GRAIN MAGAZINE: contest rules.

Entry Rules

1. The basic fee for Canadian entrants is $30 for a maximum of two entries in one category. The basic fee for US and International entrants is $36, payable in US funds. Make your cheque or money order payable to: Short Grain Contest.

2. Every entrant receives a one-year (four-issue) subscription to Grain Magazine.

3. All entries must be POSTMARKED by April 1, 2010. Late entries will not be accepted.

4. Each entry must be original, unpublished, not submitted elsewhere for publication or broadcast, nor accepted elsewhere for publication or broadcast, nor entered simultaneously in any other contest or competition for which it is also eligible to win a prize.

5. All entries in this contest will be judged anonymously, on merit alone. The judges' decisions are final. Judges reserve the right not to award a prize in a given category if no entry is of sufficient quality to warrant publication.

6. A separate covering page must be attached to the text of your entry. On the covering page please provide the following information:

a) Your name, complete mailing address, telephone number, and email address.

b) Title of your entry (ies).

c) Category or categories you are entering: Poetry; Short Fiction.

d) Word Count (Fiction) / Line Count (Poetry). An absolutely accurate word or line count is required. Judging is blind. Do not print, type, or write your name on the text pages of your entry.

7. Your entry must be typed (double-spaced for fiction) on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper. It must be legible. Faxed and/or electronic entries not accepted.

8. Entries will not be returned. Keep a copy of your entry. We will notify you of the final results at the end of the contest IF YOU ENCLOSE AN SASE OR EMAIL ADDRESS FOR THAT PURPOSE ONLY. US and International entries please send an IRC or CANADIAN POSTAGE.

9. 22nd Annual Short Grain (with Variations) Contest WINNING ENTRIES will be posted on the Grain Magazine website in August, 2010. Contest winners will notified directly either by telephone, by email or in writing prior to the website posting.

Make your cheque or money order payable to Short Grain Contest. Send your entry or entries to:

Short Grain Contest
Box 67
Saskatoon, SK
Canada, S7K 3K1

If using a courier, send entries to:

Suite 719
Delta Bessborough Hotel
601 Spadina Cresent East
Saskatoon, SK
Canada, S7K 3G8

NOTE: Entries by email or fax will not be accepted.

Postmark Deadline: April 1, 2010



	Introduction Categories Judges Rules Prizes		Entry Rules 1. The basic fee for Canadian entrants is $30 for a maximum of two entries in one category. The basic fee for US and International entrants is $36, payable in US funds. Make your cheque or money order payable to: Short Grain Contest. 2. Every entrant receives a one-year (four-issue) subscription to Grain Magazine. 3. All entries must be POSTMARKED by April 1, 2010. Late entries will not be accepted. 4. Each entry must be original, unpublished, not submitted elsewhere for publication or broadcast, nor accepted elsewhere for publication or broadcast, nor entered simultaneously in any other contest or competition for which it is also eligible to win a prize. 5. All entries in this contest will be judged anonymously, on merit alone. The judges' decisions are final. Judges reserve the right not to award a prize in a given category if no entry is of sufficient quality to warrant publication. 6. A separate covering page must be attached to the text of your entry. On the covering page please provide the following information: a) Your name, complete mailing address, telephone number, and email address. b) Title of your entry (ies). c) Category or categories you are entering: Poetry; Short Fiction. d) Word Count (Fiction) / Line Count (Poetry). An absolutely accurate word or line count is required. Judging is blind. Do not print, type, or write your name on the text pages of your entry. 7. Your entry must be typed (double-spaced for fiction) on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper. It must be legible. Faxed and/or electronic entries not accepted. 8. Entries will not be returned. Keep a copy of your entry. We will notify you of the final results at the end of the contest IF YOU ENCLOSE AN SASE OR EMAIL ADDRESS FOR THAT PURPOSE ONLY. US and International entries please send an IRC or CANADIAN POSTAGE. 9. 22nd Annual Short Grain (with Variations) Contest WINNING ENTRIES will be posted on the Grain Magazine website in August, 2010. Contest winners will notified directly either by telephone, by email or in writing prior to the website posting. Make your cheque or money order payable to Short Grain Contest. Send your entry or entries to: Short Grain Contest Box 67 Saskatoon, SK Canada, S7K 3K1 If using a courier, send entries to: Suite 719 Delta Bessborough Hotel 601 Spadina Cresent East Saskatoon, SK Canada, S7K 3G8 NOTE: Entries by email or fax will not be accepted. Postmark Deadline: April 1, 2010