ROBERT BENCHLEY SOCIETY 2009 HUMOR WRITING COMPETITION OFFICIAL RULES AND DEADLINESEntries may be submitted by e-mail, on or before APRIL 1, 2009 and MUST FOLLOW THE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION PROCEDURE as below in item 3. 1. Entry RequirementEntries must be:
Entries are limited to one per person. Submission of an entry to the competition grants the Robert Benchley Society permission to publish the entry on the Society's website and online newsletter. All other rights are retained by the author. 2. Judging RulesAll judging will be done in accordance with WBC rules:
The top four finalist entries will be ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th by the finalist judge to be announced, past judges have included DAVE BARRY and BOB NEWHART. Winners will be announced in July of 2009, by the Robert Benchley Society. 3. Required Electronic Submission ProcedureEntries must be accompanied by $10 entry fee, payable through PayPal, which funds will be used by the Society exclusively to cover the costs associated with the competition, to buy the plaque(s) and other insignificant prizes for the winner(s) and, so far as possible, pay for the cost of the first-place winner attending the Annual Gathering and Award Ceremony. Entries must be in MS Word or HTML format attached to an e-mail message with no identifying information (such as name, address, etc.) in the entry. The entrant's name, address, and phone number must be in the body of the e-mail message. To enter click on the PayPal Buy Now button below. After making your payment you will be
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