Today Show recently announced their novel writing competition in association with New Island Books. The prize and the terms and conditions are listed on their website - check them out at
http://newislandnews.com/competition/ or the Today Show Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/rtetoday or click on the following link
http://www.rte.ie/tv/today/tc.html to hear it straight from Editorial Director of New Island Books Eoin Purcell and Author Nuala Ní Chonchúir.
Or check out the list from the New Island Website below:
Get Your Book Published Competition – Terms and Conditions
Get Your Book Published Competition – Terms and Conditions
1. The Promoter is New Island Books (company no. 186067),
whose registered office is at 2 Brookside, Dundrum Rd, Dundrum, Dublin 14,
Ireland.
2. The competition is open to persons aged 18 years or over
who are habitually resident on the island of Ireland. Proof of such residence
may be required by the Promoter.
3. Employees of RTE and of the Promoter and anyone else
connected in any way with the competition or with helping to set up or run the
competition are excluded from the competition.
4. There is no entry fee and no purchase is necessary to
enter the competition.
5. Only one entry will be accepted per entrant.
6. Entries must be original works of fiction in the English
language of up to but no longer than 100,000 words in length. Entries must not
have been previously published in any form (print or digital, traditional of
self-published) or under any other name. Entries must not have been submitted
previously to the Promoter. No illustrated works or picture books will be
considered. Entrants must detail their name, address, telephone number and
e-mail address together with the genre of the book and the word count.
7. Entrants must submit their 500 word synopsis and their
first 50 page sample to editor@newisland.ie with “Competition Submission” in
the subject line, between 16:00hrs on Friday 10th January and Midnight Sunday
25th January 2014. Entries must be submitted in MS Word format and by email.
Printed manuscripts will not be accepted, nor will manuscripts contained on CDs
or other storage devices sent by post.
8. The closing date for receipt of entries is midnight
Sunday 25th January 2014. After this date no further entries to the competition
will be accepted.
9. Unsuccessful entries will be destroyed.
10. Shortlisted entries will be contacted to supply full
manuscripts by Midnight Friday 21st February 2014. Shortlisted writers who
cannot supply a full manuscript by this date will be eliminated.
11. No acknowledgment of receipt will be send. The Promoter
accepts no responsibility for entries not received successfully for any reason
whatsoever.
12. The prize for the winner of the competition is as
follows:
A one book publishing deal contract with the Promoter, no
advance, standard Irish publishing industry royalties. The Promoter will absorb
all costs associated with publishing from editing, to cover design and print.
Book to be published in 2014.
13. The Promoter is a service provider only and does not
take any legal responsibility for the content of the winning entry.
14. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entry
if the entry criteria are not met, or if the entry contains defamatory, illegal
or offensive material.
15. The Promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the
competition and these terms and conditions without notice in the event of a
catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or
anticipated breach of any law or regulation or any other event outside of the
Promoter’s control.
16. No cash alternative to the prize will be offered. The
prize is not transferable.
17. One winner will be chosen by an independent panel of
judges appointed by the Promoter.
18. The decision of the panel of judges is final.
19. First the shortlist, then the winner will be announced
on the RTE Today show. She or he must be available to appear on the show at a
time or times agreed with the show’s producers, and must also make themselves
available to be interviewed by representatives of the RTÉ Guide, if required.
The winner agrees that their book can be included in all media and social media
as deemed appropriate by the Promoter.
20. The Promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do
with the competition is final and no correspondence will be entered into. RTÉ
DOES NOT HAVE, NOR TAKES, ANY RESPONSIBILITY (LEGAL OR OTHERWISE) FOR THE
COMPETITION.
21. The competition and these terms and conditions will be
governed by Irish law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of Ireland.
22. The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and image
in any publicity material created by the Promoter, by RTÉ or by the RTÉ Guide.
Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used
solely in accordance with current Irish data protection legislation and will
not be disclosed to a third party (OTHER THEN RTÉ) without the entrant’s prior
WRITTEN consent.
23. The Promoter reserves the right to change the title of
the winning manuscript prior to publication.
24. By entering this competition, entrants will be deemed to
have indicated their acceptance of and agreement to be bound by these terms and
conditions.
Privacy Statement
The Promoter is committed to protecting the security of your
personal information. The information you provide to the Promoter will be
safeguarded under the terms and conditions of the Data Protection Act 1988 and
the Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 to ensure that the information you
provide is safe and is used only for the purposes of the competition. The
Promoter will not share your information with any third party not involved with
the set up or running of the competition.
Although we endeavour to ensure the security of all
correspondence, e-mail communications are not 100 per cent secure. Therefore we
are unable to guarantee the security of any data you send electronically to us
and cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage experienced through any
loss of confidentiality of information.
