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Creative Arts Competition
2010 Rules & Guidelines
Guidelines Regarding All Submissions |
| 1. The magazine competition is comprised of the following
categories: Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry; Humor; Photography;
Painting/Drawing; Sculpture; Music (original compositions and
classical/jazz); Video |
| 2. Submissions will be accepted beginning November 2, 2009,
and must be received by the end of business on Friday, January 15, 2010.
Winners will be published in the magazine and online in Spring 2009. |
| 3. No submission form or cover letter is needed. But those
submitting ("Artists") should indicate which category or categories they
are entering. |
| 4. Artists may enter more than one work (“Work”), and they may enter
more than one category. |
| 5. “Legal” subject matter is not required. |
| 6. The competition is open to all categories of Arizona-admitted
attorneys (including inactive, retired and judicial). |
| 7. Artists retain the copyright in their own Work. By entering the
competition, however, Artists grant to the State Bar of Arizona (“State
Bar”) and Arizona Attorney magazine a license for first North American
publication in print, and for publication on the Web site of the State
Bar and/or of Arizona Attorney magazine. Publication in either medium is
in the sole discretion of the State Bar. Artists also grant the State
Bar a license to grant reprint permission of any Work that is published
in the printed magazine or on the Web site of the State Bar and/or of
Arizona Attorney magazine. |
| 8. By submitting, the Artist warrants and represents that the Work:
(a) is your original work, (b) has not been previously published, (c)
has not received any previous awards, (d) does not infringe upon the
copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other
intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity, and that
the content is within the bounds of the fair use doctrine. The Artist
further warrants that: (a) he or she has obtained permission from any
person whose name, likeness or voice is used in the Work; and (b)
publication of the Work via various media, including on the Web, will
not infringe on any third-party rights. The Artist indemnifies and holds
harmless the State Bar from any claims to the contrary, or from loss or
damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the Work and the
competition. |
| 9. The competition is governed by the laws of the State of Arizona,
and the Artist consents to its exclusive jurisdiction for any causes or
controversies arising in relation to this competition. |
| 10. The State Bar is not responsible for any technical malfunction
or service outage related to the competition. |
| 11. The editor and editorial board cannot assist Artists in
selecting Work for submission to the competition. Submissions are
reviewed by the editor and the editorial board, and their decision is
final. In its sole discretion, the editorial board reserves the right
not to accept any submission. |
| 12. Submissions will not be returned. |
| 13. For examples of past successful entries, see the May 2009, May
2008, April 2007 and May 2006 issues online at
www.myazbar.org/AZAttorney. |
| 14. Questions regarding the competition should be directed to the
editor at
arizona.attorney@azbar.org. |
Guidelines Regarding Written Submissions |
| 15. There are no mandatory word limits. However, those submissions
that have been most successful in the past have been approximately the
length of (or shorter than) our typical feature articles, which run
about 1,500 to 3,500 words. |
Guidelines Regarding Visual Submissions |
| 16. When submitting in the categories of Painting/Drawing or
Sculpture, do not send original artwork. |
| 17. When submitting photos, high-resolution quality is required: 300
dpi at 10" x 12". |
Guidelines Regarding Music Submissions |
| 18. Music submissions must be in one of the following formats: MIDI,
MP3, or Flash audio. |
| 19. Files may not exceed 3 MB. |
| 20. For an original composition submission, songs must be completely
original. No remixes or remakes of other songs will be accepted. |
| 21. Classical/jazz performance submissions must identify the
artist/composer and the name of the work. |
Guidelines Regarding Video Submissions |
| 22. Video submissions must be in one of the following formats: MOV,
AVI, MPG, WMV. |
| 23. Files may not exceed 100 MB. |
| 24. Videos may not exceed three minutes in length. |
| 25. The Artist must not have granted any person or entity other than
the State Bar of Arizona the right to use the video. |
| 26. Videos containing music or lyrics should contain only original
music created by the Artist. Artists may not use copyrighted music
unless they own the copyright or have obtained permission from the
copyright holder. |
How To Submit Items |
| 27. All submissions must be received at the magazine by end of the
day on Friday, January 15, 2010. No form or cover
letter is needed. |
28. To submit Works in any category, send the item to the editor via
e-mail (ArtsContest@azbar.org)
or via U.S. Mail. If sent via U.S. Mail, a hard copy and a digital copy
(on CD or disk) must be included and sent to:
Arizona Attorney Magazine
4201 N. 24th St., Ste. 200
Phoenix, AZ 85016 |
| 29. Artists should be sure that they can be identified as the
submitter. To aid in that goal, it is recommended that the title of
electronic submissions include the Artist’s name (followed by a number
if the Artist is submitting more than one item). |
Admissions