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LITERATURE - Terms and Conditions
Entry into the Blue Fringe Art and Literature Festival is open to adults 18 years and over with a lived experience of mental health, and young people of high school age in celebration of mental wellbeing and resilience.
* Blue Fringe celebrates human creativity and original artistic expression. To uphold the spirit of the Blue Fringe Arts and Literature event, entries must be predominantly the entrant’s own work. AI tools, including generative AI, may be used only to support the entrant’s creative process and must not replace the entrant’s creative authorship. By entering, artists declare that these conditions have been met.
EXHIBITION 21ST - 24TH OCTOBER
ENTRIES OPEN 1ST JULY - ENTRIES CLOSE 31ST JULY
Once entries are open, please contact us if you need any help to submit your entry.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS -
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All Literature entries are to use the online form.
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Literature entries do not have to be submitted in person.
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You can submit up to one entry in each category for your age group.
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One complete entry form must be submitted for each entry.
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Poetry entries are limited to no more than 350 words.
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Short Story entries are limited to no more than 1000 words.
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Entries must be submitted as a PDF or Word document.
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Entries will be reformatted with a standard typeface and layout for judging and publishing. Every effort will be made to retain original structure and spacing of the text.
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If a visual representation of a literature work is entered, this may be featured in the exhibition, but will not be used for judging to ensure the words are considered in their own right.
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Literature is judged anonymously.
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Literature will be included in the Collected Works Book at the discretion of the committee.
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Entrants will receive a copy of the Collected Works Book.
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Limited copies of the book may be for sale during the exhibition.
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Literature may be used in future Blue Fringe promotional material.
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All personal information provided with your entry will be kept private and confidential, with the exception of the name you nominate for publishing with your work.
