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Community Base, 113 Queens Road

Brighton BN1 3XG. 01273 234780 Entry Form

Please read the competition rules and eligibility criteria before filling in this form. We aim to make it as easy as possible to submit work to this competition. Please get in touch with Creative Future if you need help on 01273 234780 or email

Name:
Email Address:
Address:
(including Postcode)
Telephone: / Date of Birth:
Ethnic Origin
Arab
Asian – Bangladeshi
Asian – Indian
Asian – Pakistani / Asian- other
Asian UK
Black – Caribbean
Black – other / Black – African
Black - UK
Chinese
White- Gypsy/Traveller / White – Irish
White – UK
White – other
Other ethnic group
Mixed Ethnicity
The Creative Future Literary Awards are for writers who are marginalised. Please highlight one or more of the categories below that apply to you. (This is a funder’s requirement)
mental health issue
physical disability
substance misuse issue
homeless / temporary accommodation / refugee
survivor of abuse
long term unemployed
older person (65+) / learning disability
carer
care leaver
offender or ex-offender
traveller / BME
LGBT
Titles of work submitted (You may only enter one piece in each category)
Fiction – maximum 300 words / Poetry – maximum 200 words
Where did you hear about the Creative Future Literary Awards?
Have you ever submitted work to a literary competition before? Please state which if Yes. / Yes / No
Does submitting work to the Creative Future Literary Awards help you value yourself as a writer? / Yes / No
I have read and understood the competition rules (please tick).

Rules

Please read all the rules before submitting your work. They may not be the greatest work of literature but you must follow them if you want a chance of winning. If you have any questions or concerns about these rules, feel free to give us a call on 01273 234 780 or by

  1. The competition opens onMonday14 March2016and closes at 5 PM(GMT) onMonday 13 June 2016. Any work submitted before the competition start date or after the deadline will not be eligible. Submissions cannot be altered after entry.
  2. You can submit up to one piece of writing in each category (poetry or fiction) which responds to the competition theme ‘A Sea Change‘. Poems should not exceed 200 words. Shortfiction should not exceed 300 words. There is no fee to enter.
  3. The competition is open to marginalised writers living in the United Kingdom. For a definition of marginalised please see thecompetition eligibility criteria.
  4. You canenter online, bypost or in person. Entries will not be returned. We would prefer if entries were typed (as it makes it easier for our judging) but if that’s not possible you can send in a handwritten entry.
  5. Please do not put your name on your work. All judging is done anonymously. Work with names on them will be disqualified. Your name will be on the entry form along with your contact details.
  6. Finalistswill be notified they have won a prizeby Friday 11July. The judges’ verdict is final. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into.
  7. We would like award winners to be available for the prize giving ceremony but exceptions will be made for those in prison or those too ill to attend. Award winners will have a chance to perform their work at our showcase event.
  8. The twelve winning pieces will be printed in an anthology and, therefore, must not have been published previously in any form. If you enter your work into another competition and you win, please notify us and withdraw your submission. Copyright remains with the author, though you must agree to allow us to publish winning work on ours and partners’ websites and the anthology.
  9. No employees of Creative Future or any of the project partners can enter the competition.
  10. All your personal data will be covered by current UK data protection legislation.
  11. We reserve the right to amend these Rules where it is deemed necessary to do so or where circumstances are beyond our control. Any changes to the Rules will be posted on the Creative Future and Creative Future Literary Award website.
  12. We reserve the right to not award the first prize, and to cancel the publication of the anthology, where circumstances are beyond our control, or if the judges’ overall verdict is that the level of entries is not up to the required standard for publication


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