Happy Birthday! Send a Card to Agatha

Birthday Card Contest

Rules and Guidelines.

 §  You are tasked with creating the front page of a birthday card to celebrate Agatha Christie’s birthday on September 15.

§  The subject can be anything suitable for publication. Entries that are considered unsuitable will not be accepted or published.

§  You can use any software program that you like to create your entry, but video will not be considered.

§  The size of the birthday card should be A7-standard (5”x7”). Any alternative size will be modified by the organizers of the competition, so that all entries are the same size for blog posting.

§  Individuals must submit their entry by midnight on September 12, GMT, to the organizing committee. No late entries will be accepted.

§  Entries to the competition should be sent to Piers Cardon and Edward Catchpool via edward.catchpool@outlook.com.

§  All acceptable entries will be given a coded number, that is known only to the organizers of the competition.

§  All birthday cards that have been accepted into the competition will be posted on this blog for viewing.

§  Viewing for voting purposes will be from Thursday, September 3 until Wednesday, September 9, 2020.

§  Voting for favorite card is open to all Virtual International Mystery Festival attendees. Individuals can cast their vote by email to edward.catchpool@outlook.com. Voting will close at midnight on September 9. No late votes will be accepted.

§  Individuals can vote for their favorite card using the card’s assigned code. Votes should be clearly identified as 1^st choice, 2^nd choice and 3^rd choice – a minimum of one vote will be acceptable – only one entry per individual is allowed:

o   1st choice - 3 points

o   2nd choice - 2 points

o   3rd choice - 1 point

The result of the competition will be announced on September 15, 2020, at the After-Party of the 2020 Virtual International Mystery Festival.

Any questions regarding the competition may be forwarded to the competition organizers at mysteryfestival2020@mail.com as soon as possible but must be 1) before the closing date of entries to the competition, regarding entries and 2) before the closing date of voting, regarding voting procedures.

Good luck with your entry!

(As this festival is virtual, prizes for contests will be "virtual" as well.)