By participating in the LiteratureClassics.com community in 2002, you will be able to win up to $2000! After the success of our 2001 prizes, we are pleased to announce the second year of Contributor Prizes. These prizes are awarded to users who submit their essays or creative writing or contribute in some way to our interactive literature community. We have added a selection of new prizes for 2002, and the monetary value of most prizes has more than quadrupled. Please be aware that in order to be eligible for the prizes you must register and submit your work with a valid email address. If you have any questions about the Contributor Prizes, please contact us.

 

By submitting to LiteratureClassics.com, not only are you giving yourself a chance to win these fantastic prizes, but you also become eligible to receive a free printed certificate. You're also helping our growing literature community, and sharing your work with the world! Choose one of the following buttons to submit your work:

                  

 

The best essay submitted in 2002 will be awarded a $200 cash prize.

Details: The best essay will be selected by our editorial team during a meeting in the first week of January 2003. All essays which received an editorial rating of 4 or 5 stars will be considered at the meeting. The essay must be submitted during 2002. Regular prize conditions (see below) apply.

 

 

The user who has submitted the most essays until July 1, 2002 will be awarded a $100 cash prize.

Details: On midnight July 1, our system will automatically select the user who has submitted the most essays to LiteratureClassics.com. Only essays which have been approved will be counted (i.e., essays which are still under review will not be counted). Essays can be submitted any time (i.e., essays submitted prior to 2002 count). Regular prize conditions (see below) apply.

 

 

The best overall contributor in 2002 will be awarded a $100 cash prize.

Details: On midnight December 31, our system will automatically select the user who has the most number of contributor points. You may earn contributor points by submitting essays and creative writing pieces.

 

 

The most outstanding Expert for 2002 will be awarded a $100 cash prize.

Details: Our editorial team will select the most outstanding user Expert during our meeting in the first week of January 2003. Experts are users who are knowledgeable about a particular literature author and who volunteer their time to assist in developing the site and communicating with other literature enthusiasts. Please read further about the Expert network and the expectations of Expert volunteers. Experts will be assessed on the following criteria: level of communication with other users, evidence of assisting with developing the author site, and demonstrating an outstanding literary knowledge of the author and his or her works.

 

 

The user who submits a photograph of themselves in the most random place holding a sign reading “LiteratureClassics.com” will be awarded a $100 cash prize.

Details: A fun one for those of you who travel a lot (or know of some interesting places near your home). Simply take a photo of yourself in a random place (the phrase ‘random place’ has been used intentionally to keep a broad scope of possibilities – it can be a well-known place, or just an interesting place that no-one else even knows about). In the photo you must holding a sign reading “LiteratureClassics.com”. The sign can be made out of anything and does not need to be large but must be legible in the photo. You will need to email us with a digital copy of your photo. If you do not have a digital camera or scanner, please email us to request a mailing address. Regular prize conditions (see below) apply.

 

 

The best creative writing piece (submitted any year) will be awarded a $50 Amazon.com book voucher.

Details: At the end of 2002, our creative writing editor will select the most outstanding piece of creative writing from our database. All creative writing will be considered, even those pieces which were submitted prior to 2002. In order to be considered for this prize, the creative writing piece must have a very good average user rating (of at least 4). However, user rating will not be the only criterion. Our editor will also take into consideration the originality of the piece and the quality of the writing. Regular prize conditions (see below) apply.

 

 

Three times a year (on 30 April, 31 August and 31 December) a random contributor will be drawn and awarded a $50 cash prize.

Details: On the three dates specified, our system will choose a registered LiteratureClassics.com user at random. Each contributor point which a user has will give them one place in the draw (if you have ten contributor points, you're ten times more likely to win than someone who has one contributor point). You get contributor points by submitting essays and creative writing items (you get one contributor point for every 'star' in the editorial rating your essay is given, and one for every creative writing item submitted). Regular prize conditions (see below) apply.

 

 

The essay which has a question that most stumps us in 2002 will be awarded a $25 Amazon.com book voucher.

Details: Many of the essays submitted to LiteratureClassics.com are in answer to a particular question. Essays which clearly state the question in the essay description will be considered by our editorial team at our meeting in the first week of January 2003. We will select an essay which poses a question that we would find extremely difficult to answer but which has been answered admirably in the essay text. Regular prize conditions (see below) apply.

 

 

The best posts on the Forums will each be awarded a $25 Amazon.com book voucher.

Details: Any user who writes the ‘best’ post on our literature Forums will be awarded this prize. ‘Best’ will not be defined and rather left as is to include a broad range of possibilities (we might give it to the most humorous post, to the most interesting post, to the post which most adequately answers a question another user has posed, or to none of the above). Posts must be on-topic (i.e., about or related to literature) in order to qualify. We hope to award this prize more than once to as many outstanding posts as possible.

 

Choose one of the following buttons to submit your work:

                  

 

 

 

How will I be notified if I win a prize?
We'll send you an email.

How are cash prizes sent to the winner?
We'll send a cheque to your mailing address by air mail to anywhere in the world. If you'd prefer not to receive a cheque, we can arrange for an alternative (for example, Western Union transfer, PayPal payment, bank direct deposit, etc.) However, if you require an alternative, you will be responsible for all costs associated with sending the prize.

Are users from any country eligible to receive prizes?
Absolutely.

 

 

 

 

Regular prize conditions (these apply to all of the above prizes):

•  You must provide a valid email address when registering with LiteratureClassics.com. All prizewinners will be notified by email and if we cannot contact you then you will no longer be eligible for the prize.

• The editors’ decisions are final. No correspondence will be entered into. The editors reserve the right to withdraw a prize or refuse to offer a prize to a particular user for any reason.

• The editors reserve the right to change the drawing dates and prizes for any reason at any time without notifying users.

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