TOKYOPOP® RISING STARS OF PROSE: The
Dreaming
No purchase or entry fee required.
No entries accepted before February 1, 2008, or after
April 15, 2008.
The sponsor of this
competition is TOKYOPOP Inc., 5900 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90036.
All entries must be
sent to the sponsor by mail.
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The Rising Stars of Prose: The Dreaming competition (the
“Competition”) is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States,
Washington D.C., or Puerto Rico, but not to anyone ineligible under reasons
listed in 3 below.
1.1 You must be at least 13 years old to enter the
Competition.If you are at least 13 but under 18, your parent or legal guardian
must also complete and sign the official Competition Entry Form.
1.2 We will accept only one (1) entry per person;
therefore, all multiple entries from the same person will be ineligible (so
only send us your story in its final state, no revised entries). You must enter
using your true name (so no pen names). Each entrant must complete and sign the
official Competition Entry Form available at http://assets.tokyopop.com/contestrules/RSOP/RSOPEntry.htm.
2.1 Write a
short story that:
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is your original work, but is based on the characters, concept,
and the world of Queenie Chan’s The
Dreaming manga
·
has never been published or exploited anywhere
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is a self-contained English-language story running at least 20
pages but no more than 40 pages in length, typed in a 12-point font in black
ink, double-spaced, on 8 ½” x 11” white paper.
·
begins with a separate title page that includes only the printed
title of your story, your name, and total number of pages of the story
·
does not include any artwork
·
meets all requirements in TOKYOPOP’s entry specifications, which
you may read and download at http://assets.tokyopop.com/contestrules/RSOP/SubGuidelines.htm
2.2 Print
your name, your telephone number, title of your story, and the page number in
the header or footer of each page of your story.
2.3 Complete
the official Competition Entry Form (which you may download from TOKYOPOP’s web
site at http://assets.tokyopop.com/contestrules/RSOP/RSOPEntry.htm).
Mail the completed and signed Entry Form in the same envelope with a
high-quality 8-1/2" by 11" photocopy of your story to:
TOKYOPOP
Inc.
Rising
Stars of Prose: The Dreaming
5900 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite
2000
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Mail
us only the photocopy. TOKYOPOP is not responsible for returning any
original manuscripts so be sure to keep your original.
2.4 Your entry
must be postmarked no earlier than February 1, 2008, and no later than April15,
2008. You are responsible for all postage costs. Submissions received by
TOKYOPOP with a postmark later than April 15, 2008 will not be considered.
TOKYOPOP is not responsible for misdirected, lost, delayed, late, partial,
incomplete, or damaged entries. Proof of mailing does not constitute proof of
delivery.
3 Ineligibility
3.1 Your
entry will be ineligible for consideration if:
·
your Entry Form is incomplete, illegible, unsigned, the terms have
been modified in any way, or you have not confirmed that you have agreed to and
abided by these Official Rules
·
your entry is incomplete or does not meet the entry specifications
at http://assets.tokyopop.com/contestrules/RSOP/SubGuidelines.htm
·
your entry is made electronically (for example, by email or on a
computer disk or CD)
·
your entry is not original (e.g., it is plagiarized) or contains
any reference to or depiction of any real person who is now living or to any
real product, company, or organization
·
your entry contains excessive violence or sex, or other shockingly
repellent behavior or scenes as determined by the judges
·
you do not comply fully with all of these Official Rules or you
fraudulently enter the Competition
3.2 Employees,
volunteers, interns, and agents of TOKYOPOP Inc., its advertising, public
relations, and promotion agencies, and its distributors, and their immediate
families (spouse, parents, children, and siblings and their respective spouses)
and individuals living in the same households of such persons are ineligible to
enter or win.
4.1 Eligible
entries will be judged and winners selected by TOKYOPOP’s panel of judges,
composed of TOKYOPOP editors, development executives, and other employees. The
judging criteria includes:
·
story telling (completeness and consistency)
· originality
·
grammar, syntax, and style
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content and whether it follows the canon as set out in Queenie Chan’s The Dreaming manga. ‘Canon’ is all the information that can be
gleaned from the original three volumes of The Dreaming manga; in other
words, anything Queenie Chan has established about her characters and world in
print.
·
characterizations and their likeness to Queenie Chan’s original
manga
·
reader enjoyment
4.2 The decisions of TOKYOPOP’s panel of judges will be final.
5.1 Available prizes in the Competition are:
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First Place: one (1) prize of $500 in cash
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Second Place: one (1) prize of $100 in cash
· Third Place:
one (1) prize of $100 in cash
5.2 Not all
prizes may be awarded, depending on the number and quality of entries.
5.3 A single
prize is awarded for each winning entry. In the event of a tie, the entries of
the finalists will be re-judged by an additional judge who will serve as a
tie-breaker.
5.4 Prizes are
non-transferable and must be accepted as awarded. No substitutions may be made.
5.5 Taxes on
prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners.
5.6 Each
Competition winner is eligible to become a potential writer for a full-length
prose novel adaptation of Queenie Chan’s The
Dreaming manga.
5.7 If you are a
Competition winner, TOKYOPOP may require you to furnish proof of identity,
address, and age as a condition to awarding the prize to you. TOKYOPOP may also
require you to agree to and sign additional release(s) to use and publish your
winning entry and, unless prohibited by law, a publicity release. Failure to
present such proof or sign such additional releases will result in
disqualification and forfeiture of the prize, which may be awarded to an
alternate winner.
5.8 Winners will
be officially announced at BookExpo America 2008 (May 29 through June 1, 2008)
in Los Angeles, CA. If you are a Competition winner, TOKYOPOP will send you a
notification by certified mail. Notification will be mailed to your address
listed in the Competition Entry Form you submit. Prizes must be claimed as directed in the notification within ten
(10) days after the notification is mailed or will be forfeited and may be
awarded to an alternate winner. TOKYOPOP is not responsible for undeliverable,
misdirected, or lost notifications.
5.9 A list of
winners will be available during the period May 30, 2008, through July 30, 2008, by mailing a self-addressed, stamped #10
business envelope to:
TOKYOPOP
Inc.
RSPO The Dreaming Winners List
5900 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite
2000
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Winners
will also be listed on our website at http://www.tokyopop.com/
starting June 1, 2008.
6.1
By entering the
Competition, you are agree :
·
You have read and
accept all the terms and conditions under the Official Rules,
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To grant to TOKYOPOP
1)unlimited but non-exclusive right to publish, use,
adapt, edit, and/or modify your entry in any way, including in commerce, and in
any and all media worldwide including without limitation the Internet and in TOKYOPOP’s business
activities including, but not limited to, TOKYOPOP’s Pop Fiction Sampler book(s), marketing and publishing, without limitation and without compensation;
2)unlimited
usage of your entry and your name and city and state of residence for any
promotional purposes related to the Competition, including the 2008 Pop
Fiction Sampler book(s) and all
other TOKYOPOP’s business activities; and,
3)the
right to display and critique your entry (or excerpts) on the Internet and to
use your name and city and state of residence in connection with such display
and critique.
4)a perpetual and
irrevocable, exclusive, royalty free, worldwide license in all rights, titles
and interests of every kind and nature now or hereafter known in the your entry (“Entry”), including but
not limited to (1) all copyrights and trademarks therein, (2) the right of
reproduction of the Entry in any and all media whether now known and/or
hereafter devised, in whole or in part, (3) the moral rights of authors or
artists in the Entry in whole or in part and (4) all rights of manufacture,
merchandising, recordation, reproduction, translation, adaptation, display and
exhibition of the Entry in whole or in part and the right to make modifications
thereto and derivatives thereof, in any and all media whether now known and/or
hereafter devised and by any and all means or methods.
Pursuant to the grant of
rights set forth in this paragraph 6.1, TOKYOPOP and its licensees, successors,
and assigns shall be entitled to and shall solely and exclusively have the
right to exploit throughout the world all rights in the materials prepared by
you with respect to the Entry together with the rights generally known as the
"moral rights of authors" in and/or to any results and proceeds of
your services with respect to the Entry, including but not limited to the right
to add to, subtract from, arrange, revise, adapt, rearrange, and make variations
of the Entry, and to use all or any part of the Entry in new versions,
adaptations, derivative works, prequels, and sequels, each in any and all
languages, and to obtain copyright therein in the name of TOKYOPOP. Without in any way limiting the foregoing,
you acknowledge and agree that TOKYOPOP and its licensees, successors, and
assigns shall have the right to freely sell, license, assign, and otherwise
transfer any and all of the rights granted by you to TOKYOPOP hereunder, and to
display any advertising, publicity, promotional materials and distribution
rights in connection with your submitted Entry.
6.2
If you are a
Competition winner, you grant TOKYOPOP:
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the exclusive right to
publish, use, adapt, edit, and/or modify your entry in any way, including in
commerce, and in any and all media worldwide including without limitation the
Internet and in TOKYOPOP’s
business activities including, but not limited to, TOKYOPOP’s Pop Fiction
Sampler book(s), marketing and publishing, without limitation and without compensation; and,
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the right to use your
name, likeness, and excerpts from your entry in connection with the
advertising, publicity, and promotion of your winning entry.
6.3 By entering the Competition, you represent
that your entry and our use of your entry will not infringe upon the rights of
any third parties.
7.1 The
Competition is not a sweepstakes, lottery, or game of chance. It is a judged
competition. No purchase is required or entry fee charged.
7.2 Your entry
becomes TOKYOPOP’s property and will not be returned, and TOKYOPOP assumes no
responsibility for its loss or destruction; therefore, submit only an
8-1/2" by 11" high quality photocopy of your story, not the original
copy.
7.3 By entering
the Competition, you agree to waive any right to claim ambiguity or error in
these Official Rules or in the conduct or outcome of the Competition itself.
7.4 You acknowledge and agree
that the copyright and all other intellectual property rights in The
Dreaming manga books (“Books”) are
owned by TOKYOPOP and Queenie Chan. You shall acquire no copyright or other
ownership of any intellectual property rights in the Books as the result of
incorporation of any characters, settings, or other elements thereof into your
Entry. You are not granted any rights in the Books, Entry, or any other TOKYOPOP intellectual property. Your
violation of any of these provisions or your unauthorized or improper use of
the Books shall entitle
TOKYOPOP to pursue all legal and equitable rights and remedies, including,
without limitation, injunctive relief.
7.5 TOKYOPOP reserves the right to modify these Official
Rules in any way and at any time without prior notice.
7.6 Applicable
federal, state, and local laws apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by
law.