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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 65, 17 March 1915, Page 4

TJHOTOGRAPHIC AND X ITERARY /COMPETITIONS FOR IQIK With a_view to obtaining the most attraei rive 4 matter possible for Nest Year's -issued 'and at the same time encouraging Literary and Artistic ability, the Proprietors of I BRETT'S CHRISTMAS ANNUAL have resolved to olTcr a number of valuable Prizes for the best Photographs. Tales, and j Sketches sent in by Competitors, as under: PHOTOGRAPHIC /COMPETITIONS. COMPETITION NO. 1. BEST' LANDSCAPE AND SEASCAPE. | Bush Scene, or Picture f Farm of Country Life (with or without figures). I Ist Prize, £4; 2nl Prize, £2; 3rd ' Prize, £1. COMPETITION NO. 2. I STUDY OF CHILD LIFE; OR ANIMAL LIFE, wild or domesticated (with or without Human Figures). Ist Prize, j j f4; 2ml Prize, £2; 3rd Prize, £1. ' I RULES AND CONDITIONS. ' All the Competitions are open to Pro- . fessionuls and Amateurs alike. There is no | I entrance fee. '• '• I Competitors mnst only submit their owa bona tide work, which has not been pre- I I viously published or entered for any other competition. Photographs of any size or style may bo entered; but Half-plates or Full-plates, | | printed on ordinary P.O.P. paper, are I preferred. These should, if possible, be sent in flat and unmounted, and must hare the j name aud address of the Competitor and I the Number of Competition, written iv 1 pencil on the back of each print. Address, "Photographic Competitions," BRETT'S j CHRISTMAS ANNUAL, Auckland. I Tbe Competitions will close on 20th March. 1015, aud the results will be i announced as soon thereafter as possible. I The Proprietors of BRETT S CHRISTMAS ANNUAL will be entitled to use any of the Photographs sent in. not awarded a prize, on payment to the Competitor of a sum of 0, - per print. All prints will be returned if not accepted. The decision of the Editor of BRETT'S CHRISTMAS ANNUAL shall be final.' The sending iv of Prints by a Competitor shall lie equivalent to an undertaking that said Competitor is willing to abide by these conditions. | I T ITERARY /COMPETITIONS. I.—BEST NEW ZEALAND STORY, not exceeding 3.000 words. Ist Prize, £j; 2nd Prize. £2 10/. 2. —LEST SKETCH OF TRAVEL OR , .HOLIDAY ADVENTURE I-\ NEW ZEALAND, suitable for being illustrated; not exceeding '2,000 words. Ist I'rize, £D; 2nd Prize, £2 10,. RULES AND CONDITIONS. Stories may be either Tragic, Comic, Domestic, or Romantic. The essential points are—They must be original, not previously published or entered In acy other competition, and they must relate to life in New Zealand. Sketches of Travel nnd Holiday Adventure la Now Zealand may be either Descriptive or Narrative, or both combined, and may be Serious or Humorous. They must be original, and not previously published ot entered iv a.iy other competition. Stories and Sketches must be sent in, addressed to "Literary Competition, BItETTS CHRISTMAS ANNUAL, AUCKLAND." not later than the 20th March, ' 1913. The results ot the Competitions will be announced asaoou thereafter as possible. The Copyright of all Stories so -pur- , chased, as well as of the Prize Stories, shall ' vest in the..proprietors ot BRETT'S CHRISTMAS ANNUAL; The Proprietors of BRETT'S CHRISTMAS ANNUAL shall be entitled to publish, any of the Stories or Sketches'sent'ln, on paying for the same at the rate of £1 per story or sketch. All MSS. not accepted will be returned. All Competitive Tales or Sketches must be plainly written or typed, on one side of i tho paper only, and must be accompanied I by the full, name aud address of the author. The decision of the Editor of BRETT'S CHRISTMAS ANNUAL shall lv every case, be final. By tbe mere act of sending in Tales or Sketches addressed to the Competitions Editor,. 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