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Rules of Entry: 2017 Great Idea Awards
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1. DEFINITION OF AN ENTRANT:
Entrants must be general or sustaining members of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association (CCNA), or full or associate members of the Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA) in good standing as of December 31, 2016.
2. SCOPE OF THE COMPETITION:
All entries will be based on editions published during the 2016 calendar year. Only work produced by newspaper staff is eligible for submission.
3. APPLICABLE CIRCULATION FIGURES:
Newspapers shall compete in the circulation class applicable to them. Circulation figures are the latest audited or sworn figures for the edition of record as of December 1, 2016. Circulation figures for CCNA members can be found on the Newspapers Canada web site at www.newspaperscanada.ca/database. A community newspaper consisting of publications with five or more editions per week will automatically compete as a Daily Newspaper.
4. LIMIT OF NUMBER OF ENTRIES:
Newspaper members may submit a maximum of five entries per category in the applicable circulation class.
5. ENTRY RESTRICTIONS:
The same promotion cannot be submitted in multiple categories. Entries published in sister papers must be entered
in the circulation class applicable to the largest-circulation paper.
6. Entry Fees:
$50 flat rate + HST per newspaper
7. ONLINE ENTRY SYSTEM
All entrants must register and complete entry forms online. Digital copies of your entry are to be uploaded on the entry site in the acceptable file format.
Note: The following categories require a hardcopies as well as a digital copy for their entries.
8. ACCEPTED FORMATS:
PDF, JPEG, DOC, GIF, XLS, PPT, FLV, MPG, WMV, MPEG, PNG, MOV, MP4.
A URL link to your website can be uploaded for website entries.
To minimize server errors, please remove spaces from file names before uploading them into the entry system
(Ex. Newspapers Canada July Issue.pdf should be Newspaper_Canada_July_Issue.pdf)
Digital files must be below 3 MB in size.
9. ENTRY DEADLINES:
The final entry deadline for the 2017 Great Idea Awards is Tuesday, January 31, 2017. All mailed or couriered packages must be sent to the Newspapers Canada office (Great Idea Awards c/o Newspapers Canada, 37 Front St. E, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, M5E 1B3) postmarked before midnight on January 31, 2017. C.O.D. packages will not be accepted. Files and information may also be emailed to nbunt@newspaperscanada.ca.
10. IDENTIFICATION OF ENTRIES:
When submitting your entries, the following categories must follow the instructions below:
Fill out your entry form online, then print and attach the form to your entry.
Photocopies and clippings of entries will be disqualified. Incomplete entries will also be disqualified.
(Consult the description of each category you are entering for materials to be submitted.)
Use tape or staples to keep entry materials together. Send all entries together in one package.
Packages should be mailed to:
Newspapers Canada
c/o Great Idea Awards
37 Front Street E
Suite 200
Toronto, On. M5E 1B3
11. ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS:
The winners in each class will be posted on the Great Idea Awards website, www.greatideaawards.ca, on April 14, 2017
12. The decision of the judges shall be final.
13. Submissions become the property of Newspapers Canada and may be reproduced by Newspapers Canada in any of its publications. Entry form information will be included in the Winners Book and used during awards creation.
Entrants also grant permission to Newspaper Toolbox to archive submissions on its website and publish extracts with proper attribution.
If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Bunt at 416-923-3567 ext. 3321
or email awards@newspaperscanada.ca.
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