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Open to Amateurs and Professionals
Win: Cash prizes, online publication and web exposure, free products, get published in books and on calendars, cards, T-shirts, stock photo CDs, posters, and more!
Wanda Hope Carter & InspirationMotivation.com are looking for photo shots to use online and in upcoming publications. In the hopes of sharing inspirational messages with others, these photos would be an important part of the plan. Watch for new contests to be announced in the future. Current contest information follows:
Subjects of photos should be inspirational and illustrate one of the lines in " To Achieve Your Dreams, Remember Your ABCs". Preferred contents include nature, sports, art, music, animals, science, education, construction, business, and people. Prizes vary according to how the items are used. Winners are judged by relativity to content, quality of photograph, composure and positive appeal to a general audience.
Prizes
Each photo entry qualifies for all prizes!
Prizes are determined by the item a photo is chosen to be published on or within. Photos may win in more than one category and therefore be used on or within more than one item. Following are the list of prizes according the item a photo is selected to be used for. The date of final selections for each contest will vary and will be determined by publication deadlines and are not known at this time. Selections are expected to occur between March 31, and December 31, 2,004. All photos of merit will be held for consideration for future rounds of existing contests as well as for new contests that will be announced at a future date. The Grand Prize winner is the photo chosen as the best of the round in each category. There is no deadline for submissions as new rounds of existing contests and new contests will open up in the future. To qualify for the most contests, send your entries as soon as possible.
Dream Planner & Journal & other book publications: Per Each Book - Round One: There will be a minimum of 27 winners in this category per book, one for each ABC line and one for a background of the piece in whole. There will be one Grand Prize Winner from this round judged to be best of group. Additional rounds of this contest will be offered in the future.
ALL Winners will receive:
* Publication within the book along with the winner's choice of all or any of the following information published in the back of the book: Name, contact information, e-mail address, web site address, physical street address and copyright notice for as long as the photo is offered within the title of the publication.
* One copy of the book(s) that the photo is featured on.
* Free Linked listings within appropriate areas of the Shopping Mall if the entrant has a web site, physical storefront or otherwise sells photos as a business venture. Shopping mall links will remain indefinitely for as long as the business exists and InspirationMotivation remains online, provided there is no negative feedback from shoppers regarding their purchase history with the entrant.
* Additional listings and links will be included in the next published magazine page after the first appearance of a photo on a product. The publication of this page with mention of photo winners is also sent to an e-zine subscription list via e-mail. Winners information will stay online for as long as the magazine page it appears on does. Once a new magazine issue is published, the issue that the mention appears in will be moved to an indexed archive section of the site that remains linked from the most current edition indefinitely.
* Inclusion on an inspirational stock photo CD produced by Wanda Hope Carter with credits.
GRAND PRIZE Winners Will Receive:
* All of the above plus a $50.00 cash prize (per book title published)
* A feature page at Inspiration Motivation .Com for as long as the item is in production
* An ABC poster
13 month Calendar: Round One: There will be a minimum of 27 winners in this category, one for each ABC line and one for a background of the piece in whole. Additional rounds of this contest will be offered in the future.
All Winners will receive:
* Publication on a wall calendar that will include the winner's choice of all or any of the following information published in the back of the Calendar: Name, contact information, e-mail address, web site address, physical street address and copyright notice for as long as the photo is offered on the card.
* Three copies of the calendar that the photo is featured on.
* Free Linked listings within appropriate areas of the Shopping Mall if the entrant has a web site, physical storefront or otherwise sells photos as a business venture. Shopping mall links will remain indefinitely for as long as the business exists and InspirationMotivation remains online, provided there is no negative feedback from shoppers regarding their purchase history with the entrant.
* Additional listings and links will be included in the next published magazine page after the first appearance of a photo on a product. The publication of this page with mention of photo winners is also sent to an e-zine subscription list via e-mail. Winners information will stay online for as long as the magazine page it appears on does. Once a new magazine issue is published, the issue that the mention appears in will be moved to an indexed archive section of the site that remains linked from the most current edition indefinitely.
* Inclusion on an inspirational stock photo CD produced by Wanda Hope Carter with credits.
GRAND PRIZE Winners Receive:
* All of the above plus a $50.00 cash prize
* A feature page at Inspiration Motivation .com for as long as the item is in production
* An ABC poster
Greeting Cards: Round One: There will be a minimum of 27 winners in this category, one for each ABC line and one for a background of the piece in whole. Additional rounds of this contest will be offered in the future.
ALL Winners will receive:
* Publication on greeting cards that will include the winner's choice of all or any of the following information published on the back of the card: Name, contact information, e-mail address, web site address, physical street address and copyright notice for as long as the photo is offered on the card.
* Five copies of the greeting card that the photo is featured on.
* Announcement of winning any requested links and other information on Inspiration Motivation web site.
* Free Linked listings within appropriate areas of the Shopping Mall if the entrant has a web site, physical storefront or otherwise sells prints as a business venture. Shopping mall links will remain indefinitely for as long as the business exists and InspirationMotivation remains online, provided there is no negative feedback from shoppers regarding their purchase history with the entrant.
* Additional listings and links will be included in the next published magazine page after the first appearance of a photo on a product. Winners information will stay online indefinitely. Once a new magazine issue is published, the issue that the mention appears in will be moved to an indexed archive section of the site that remains linked from the most current edition indefinitely.
GRAND PRIZE Winners Receive:
* All of the above plus a $50.00 cash prize
* A feature page at Inspiration Motivation .com for as long as the item is in production
* An ABC poster
Posters: Round One: There will be a minimum of 26 winners in this category, one for each ABC line. A 27th photo representing the entire piece has not yet been determined as being selected. Check back here for future information. Additional rounds of this contest will be offered in the future.
All Winners will receive:
* Publication on a wall poster that will include the winner's choice of all or any of the following information published in the back of the Calendar: Name, e-mail address, web site address, physical street address and copyright notice for as long as the photo is offered on the poster.
* Three copies of the poster that the photo is featured on.
* Free Linked listings within appropriate areas of the Shopping Mall if the entrant has a web site, physical storefront or otherwise sells photos as a business venture. Shopping mall links will remain indefinitely for as long as the business exists and InspirationMotivation remains online, provided there is no negative feedback from shoppers regarding their purchase history with the entrant.
* Additional listings and links will be included in the next published magazine page after the first appearance of a photo on a product. The publication of this page with mention of photo winners is also sent to an e-zine subscription list via e-mail. Winners information will stay online for as long as the magazine page it appears on does. Once a new magazine issue is published, the issue that the mention appears in will be moved to an indexed archive section of the site that remains linked from the most current edition indefinitely.
* Inclusion on an inspirational stock photo CD produced by Wanda Hope Carter that includes photographer credit information.
Grand Prize Winners Receive:
* All of the above plus a $50.00 cash prize
* A feature page at Inspiration Motivation .com for as long as the item is in production
* An ABC poster
Online publication: There is no definitive number of winners in this contest. There may be none chosen in any given month or 100 or more, depending upon the needs of the site. Winning photos may be used to illustrate any number of articles within this web site.
Winners will receive:
* Their choice of all or any of the following information published on the page where the photo is presented: Name, contact information, contact link, and copyright notice for as long as the photo stays online.
* Free Linked listings within appropriate areas of the Shopping Mall if the entrant has a web site, physical storefront or otherwise sells prints as a business venture. Shopping mall links will remain indefinitely for as long as the business exists and InspirationMotivation remains online, provided there is no negative feedback from shoppers regarding their purchase history with the entrant.
* Additional listings and links are included in the next published magazine page after the first appearance of a photo on the site. Winners information will stay online indefinitely and will link to the winning photo as long as it appears online. Once a new magazine issue is published, the issue that the mention appears in will be moved to an indexed archive section of the site that remains linked from the most current edition indefinitely.
* Inclusion on an inspirational stock photo CD produced by Wanda Hope Carter that includes photographer credit information.
Annual Grand Prize Winners Receive:
* All of the above plus a $25.00 cash prize
* A feature page at Inspiration Motivation .com for a period of one year
* An ABC poster
* The Grand Prize Winner will be chosen from all photos used online between March 1st and December 31st 2,004 and awarded on December 31st 2,004.
FUTURE CONTEST: Miscellaneous Items: Round One: There will be an indefinite number of winners in this category for each ABC line and for a background of the piece in whole. Additional rounds of this contest will be offered in the future. These items may not be produced in a full series. Watch this space for future information.
PRIZES TO BE ANNOUNCED
MORE FUTURE CONTESTS: Will include subjects to illustrate Secrets Of Success, Peace, Love & Happiness, Everyday Magic and other titles by Wanda Hope Carter. Watch this page for details.
Rules
1. Photographs must be original and not subject to existing copyrights that would preclude their use on the intended publication items by a previous assignment.
2. Identifiable people shots that are chosen as winners, will be required to provide a subject release form for each person recognizable in the shot prior to being declared as a winner and being included as apart of any publication. People shots and any other shots received from general businesses, news related businesses, government agencies, schools or by an official source from any other group, will be required to provide a subject release form for each recognizable person in the shot as well as a statement from a qualified authoritative representative of the group, business or association - that the use of the shot is permitted prior to being declared as a winner and being included as a part of any publication.
3. Shots are currently being accepted preferably via e-mail in a JPEG format. If you are unable to submit photos in this manner, please e-mail for the current snail mail address. Negatives are not accepted at this time. Whether they are used on a product or not, hard copies will not be returned after the contest is closed, so please do not send your only copy of an original photograph unless you consider it disposable.
4. More than one shot per line per contest may be entered but no more than 5 shots per e-mail nor snail mail will be accepted within one mailing. If you have more than five shots to submit, please send them in separate mails not containing more than five each.
5. Each shot must include the Alphabet or Alphabets representing the line or lines that it is being presented to correspond to. A photo may still be used for a line other than the one indicated on the title and counted as a winner for the line it is used for. An example of a title that is being entered as an illustration for line D and K might be D - K Sunset or Sunset D - K. Photos that do not include an alphabet may not be considered. General inspirational shots should include the letters GENERAL in the name or description.
6. Good photos that are not used in the current contest may be kept on hand and automatically entered into future contests without the entrant having to resubmit the same title.
7. No photo entered into the contest will be declared a winner nor published without the entrant being notified and agreeing to a legal assignment will be required prior to acceptance of prize and publication.
8. Shots that are not inspirational in nature nor are relative to this specific contest may be eliminated without notice.
9. All e-mail entries shall bear the entrants full name, address and e-mail address within the body of the mail that includes no more than five JPEGs. Snail mail entries shall include the entrants full name, snail mail address and e-mail address on a piece of paper enclosed along with the copies of no more than five prints.
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