NO PURCHASE OR
PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
The
competition is based on the latest children's fantasy and is open to
young writers between the ages of 8 and 16.
The winners
will see his or her work published worldwide.
This really is an extraordinary opportunity that could kick-start a
budding career as an author.
Imagine your
pet had a secret life fighting evil magicians.
Now get out your pen and paper and write a short story of between
3,000 - 5,000 words.
The story should be based around a mission that sees your pet on a secret mission.
Before you start, you MUST read and comply with the
competition rules below.
The top 10 entries will be
selected and published worldwide in a collection of short stories.
All
legal responsibilities of a contestant under these official rules
will be assumed by the contestant’s parent or legal guardian. All
contestants must submit a parental consent form before entering any
work.
C. ENTRY:
The
contestants will be expected to submit an original adventure
containing their pet or pet’s; this adventure must be no less than
3,000 words and no more than 5,000.
Contestants must enter by
email only. No other entries will be accepted. Email entries to
editor@fullproofpublishing.com. Entries should be submitted as a
Microsoft Word file attached to the email message. At the top of the
first page of the entry, include the contestant’s full name, the
contestant’s city and state,and a valid email address. All
correspondence will be by email, so a valid email address is
essential for entering the contest and receiving notices regarding
the contest results.
D. LIMITATIONS:
Entries must be the original work of the contestant and must not
infringe upon any third-party rights, nor previously have won
awards, nor have been published in any shape or form. Open only to
children between 8 and 16 years of age. The Sponsor is not
responsible for entries from persons older/younger than the
8-16-year eligible age range, nor for inaccurate, fraudulent,
incomplete, stolen, lost, illegible, or late entries, each of which
will be disqualified.
Stories may only be written by
individual authors. A maximum of 6 short stories will be chosen.
Entries will be void where prohibited or restricted by law, and
subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
E. PRIZE:
There will be a maximum of six
prize winning entries chosen, two from each age category. The
winning manuscripts as judged by the editor of Fullproof Publishing
will receive any resources needed to bring the winning author’s work
to worldwide publication. All in-house editorial and publication
costs will be borne by Fullproof Publishing. Any royalties on sales
of the compilation of winning entries, will be distributed to No
Kill Animal Shelters thoughout mainland US. Royalties shall be
equivalent to Fullproof Publishing’s standard author contract.
F. PROCEDURES:
The contest begins September
1st, 2009, and all entries MUST be received no later than the ending
date of September 1st, 2010. The editor of Fullproof Publishing will
be the sole adjudicator of submissions and his decision will be
final, with no objections allowed. The competition results will be
announced on the Website www.fullproofpublishing.com or other
national media on or before December 10th 2010.
G. CONDITIONS:
By entering this Contest, each
contestant agrees that: [1] he/she will be bound by the Rules and
the editor’s decision; [2] the Entry will not be acknowledged or
returned; [3] neither the Sponsor, nor any of its officers,
directors, shareholders, employees, agents, or representatives are
responsible for claims, injuries,
losses, or damages of any kind
resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the
awarding, delivery, acceptance, use, misuse, possession, loss, or
misdirection of any prize or participation in this Contest or in any
activity related thereto.
H. PRIZE ACCEPTANCE:
By entering this competition,
the prize winners irrevocably assigns and transfers to Sponsor and
its assigns all rights to their Prize-Winning Entry, including,
without limitation, all copyrights. Additionally, the prize winner’s
grant to the Sponsor and its assigns the right to publish, use,
adapt, edit, and/or modify such Prize Winning Entry in any way, and
to publish in any and all media, without limitation, and without
consideration to contestant.
Submit your manuscript today, Fullproof Publishing guarantees to read every submitted
manuscript or novel! Submit
your book, manuscript, or novel directly to the publisher, no agent
needed.
If we accept your submitted Manuscript or Novel we will Publish
worldwide.
WE DO NOT CHARGE TO PUBLISH, WE ARE NOT A SELF PUBLISHING VANITY
PRESS.
We do not guarantee to accept your submitted manuscript work. We do however
respect and understand all the hard work that has gone into your
submitted manuscript and therefore will not easily disregard it.
Although we do not specialize in any particular genre, we are
especially interested in Young reader materiel to publish under the
T.C.C. criteria. This is a easily identifiable logo place on the
cover to assure parents of Child safe content.