Literary Contests

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Please share here literary contests that are open for Filipino literary artists. These include poetry, short story, and essay.

Guidelines:
1. Include the full contest details such as genre, contest duration, submission guidelines, how and where to submit, prizes, and contact information.
2. If possible, provide also a link to a website or page where the contest was posted.

Good luck!

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Julie’s Istoryaheee

Duration: June 20, 2012 12:00 AM – August 20, 2012 11:30 PM

Description:

We want you to tell us about the memorable moments that you have had with Julie’s. Post and share your stories on our Official Julie’s Bakeshop blog at Julies Bakeshop - Official Website.
Rewards:

Grand Prize:
Top 3 BEST stories will be given the following cash prizes. These winners will be selected by Julie’s.
1st Prize: Php 15,000.00
2nd Prize: Php 10,000.00
3rd Prize: Php 5,000.00

Bread Certificates worth Php 150.00 will be given to the first 100 entries as the campaign begins.
How to Submit your Story:

1. Write a story describing your memorable moments with Julie’s by logging into Facebook and click here to go to Julies Bakeshop Official Istoryaheee entry Page.
2. Next, Post your stories on the bottom of the page and that’s it!.

Submission Guidelines:

• Entry must be the original work of the contestant and should include a description about the moment or experience being represented.
• Contestants must post the title of their stories. Stories must be no more than 1,000 words. Please do not submit duplicate entries. Duplicate entries will be discarded but contestants are encouraged to submit multiple unique entries.
• Time and date of the posted stories will be traced and monitored. This will also be a First Post, First Acknowledge basis.

How to claim your rewards:

Bread Certificates:

• Julie’s will send message via email to those participants who are part of the 100 stories/entries and will be given instructions on how to claim their Bread Certificate.

Top 3 BEST Stories Winners:

1. Winners for the Top 3 BEST stories will be notified by Julie’s and will be given instructions on how to claim their cash prizes.
2. The Top 3 BEST stories will be produced in a video and be posted on our Julie’s Bakeshop Official Youtube channel.
3. The videos of the Top 3 BEST stories will be judged depending upon the number of LIKES. The story/ video with the highest number of LIKES will be chosen as the winner for this contest.
4. The story or video which has the highest number of LIKES will have the chance to be televised.

Notice:
• No purchase necessary.
• Campaign is open to legal residents of the Philippines, 18 years old or older.
• If and there will be a tie, the 3 BEST stories will be given another 1 day to break the tie.
• The best stories will be produced. Contestants must be willing to let Julie’s produce their stories. A waiver will be sent to whoever wins the contest.
• Contestants must have expressed consent of anyone featured in their entry.
• Contestants may only vote for their own entry or story once during the duration of the campaign.
• All selected contestants will be required to respond to the phone and/or e-mail notification within the time period specified in the notification. The failure to respond timely to the notification may result in forfeiture of the prizes.
• Upon selected contestants, Julie’s have the right to use winning submissions in merchandising, advertising, marketing or promotion or for any other commercial or non-commercial purpose without additional compensation to the contestants.



website: Julies Bakeshop Official Blog

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2012 Global Festival International Writing Competition: The Future of APEC (Asia-Pacific/ worldwide)
Deadline: 31 October 2012

Global Festival 2012 invites international university students from all over the world to take part in its one and only article writing competition! We invite you to see the future of APEC from youth’s perspectives with the prerequisite of:

THEME: “The Future of APEC: APEC in Youth’s Perspective”

THEME DESCRIPTION: Asia Pacific’s future advancement, especially its economic cooperation in regional area through Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will be interesting if we look from young generation’s views. Therefore, the topic of Article Writing Competition for this year is “The Future of APEC: APEC in Youth’s Perspective”. Opinions and overviews about forthcoming APEC from youth will predict how APEC will maintain its work and significance in Asia Pacific region.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Submission : October 31, 2012 (Deadline GMT +7)
Judgment : November 1 – 14, 2012
Announcement : November 15, 2012


TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Participants will not be charged with any registration fees
This competition is individual, not groups
This competition is eligible to international undergraduate students program from all countries
Participants have to fill the registration form which can be downloaded at globfest.com
Article’s title is free to decide, as long as it accords to our theme
It has to be a minimum of 1500 words and maximum 2500 words, A4-sized paper, font Times New Roman 12, single-spaced.
It has to be written in English
Participants has to equip his or her article with a proper citation format
Zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism and the party will be disqualified
Excerpt, registration form and scanned passport or ID (for Indonesian) must be sent to awc.globfest2012@yahoo.com in one email subjected “AWC_Your Full Name_University”
The article should be original and never been published anywhere
All excerpts is the property of Global Festival 2012
Judges’ decision is legitimate and cannot be contested


CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries: call Duwi (+6285268265725) or Yeti (+6285755988129) or emal awc.globfest2012@yahoo.com

For submissions: awc.globfest2012@yahoo.com

website: ARTICLE WRITING COMPETITION

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Mama Sita's Pamanang Sarap Essay Contest: Mga Kuwentong Pagkain
Deadline: 12 October 2012

Makilahok sa pagtataguyod ng sariling atin! Share your potful of food stories celebrating our culinary heritage. Tell your authentic and one-of-a-kind culinary stories in different ways- essay writing, visual essay, or audio-video essay and be a part of this nationwide activity of promoting Philippine cuisine and heritage. Exceptional stories deserve great rewards. Join and win exciting and awesome prizes and experiences.

OFFICIAL RULES AND COMPLETE MECHANICS

No purchase is necessary to enter the contest. Any purchases will not increase your chances of winning.

NOTE: Please read and understand the Official Rules of Mama Sita’s Pamanang Sarap Essay Contest before joining. Entry in this promotion establishes your acceptance of the official rules.

1. ELIGIBILITY: The contest is open to all interested participants. Participants need to be creative and artistic in creating essays in all forms- written, visuals, or audio-video essays. Participants should have an authentic and one-of-a-kind culinary story to tell.

You are not eligible to enter or win a prize, if you are an/a:

Employees of Sponsor
Its affiliates and subsidiaries
Immediate family of employees (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless where they live)
Persons living in the same household of such individuals, whether or not related.


2. SPONSOR: The Sponsor is Marigold Marketing Inc. 538 North South Compound, Jenny’s Avenue, Maybunga, Pasig City, Philippines.

3. TERM/ DURATION PERIOD: The contest begins on August 2012 and ends on October 2012. Entries must be in on October 12, 2012 not later than 5:00 pm. In addition, all entries become the property of Sponsor and may be displayed, exhibited and used by the sponsor without compensating and/or notifying the owner.

4. HOW TO JOIN: Think of your best-kept culinary tradition, experience, or practice. Choose the preferred media where you can best express your ideas and follow the given material length and format:

Essay Writing
Length: maximum of 2000 words
Format: hard copy (typed or handwritten) OR soft copy (MS Word or PDF)

Visual Essay
Length: maximum of 2000 words
Format: hard copy (typed or handwritten) OR soft copy (MS Word or PDF)

Audio-Visual Essay
Length: maximum of 10 minutes
Format: MP4 or WAV

3. Entries may be written in English or Filipino. Other native dialects are encouraged yet accompanied with comprehensible and appropriate subtitle.

4. Download and fill up the entry form in the Internet. Make sure to accomplish all information required. (Note: entry forms will be available at the official contest Facebook page.)

5. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Together with the entry form, submit your entry to Marigold Marketing Inc. 538 North South Compound, Jenny’s Avenue, Maybunga, Pasig City, Philippines or email it to mgakuwentongpagkain@gmail.com.
A confirmation will be sent informing that the contest committee has received your entry.
A participant can submit more than one entry. However, entries will be submitted one at a time.
Only authentic and original entries are accepted. Plagiarism results to automatic disqualification.
Participants below 18 years old should include a letter of consent signed by their parents and/or guardians. You may create your own letter or you can download the letter template on our website.

6. CONTEST PRIZES

GRAND WINNER: One grand winner will be chosen. He/she will be receiving a P20,000 cash prize, and a Mama Sita gold medal, or may choose to be enrolled in a culinary course worth 20,000.00 plus Mama Sita gift packs and an option to take Mama Sita’s Culinary tour: Following the footsteps of Mama Sita.
FIRST RUNNERS-UP: He/she will be receiving a 10,00 cash prize, Mama Sita Silver medal, and an option to take Mama Sita’s Culinary tour: Following the footsteps of Mama Sita plus Mama Sita gift packs.
SECOND RUNNERS UP: He/she will be given the following prizes: (a) 5,000 cash prize; (b) Mama Sita Bronze medal; (3) and an option to have Mama Sita’s culinary tour: Following the footsteps of Mama Sita plus Mama Sita gift packs
CONSOLATION PRIZES: Seven (7) consolation prizes will be given away which include 2,000 cash prize and Mama Sita gift packs.
TOKEN FOR THE ESSAY SUBJECTS (Grand winner entry): The subjects of the winning contestants will receive Php 5,000.00 and be invited to a culinary tour following the footsteps of Mama Sita.

IMPORTANT: No prize transfer, assignment or substitution by Winners permitted. In the event of unavailability, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes in which case a prize of equal or greater monetary value, determined in Sponsor’s reasonable discretion, will be awarded. Should a winner make any false statement(s) in any documents referenced herein, the winner will be required to promptly return to Sponsor his/her prize, or the cash value thereof. An entrant will not be officially declared a winner until the entrant’s parent/legal guardian has been contacted and has signed all required documentation or unless all legal documents are signed and submitted.

7. JUDGING | All entries will be evaluated using just ONE set of Criteria:

Content 40% Depth of the story
Presentation 30% Creativity in the chosen medium
Originality 20% Richness of tradition
Overall Impact 10% Overall appeal

Winners will be determined only after the two screening processes have been made.

INITIAL SCREENING: The contest committee will form a group of evaluators, all who are knowledgeable and reliable, to select twenty (20) prospect entries. When the initial screening is made, all qualified entries will be forwarded to the pre-selected panel of credible judges.

FINAL SCREENING: There will be a panel of reliable and knowledgeable judges who will evaluate all qualified entries using the set of criteria. All entries will be ranked accordingly based on the total percentage each entry got.

Judging takes place on October 13, 2012. Potential winners (their parents and legal guardians) will be notified via phone call, email, and snail mail on Oct. 22, 2012.

THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES IS FINAL AND IRREVOCABLE.

8. ENTRANT LICENSES/RELEASES: The Sponsor is granted a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual and non-exclusive license to reproduce, distribute, display, and create derivative works of the entries submitted (along with a name credit) in connection to the contest and its promotion in any media. Entrants (and their respective parents and legal guardians) further hereby waive all moral rights in and to the entries in favor of the Sponsor. Authorized Parties will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such use.

9. THIRD PARTY RELEASES: Participants are responsible for obtaining, prior to the submission of entries, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the exhibition and use of the entry set forth in the Official Rules without additional compensation. Signature of parents should be submitted for any person appearing below legal age. Upon Sponsor’s request, each entrant must be prepared to submit signed releases and/or licenses from all persons who appear in the entry, from copyright owner of any artwork, sculpture or other copyrighted material that appears in the entry, and from owners of private properties, authorizing the sponsor to reproduce, display and create derivative works of the entries in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest, in any media now or hereafter known, including, but not limited to: display at a potential exhibition of winners; publication of a book featuring select entries in the Contest.

10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By participating, entrants (and their parents or legal guardians) agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor, its partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents and their employees, officers, directors, and representatives from any claims, losses, and damages arising out of their participation in this Contest or any Contest-related activities and the acceptance and use, misuse, or possession of any prize awarded hereunder.

11. CONDITIONS: Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, stolen, damaged, mutilated, incomplete, illegible, misdirected, or postage-due mail. Entries void if the Sponsor determines the entry to not be an original, or if the entries are illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, altered, counterfeit, produced in error or obtained through fraud or theft. Entrants also agree (a) to be bound by these Official Rules; (b) that the decisions of the judges are final on all matters relating to the Contest; and (c) if he/she wins that Sponsor may use the winning entry and each winner’s name, photograph, likeness, and/or voice in any publicity or advertising relating to the Contest or future promotions without compensation or approval. In the event that the selected winner(s) of any prize are/is ineligible or refuses the prize, the prize will be forfeited and Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may choose whether to award the prize to another winner.

12. WINNERS LIST: Names and residence of winners will be posted online or in print ads on or prior to October 22, 2012. Notice to individuals: removal from mailing list: Any individual (or other duly authorized person) may elect to exclude the name and address of that individual from all lists used by Sponsor. To elect to have an individual’s name excluded from all such lists, submit a removal request via email on mgakuwentongpagkain@gmail.com on or before October 22, 2012. Sponsor may use this notification system to prohibit mailing of all skill contests or other similar activities to such individual.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: mgakuwentongpagkain@gmail.com

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website: https://www.facebook.com/mgakwentongpagkain

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2012 Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards for Filipino Journalists

Deadline: 31 August 2012

Launched in 2007, the Bright Leaf Agricultural Journalism Awards is the premier competition, held annually nationwide, that seeks out the most important agricultural pieces of our time and honors the journalists behind them. It is a competition for print stories, radio segments, television features, and photographs which created awareness on the most current agricultural issues and the best farming practices on environmental care, safety, and crop sustainability.

ELIGIBILITY: The contest is open to all professional Filipino journalists residing in the Philippines who are 18 years old and above upon submission of entry. PMFTC Inc. and Bright Leaf secretariat employees, officials and their relatives up to the 2nd degree are not eligible to join the contest.

ENTRIES: Participation is free of charge. Entries submitted should be published, aired, or braodcasted locally from September 1, 2011 until August 31, 2012. PMFTC Inc. reserves the right to retain full power and authority to publish any of the entries in any of its corporate publication, press release, or other form of written or electronic documentation. The author of the work will be properly identified whenever it is used by PMFTC in any manner or form.

LANGUAGE: Entries may be in English or any of the Philippine regional dialects.

Submission of Entries: Call for entries starts on April 30, 2012. Deadline for submission of entries is August 31, 2012 at 12:00nn. There is no limit to the number of entries a contestant can submit in any category. A contestant can only win in one category.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Print

One (1) hardcopy and softcopy in CD of entry in MS Word format. Arial font size 12, double spaced.
One (1) hardcopy and softcopy in CD of entry translated in English if the entry is in a regional dialect.
Scanned, photocopied or actual copy of published entry as proof of publication.
The contestant's identity must not appear on any of the pages of the entry.
All materials should be placed inside a long brown envelope.

Photos

Duly accomplished entry form.
One (1) hardcopy of entry, 12R in size.
One (1) softcopy of entry in JPEG format saved on a CD.
Printed copy of entry as proof of publication.
The contestant's identity including watermark signature must not appear on any of the entry.
All materials should be placed inside a long brown envelope.

Radio

Duly accomplished entry form
A compilation of at least three (3) episodes of the agricultural program/segment
One (1) hardcopy of transcription in MS Word format
One (1) softcopy of transcription in MS Word format
One (1) softcopy of entry translated in English if the entry is in a regional dialect
One (1) transcript of airing (TOA) copy to show proof of airing in cassette or CD format
Authorization letter from the station manager
All materials should be placed inside a long brown envelope

TV

Duly accomplished entry form
A compilation of at least three (3) episodes of the agriculture program/segment.
One (1) hardcopy of transcription in MS Word format.
One (1) softcopy of transcription in MS Word format.
One (1) softcopy of entry translated in English if the entry is in a regional dialect.
One (1) transcript of airing (TOA) copy to show proof of airing in cassette or CD format.
Authorization letter from the station manager.
All materials should be placed inside a long brown envelope.

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM: All entries must be accompanied by a duly accomplished entry form which can be downloaded from The Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism or from the Bright Leaf Secretariat at the following address:

The Bright Leaf Secretariat
Cozoz, Inc.
1102 P. Ocampo corner Conchu Streets, Malate, Manila
Tel. No.: (+63-2) 522.87.82 or at (+63-2) 525.25.25

Each entry requires one (1) entry form. For inquiries, please contact the Bright Leaf secretariat: secretariat@thebrightleafawards.com

RECEIVING OF ENTRIES: Entries will be accepted from April 30, 2011 to August 31, 2012. Entries can be sent by personal delivery or by courier. Deadline of submission is on August 31, 2012 at 12:00nn.

Secretariat address is as follows:
The Bright Leaf Secretariat
c/o Cozoz, Inc.
1102 P. Ocampo corner Conchu Streets, Malate, Manila
Tel. No.: 02.522.87.82 or at 02.525.25.25

JUDGING OF ENTRIES

INITIAL SCREENING: The secretariat will screen all entries as to form and completeness of requirements. Entries will be marked according to award categories. A numerical code will be assigned and stamped on each entry to guarantee anonimity of contestants.
PRELIMINARY JUDGING: Preliminary judging will be via point system. Entries which have garnered an average of 85% and above will be sent for final judging. The decision of the preliminary panel of judges shall be final and not subject to appeal
FINAL JUDGING: For the Final Judging, all scores of entries which advanced to the final round will be reset to zero. The winner shall be determined by the judges via point system based on the prescribed criteria. The highest score wins the category. In case of a tie, the Chairman of the Board of Judges reserves the right to make the final decision. The decision of the final panel of judges shall be final and not subject to appeal.

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING

Print

Relevance 25%
Originality 25%
Objectivity 20%
Impact 20%
Research 10%

TV and Radio

Relevance 25%
Originality 25%
Objectivity 20%
Impact 20%
Research 10%

Photo

Relevance 40%
Composition 40%
Impact 10%
Originality 10%

Download: registration form

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries: secretariat@thebrightleafawards.com

For submissions: The Bright Leaf Secretariat, c/o Cozoz, Inc., 1102 P. Ocampo corner Conchu Streets, Malate, Manila

Website: The Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism

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Sundress Publications' Best of the Net 2012

Deadline: 30 September 2012

Sundress Publications are now accepting nominations of poetry and short fiction to be included in the 2012 Best of the Net Anthology. This project continues to promote the diverse and growing collection of voices that are publishing their work online, a venue that still sees little respect from such yearly anthologies as the Pushcart and Best American series. This collection serves to bring greater respect to an innovative and continually expanding medium in the same medium in which it is published.

Submission period open from July 1st to September 30th each year. 2012 judges will be announced in the fall.

2012 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Participant Qualifications

Submissions must come from the editor of the publication (journal, chapbook, online press, etc), or, if the work is self-published, it must be sent by the author.
The journal must appear solely online (though print Best Of editions are acceptable).
The poem, story, or essay must have been first published or appeared on the web between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Each entry may include up to six poems, two stories, and two works of creative nonfiction for consideration.
Submissions should include both the URL of the poem, story, or essay as well as a full text version in a Word or RTF document.
All submissions must include the author's name and email address as well as the name, contact info, and URL of the journal.
Submissions must be sent via email to bestofthenet@sundresspublications.com.
Submissions must be sent between July 1st and September 30th, 2012.

All participating journals or presses will receive a link from the site when the issue is released regardless of whether their submissions were chosen. A complete list of finalists will also be published.

We are also pleased to announce that this year will mark the first year that we will also be publishing an e-book of the anthology as a compendium to our online anthology! Don't worry though; as always, the anthology will be completely free to our readers, as internet writing was always intended to be!

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: bestofthenet@sundresspublications.com

Website: 2011 Best of the Net Anthology

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