OFFICIAL RULES: Shakespeare Quote Contest
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter, the student must select a quote written by William Shakespeare. The entry must include that quote and, beneath it, up to a paragraph of analysis that expresses what the quote means to the student. Entry must be on an 8 ½" x 11" piece of paper and must include this contact information on the entry: student name, age, and grade level; teacher name; and school name, address, and phone number. Any entrant whose school will be closed for the year by May 11, 2018, should also include summer contact information. Send all entries to: Shakespeare Quote Contest, PO Box 714, New York, NY 10013-0714. All entries must be received by April 13, 2018. No other means of entry accepted.
2. Winners will be selected based on the equally weighted criteria of originality, clarity of thought, and execution. Winners will be notified on or about May 11, 2018. Scholastic Book Clubs, Inc. (“Sponsor”) is not responsible for late, lost, stolen, misdirected, damaged, mutilated, postage-due, incomplete, or illegible entries or mail.
3. Contest is open to students attending US schools in grades 6 through 12 who are legal residents of the United States. Employees, and members of their families living in the same household, of Sponsor and its parent company, subsidiaries, brokers, distributors, dealers, retailers, affiliates, and their respective advertising, promotion, and production agencies (collectively, the “related entities”) are not eligible to enter. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. One entry per person.
4. One (1) Grand-Prize Winner will receive a copy of The Shakespeare Book for every student in his or her class PLUS two (2) Shakespeare Libraries, one for the winner and one for the winner’s classroom. (Approximate retail value of this prize is $900.)
Ten (10) Runners-Up will receive a copy of The Shakespeare Book. (Approximate retail value of this prize is $20.)
5. Winners, as a condition of entry, agree to release Sponsor, each prize provider in this contest, and their respective related entities from any and all liability for injuries or damages of any kind sustained through participation in this contest and/or use of a prize once accepted.
6. No cash substitutions, transfers, or assignments of prizes allowed, except by Sponsor in case of unavailability, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. All matters relating to this contest shall be subject to Sponsor’s sole discretion, and Sponsor’s decisions shall be final and binding on all entrants and the winners. The winners may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within five (5) days of notification attempt or an alternate winner may be selected. By accepting the prize, the winners grant to Sponsor the right to use the winner’s name, likeness, hometown, biographical information, and entry for purposes of advertising and promotion without further notice or compensation, except where prohibited by law. The winners may also be asked to attend and participate in media and/or public relations events (the “Media Events”) designated by Sponsor and prize provider and/or requested by various media outlets. Upon Sponsor’s request, and subject to winner’s availability, the winners agree to participate in such Media Events without any further compensation. By accepting the prize, the winners agree to release Sponsor, prize provider, and their respective related entities and hold each of them harmless from any claims relating to their participation or nonparticipation in any Media Events.
7. The names of the prizewinners (available after May 18, 2018) will be listed on the Sponsor website at: scholastic.com/clubcontests. You may also obtain the list of winners by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Winners List, Shakespeare Quote Contest, PO Box 714, New York, NY 10013-0714, by July 2, 2018. Sponsor: Scholastic Book Clubs, Inc., 55 7 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
