The Suzannah Contest Rules

The Suzannah - Rules

General

The contest will be closed after 120 entries are received.
*We will open the contest two weeks early for NOLA members ONLY!
The fee is $30 for NOLA members and $35 for non-NOLA members.
Payments can be made via PayPal.
PLEASE NOTE: Payments are NOT to be sent to the same id as the entry. Once the entry and entry form have been have been received, the contest coordinator will provide further payment information. Disregard the Paypal Transaction box on the entry form.

· ** Please note. A submission isn’t considered entered until entry AND payment AND entry form have been received.
ALL entries must be received as an attachment and properly formatted (see below).
Enter as many manuscripts as you like, but each entry must have its own payment and own entry form. Do NOT send one payment for multiple manuscripts. They MUST be submitted separately.
Entry Forms must be completed and submitted as an attachment with your entry.
Entries cannot be under contract. Should you sell on or before November 30, 2008 (the day before finalists are announced) you MUST contact the coordinator and your entry and money will be returned.

*Failure to follow the rules can result in disqualification and your fee forfeited*

Special Rules for Writing Teams:

Each member of the team must fill out an entry form separately but each entry form must have the exact information. BOTH entry forms shall be included in submitting the entry.
The team must agree which individual will take care of the money and which individual will take possession of the trophy, should they win the grand prize. This information must be indicated on each entry form. (Only one trophy and one check for the full amount shall be issued.)

Manuscript Formatting

Entry should be a maximum of 25 pages (including synopsis that can be any length, so long as entire entry does NOT exceed 25 pages). Manuscript pages MUST come from the opening.
Times New Roman 12pt Font
1" margins on top, bottom, right, and left
Double-spaced (No more than 25-lines per page)
Headers:

o Category on the left side of the header,

o Title and page numbers on the right.

o Your name should NOT be ANYWHERE ON THE ENTRY

Saved as rtf. with the title of your entry as the name of the file
Synopsis will be judged and should be formatted in the exact same manner as the manuscript. Your name should not appear anywhere on the entry.
Email all attachments to the contest coordinator, contest@nolastars.com

ALL ENTRIES WILL BE CHECKED. PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK YOUR ENTRY BEFORE SENDING! If your entry is incorrect, you risk loosing your spot in our contest. To avoid this, SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY CORRECT THE FIRST TIME!

If you have any questions or difficulties in submitting through email by attachments, please contact the coordinator at contest@nolastars.com with Suzannah in the subject line and I’ll see what I can do to help you out. All questions are welcome, but please check our FAQ’s first.

Thanks and good luck in The Suzannah!

Keri Ford

Suzannah Contest Coordinator

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