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 CONTEST
RULES
By entering you
assert that you've read and
agree to the contest rules and conditions. Please print and retain a copy for your
records.
Eligibility
- HumorPress.com contests are open to all
skill levels. We accept English language entries from across America and,
as a courtesy to humor writers living abroad, from beyond. All entry fees are due in U.S.
funds.
- Your entry must
be your own creative work and may not infringe on other copyrighted
works. (Of course, satires/spoofs
covered by the "fair use" principle are entirely welcome.)
- Entries should
be 750 words or less.
- You may enter
as many times, in as many contests as you like, but each entry must be submitted separately, with a separate
entry fee.
- You can be
selected as a Winner (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th place) up to five times per
calendar year, after which you may still enter and be selected as a
Finalist/Semi-Finalist or Honorable Mention so you can continue to benefit from the
valuable publishing and publicity
exposure.
- Material previously published elsewhere is welcome,
as long as it meets all other
requirements.
- Writing in "all caps"
is acceptable for occasional effect, but not for the entire entry.
ONLINE ENTRY FORM
- Entries
should be submitted through the online entry form. Even if you decide to
mail your entry fee, please submit your entry online so all entries
can be handled consistently.
ENTRY FEE:
- Entry Fee is
$10, payable in U.S. funds.
- SECURE ONLINE
PAYMENT: For
your convenience, entry fee can be paid by Visa, MasterCard, Discover,
American Express or PayPal Account at the time of contest entry through PayPal, one of the world's leading online
secure payment systems. You
don't even need a PayPal account to use this option. (A small online
processing fee of .60 is added.)
- OR SEND A
CERTIFIED CHECK, CASHIER'S CHECK OR MONEY ORDER
(sorry, no personal or business checks) in the amount of $10 to: HumorPress.com, 1128 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. Suite
102, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411. (Entry fee must arrive before entry period closes.
Include your email address as stated
on the entry form so fee can be applied correctly.)
- Entry fees
are nonrefundable.
WINNERS,
FINALISTS/SEMI-FINALISTS & HONORABLE MENTIONS
- The Contest will produce five cash prizes totaling $250.00.
- Cash prizes will be awarded
as follows:
- 1st Place
Winner Receives $100.00
- 2nd Place
Winner Receives $70.00
- 3rd Place
Winner Receives $35.00
- 4th Place
Winner Receives $25.00
- 5th Place
Winner Receives $20.00
- Judging will be
completed and prize money
paid
within three weeks after the close of the contest entry period.
- Cash prizes
will be paid via PayPal, the world's leading secure online payment system, sent to the email address
provided on your entry form.
- HumorPress.com
may also select Finalists, Semi-Finalists and Honorable Mentions, based strictly on
merit.
- Award-winners will be notified by
email within three weeks after
the contest entry period closes.
ONLINE HUMOR
SHOWCASE
- Winners,
Finalists/Semi-Finalists and Honorable Mentions will have their entries published in our online
Humor Showcase, which also includes a Past Results section.
- Your name and
state are considered part of your entry and will be published along with
entry. (City also may be shown, if not requested otherwise.)
- You may request
that your first name and last initial only (Ex: Jane D.) are published
with your entry. Check the appropriate box on the entry form when
submitting your entry. All
other contact information is kept strictly confidential and is not
shared with any outside party.
- Online Humor
Showcase may be subject to time limitations. Winners, Finalists/Semi-Finalists and
Honorable Mentions may
be subject to content rotation and may not all be available online at
any one time. Author's
credit will always be included when an entry is in the online Humor
Showcase.
LINKS TO YOUR
WEB PAGE OR SITE
- Winners,
Finalists/Semi-Finalists and Honorable Mentions may request a free link to their
personal web pages or web sites. (Links are subject to approval; they
can not go to sites that contain other contests or publishing offers,
adult-oriented or similar material outside the accepted range of our
own site content, or portal
pages connecting to such
sites or content.)
- Links
must be reciprocated. Simply copy and paste (or have your webmaster copy
and paste) the following hyperlink (or a similar equivalent) in a
noticeable location on your web page or site: "Published by HumorPress.com!" Outgoing
links that do not provide a reciprocal incoming link risk removal from
our site.
- Links may be subject to time limitations.
ADDITIONAL
MARKETING TIPS
- You may also
copy your Blue Ribbon and paste it visibly on
your site (in a reduced size if desired). You could place it next to
an announcement of your achievement or next to a copy of your award-winning
entry.
- You may use the Blue Ribbon
as a link (or create another link) to your published entry on
www.HumorPress.com.
(Page address may change after Showcase period ends, so periodically
check your link.)
- Winners,
Finalists/Semi-Finalists and Honorable Mentions may use "Published by HumorPress.com" in marketing and publicity
efforts.
PUBLIC
RELATIONS ASSISTANCE
- Winners,
Finalists/Semi-Finalists and Honorable Mentions also receive a FREE
Public Relations Kit to help generate valuable publicity recognizing
your achievement in your local media.
BOOK PUBLISHING
INFORMATION
-
HumorPress.com's humor essay
contests are held on a bi-monthly basis.
-
HumorPress.com
or its affiliated sites may also hold
or publicize other contests or publishing projects under this or other domain names, contest
names or publishing titles.
- Selected
results from our contests may be packaged and
published in print editions,
with publication schedules developed accordingly.
This will not affect prompt online publishing, payment of cash prizes,
or other benefits of each individual contest or publishing project.
- All published
entries will receive full author's credit as specified on the entry
form.
- Book purchase
is not required for contest entry.
COPYRIGHT
INFORMATION
- HumorPress.com
does not retain ANY rights for entries that are not selected as a
Winner, Finalist/Semi-Finalist or Honorable Mention.
- We retain the
right to publish Winners, Finalists/Semi-Finalists and Honorable Mentions in
multi-author compilation
form; you retain ownership of your
submission and all other rights, including publishing it
separately or in a collection of your own work.
- Specifically,
if selected as a Winner, Finalist, Semi-Finalist or Honorable Mention,
you grant to HumorPress.com the sole right to
publish your entry in multi-author compilation form. This applies to online, print or
other publication formats or projects, in
whole or in part, as submitted or edited, including derivations, as may
be developed by HumorPress.com, its
assignees or publishing partners, including related advertising, marketing
or public relations
campaigns.
- You
keep ownership of your submission and are free
at any time to publish it separately or in a collection of your own work.
JUDGING
- Judging will
occur and Winners, Finalists/Semi-Finalists and Honorable Mentions will be
announced within three weeks after the close of the contest entry period. All
judging decisions are
final.
LIMITATIONS
- By entering, you assert that
your entry is your own original material and you own the copyright. You
indemnify and agree to hold harmless HumorPress.com from any liability
arising out of the submission or publication of
material to which you do not own the copyright.
- HumorPress.com
will not arbitrate copyright conflicts. Concerns over disputed material must be addressed to the entrant,
whose contact information will be provided only as legally required.
- Humor
Press' total liability for any
claim arising from participation in any HumorPress.com contest or
publication, including the
use of PayPal as our online payment processor, shall not
exceed the cost of one contest entry.
- Contest
entrants acknowledge that no other remuneration or compensation,
except as described above, has been offered or is expected.
- HumorPress.com
operates in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local
laws. Entrants agree to settle any disputes through binding
arbitration in the home county of HumorPress.com's Florida
location.
- Rules subject
to occasional review and revision.
- By entering you
signify that you have read and agree to these rules.
Please print and
retain a copy of the contest rules and conditions for your records.
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