Photo Contest 2008

2008 Easy Reader Photo, Writing and Cartoon Contest Rules

Sponsored by Paul's Photo

Best story: $500

Best cartoon: $250

Best photographs:

  1st prize: Olympus E520
  2nd Prize: Nikon P80
  3rd prize: Canon SD 770IS

Deadline

Photos, stories and cartoons must be submitted no later then Monday, August 11, 2008.

Story guidelines

Submissions must be on disk or emailed. Stories may be real, imaginary or confabulated. Preference will be given to stories relating to the South Bay. Stories should be no more than 2,000 words. Shorter is okay.

Email stories to easyreader@easyreader.info.

Cartoon guidelines

Submissions must be copies or on disk. Please no originals and no larger than 8-inch x 10-inch. Any subject matter is welcome, but preference will be given to cartoons relating to the South Bay.
Email cartoons to easyreader@easyreader.info. Maximum file size – 2 megabytes.

Photo guidelines

Photos must have been taken in the South Bay between September 2007 and August 10, 2008. We are looking for photos that capture the unique place, person or thing found in one of the best places to live on the planet.

All photos must have name and address, when and where photo shot, type of camera and name of shot.

Photos should be emailed to

contest@paulsphoto.com

Photo file format

lastname-title-jpg. Not larger than one megabyte.
(If you are a winner we will contact you for a higher-resolution version)
Photos on disk may also be mailed or brought to Easy Reader Box 427, 832 Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach.

No files, discs or print copies will be returned.

Photos will be posted for viewing on

http://www.gallery2.paulsphoto.com/main.php/v/2008photocontest/

Publication

Winning entries will be printed in Easy Reader’s 39th Annual Anniversary issue on Thursday, August 21.

Writers, cartoonists and photographers who submit entries to Easy Reader’s 2008 contest authorize Easy Reader and its affiliate’s limited rights for use of the submissions for print and web. Writers, cartoonists and photographers retain ownership rights of submissions.

Download these rules (pdf)