Carillon Magazine

RULES

1-Act Play Writing Competition 2009/2010

1.  Entry is open to anyone resident or regularly working or studying

    within 30 miles of Rotherham Town Centre

2.  An entry will consist of a one-act play, written by the entrant, with a  running      time of between 25 and 40 minutes.

3. The entries must be the entrant’s own unaided work and not previously     

    published or performed, or currently entered into another competition.

4.  The entries must reach the competition administrator no later than  

     March 31st 2010   

      Late entries will not be accepted.  Ensure that your entry bears sufficient   

     postage. Failure to do so will prejudice your script.

5.  Entries must be accompanied by the appropriate entry fee:

     £5.00 per script.  Make cheques payable to Rotherham Arts

6.  Entrants must adopt a nom de plume which must appear at the top of  every       page of the script. Any other name, or identification on the  script will invoke      disqualification.

7.  Entries should be accompanied either by an entry form (photocopies         

     acceptable) or a cover sheet containing your name, non-de-plume,  contact         details,and the titles of all entries.

8.  Entries should be typed in a plain font, double-spaced, on one side of  white       A4 paper. Number the pages and include the title at the head of  each               page.

    Entries cannot be returned so don’t send your only copy.

9.  The  judge’s decision is final and not subject to correspondence.

10. Three Prizes:

          1st: £125.00

         Two runners-up: £75.00

    No entrant can win more than one prize.

11.  Rotherham Arts reserves the right not to award any prize if, in the  judge’s

       opinion, insufficient entries reach a suitable standard.

12.  Prizes will be presented at a public performance or reading of the

       winning scripts subject to rule 11.