Entry 2010

Cricket Poetry Award

Poets are invited to submit a poem celebrating aspects of life in and around the game and sport of cricket, in settings of backyard cricket, beach cricket, club cricket or social cricket.  The genre may be narrative, epic, dramatic, satirical, lyrical, elegy or verse fable.

(1) Each competitor may enter ONE work only. The entry must be the original work of the competitor;

(2) Entries must be POSTED together with a completed entry form and a non-refundable $20.00 (including GST) handling fee to the Publishers’ Cup Inc by  September 2010.  Any work not accompanied by payment of $20.00 will not be eligible for the competition. Payment may be made by cheque, money order or postal note to the Publishers’ Cup Inc;

(3) The statutory declaration on the entry form must be completed by the competitor;

(4) The size of the poem must NOT EXCEED 150 words;

(5) Entries must be clearly marked with the artist’s name and address and the title of the work;

(6) All competitors must be 18 years old or over;

(7) Entries will not be accepted unless free of charges. No payment will be made by the Publishers’ Cup Inc for freight or other charges incurred in the delivery of any entry;

(8) Competitors hereby consent to their work being reproduced by the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust and the Publishers’ Cup Inc and the media in all advertising and publicity inclusive of all electronic / digital or print media for the future promotion of the Cricket Poetry Awards;

(9) Sponsors and charities associated with the Publishers’ Cup Inc reserves the right to reproduce the winning entry and all finalists in all Publishers’ Cup Inc publications and publicity inclusive of all electronic/digital or print media;

(10) The Judges decision is final and no correspondence shall be entered into.

POET’S / WRITER’S / AUTHOR’S NAME __________________________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________________ Postcode _________________

Telephone: home __________________________ business ____________________ mobile ______________________________

Email address _____________________________________________

A $20.00 (incl. GST) fee is payable for the poem entered.

POST YOUR ENTRY TO:

Cricket Poetry Award
Suite 23
53 O’Brien Street
Bondi Beach NSW 2026
Australia

Entries will be accepted in 2010 from any citizen who resides in full member registered ICC countries i.e. – Australia, England & Wales, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe who write and complete their work in the 12 months leading up to the closing date - early September 2010 (tbc).

DECLARATION

I certify that the above information is correct and that I have been resident in a full member registered ICC country for a period of 12 months prior to the closing date for the competition and that the work submitted was completed within 12 months of that date. I agree also to abide by the above conditions. I make this declaration by virtue of the Statutory Declarations Act, 1911, as amended.

Poet’s Signature _________________________________________________________

Declared at ______________________________________________ on the _________ day

of __________________________________ 2010____

Before me (Witness Signature) ______________________________________________

To contact us:

E-mail:  info [at] publisherscup [dot] org [dot] au

Phone inside Australia:  0411 572 100

Overseas callers dial:  +61 411 572 100