), single sided,
  with pages numbered and securely fastened; each entry on a new
  sheet
• Stories to be double spaced; poems to be single spaced
• Entries must show no name, address or identifying marks other
  than the title
• Entries are not returned, keep a copy
• No corrections can be made after receipt, nor fees
  refunded

Receipt of entry

• Enclose a stamped addressed postcard marked 'ACKNOWLEDGEMENT'
  if you require acknowledgement of receipt of your postal
  entry
• Online entries are confirmed by the email receipt of your
  payment to WorldPay
• It is not possible to confirm receipt of entries by phone or
  email

Results

• To receive the judges' reports (winning entries only) and
  full results in November 2008 - enclose an A5 stamped addressed
  envelope marked 'RESULTS'
• Alternatively, check the website for details after mid
  November 2008

Copyright

• Worldwide copyright of each entry
  remains with the author, but the Bridport Prize will have the
  unrestricted right to publish the winning poems and stories,
  (including runners up), in the annual anthology

Judging

• The judges' decision is final and no individual
  correspondence can be entered into
• Judges are unable to comment on individual entries
• Judging is fair and independent. Professional and experienced
  readers select longlists for the named judges

Prizes

• Prizes for both short story and poetry categories are:
• • 1st £5000
  • 2nd £1000
  • 3rd £500
  • plus 10 supplementary prizes of £50 each
• No competitor may win more than one prize in each
  category
• The Dorset Award for the highest placed writer resident in
  Dorset is £100

Prizewinners / prizegiving

• Prizewinners will be notified in writing by beginning of
  October 2008
• The list of prizewinners will be displayed on the website
  after the prizegiving ceremony in November
• Prizes will be awarded on 8th November 2008

Entry implies acceptance of all the rules

Failure to comply with the entry requirements will result in
disqualification

Print entry form fill in and then
post with fee and entry

OR

Enter
online

Postal entries should be sent to:

The Bridport Prize
PO Box 6910
DORSET
DT6 9BQ

Tel: 01308 428333