1. The A.Vogel Dormeasan ‘Write a Short Story for Bedtime’ competition will run from 1st November 2011 to 30th April 2012. Entries can be submitted any time during this period, but must be received no later than 30th April 2012.
2. Three main prizes will be awarded – 1st: €500, 2nd: €300, 3rd: €100.
3. Competition winners will be announced in the magazine Naturally Good Health and The Sunday Business Post – Agenda, and will be published online on www.avogel.ie, www.naturallygoodhealth.ie and on our AVogelROI facebook page.
4. Entry is free and is open to Irish residents only, over the age of 18. Submitted entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been previously published. Entrants should use a one-word pseudonym to prevent judges being aware of your identity and use their real name only on the entry form.
5. Each month a story will be selected as a Pick of the Month and featured online (www.avogel.ie) as well as on our AVogel ROI facebook page. The author will receive €50. These stories will appear under the pseudonym and so will remain eligible for consideration for the main prizes.
6. The competition is not open to staff of A.Vogel / Bioforce or any other partners involved in the competition or their immediate families.
7. Entries should be in English with a minimum length of 1000 words; maximum 3000 words. Apart from erotica there is no restriction on subject matter. However, due consideration will be given by the judges on the appropriateness of the short story for bedtime.
8. Entries should be submitted by email to dss@wholefoods.ie using Microsoft Word or as a pdf. Postal entries can also be accepted and should be addressed to:
The A.Vogel Dormeasan Short Story competition
Wholefoods Wholesale
Unit 3, Kylemore Ind Est
Killeen Road
Dublin 10
9. Entries should show page footers showing title, pseudonym and page number only, and accompanied by a completed entry form available from participating retailers or by clicking on the large image above or www.facebook.com/AVogelROI. Postal entries will not be returned so please keep a copy. No corrections can be made after receipt.
10. Email entries will be acknowledged electronically. If you require acknowledgement of receipt of a postal entry please enclose a stamped addressed postcard marked ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
11. Worldwide copyright of each entry remains with the author, but A.Vogel will have the unrestricted right to publish any story, either in full or as an excerpt, on websites and in any subsequent anthology. Entrants must be prepared to take part in publicity.
12. No competitor may win more than one overall prize. The judges' decision is final and no individual correspondence can be entered into.
13. Submission of an entry to the A.Vogel Dormeasan ‘Write a Short Story for Bedtime’ competition implies acceptance of all the rules of the competition.
