Terms and Conditions

Warwick Words ("the Publisher") draws the Entrant's attention to clauses 6 and 7 in particular. Under clause 6.3, the Entrant may have to pay the Publisher compensation if the Entrant has copied another person's work.

Terms and Conditions

1    The selection of entries for publication will be organised and administered by representatives on behalf of the Publisher.

2    Applications are open to the people of the Warwick area (including friends of Warwick Words, the Warwick Words Writers’ Group and attendees/supporters of the Warwick Words festival).

3    The Entrant must submit either a poem of no more than 20 lines or a short story of no more than 200 words. Failure to keep to these limits might lead to an application being disqualified. All entries must have a title.

4    Entries must be submitted through the Warwick Words website (www.warwickwords.co.uk) or sent by mail to: Warwick Words Book, c/o TIC, The Court House, Jury Street, Warwick CV34 4EW. The Publisher cannot be held responsible for failure to submit or sending entries on time.

5    By sending a submission, the Entrant warrants that he/she has obtained the permission of any living persons featured in the poem/story.

6    Subject to the following, the Publisher's liability shall be limited to £100:
6.1 The Publisher, its sub-contractors, subsidiaries, agents and other representatives shall have no liability to the extent that the liability arises from the Entrant breaching these Terms and Conditions;
6.2 The Publisher, its sub-contractors, subsidiaries, agents and other representatives shall have no liability for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem with any server, Internet access, system, the post or otherwise which may result in any entry being lost or not properly registered or recorded. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt; and
6.3 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall limit or exclude the Publisher's liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

7    The Entrant shall indemnify the Publisher against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal and other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by the Publisher arising out of or in connection with:
7.1 any breach of these Terms and Conditions, including, but not limited to clause 11 below; and
7.2 any claim that the Entrant's entry breaches the rights of any third party, including, but not limited to, copyright.

8    The competition opens on March 1. Entries received before this date may not be considered.

9    Closing date for entries is 15 April 2011. Submissions received after this time will not be considered, so please do not wait until the last minute to upload or post your entry. Entries will not be returned so please remember to keep a copy. An unsuccessful Entrant will not be contacted and no feedback on any entry will be provided.

10    Only one entry per person is permitted. Entries by a child must be accompanied by a signed statement by the parent/guardian to state that they are submitting the entry on behalf of the child and stating their relationship to the child and that this is done with the child’s agreement.

11    The Entrant warrants that their entry:
11.1    is the Entrant's original work and has not been copied from any other work, material or source;
11.2    is the sole work of the Entrant;
11.3    and the publication of the Entry by the Publisher in accordance with these Terms and Conditions does not and will not infringe the rights of any third party;
11.4    does not contain defamatory, obscene, offensive or any other unsuitable material;
11.5    is suitable to be published by the Publisher to readers of all ages;
11.6    does not contravene copyright law or infringe any other copyright; and
11.7    does not contain anything that has, will or is intended to, bring the Publisher into disrepute or damage the Publisher's reputation.

12    The Entrant owns the copyright to their entry but is aware that they will be allowing Warwick Words to publish their work in printed form to be sold to raise funds for the festival and that the work will be used for promotional purposes and will appear on the website of Warwick Words.

13    The Entrant warrants that he / she has the legal capacity to enter the competition or is the legal guardian of a minor who is entering the competition and has that child’s permission to include their entry and agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

14    The Publisher will contact the Entrant if he / she is successful, but the Publisher does not have an obligation to publish or promote any entry, even if it tells the Entrant that he / she has been successful.

15    The Publisher's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

16    The Publisher reserves the right to disqualify any entry which breaches any of these Terms and Conditions.

17    The Publisher reserves the right to cancel the project / competition at any stage, and for any reason. The Publisher may also cancel the project / competition if it cannot proceed because of circumstances beyond its control.

18    In the event of cancellation, a notice will be posted on the Warwick Words website.

19    These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales (unless and to the extent that it would be reasonable for the Publisher to enforce its rights in a different jurisdiction).
These terms and conditions were updated on 10/3/2011.