Competition Rules

Become an ace Grubtown reporter and see your words published online! The best articles will be picked for a special, inky, real-life, print edition of the GRUBTOWN DAILY HERALD.

And what's the prize for the absolute best GRUBTOWN DAILY HERALD newspaper article? We'll tell you what the prize is! One lucky Grubtown reporter will not only get a classroom visit from Beardy Ardagh (and his beard, of course) - to be arranged to fit in with Beardy Ardagh (and his beard)'s busy schedule - but will also have his/her/its article rewritten by the beardy-man himself as a mini Grubtown Tale. Beardy will then read the story to the class, USING HIS OWN LIPS, before presenting the winner with a signed copy, along with some other GRUBTOWN goodies (and maybe the odd beard hair or two). We can't tell you who the judges of the competition are, but what we CAN tell you is that their decision is final.

So what are you waiting for? Get started!

Please make sure that you read these rules and discuss them with a parent or guardian.

1. To be eligible, entries must be received through the ‘Visit Grubtown’ site on or before the closing date of 6th June 2010 at midnight (GMT). All entries shall become the property of Faber and Faber Ltd.

2. Articles sent by post for this competition to Faber and Faber Ltd or Philip Ardagh will not be accepted.

3. Entrants will be notified by email if their article has been selected to feature in the special print edition of the Grubtown Daily Herald. Unfortunately due to the high volume of entries expected, Faber and Faber Ltd will not be able to reply individually to all entrants.

4. One overall winner will be selected to win a class visit from Philip Ardagh. In order to be eligible for this prize, entrants must provide a valid email address and the name and town of their school when registering for their press pass. The winner will be notified by email, and Faber and Faber Ltd will contact the school to arrange the date and time for the class visit.

5. The appearance by Philip Ardagh will be scheduled with consideration of the school’s and the author’s calendar of events. This prize is only available to entrants based in the United Kingdom.

6. The selection of articles chosen for the Daily Herald and the single article chosen to win a class visit shall be made by Philip Ardagh and/or Faber and Faber Ltd and shall be final.

7. By submitting articles to ‘Visit Grubtown’, the entrant consents to the use of their article in the print edition of the Grubtown Daily Herald and for publicity purposes in all media throughout the world in perpetuity carried out by Faber and Faber Ltd without payment or compensation and Faber and Faber Ltd shall not be financially liable.

8. The right is reserved to terminate or withdraw this competition at any time.

9. a) All entries become the property of Faber and Faber Ltd, who assume no responsibility for lost, delayed, or misdirected entries or for any failure of the web site during the promotional period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received by Faber and Faber Ltd on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or any web site, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from entering this promotion. Faber and Faber Ltd reserve the right, in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend the online portion of this promotion should a virus or bug or other cause beyond the reasonable control of Faber and Faber Ltd corrupt the security or proper administration of the promotion. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, Faber and Faber Ltd reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. Entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are illegible, forged, or falsified. Entrants agree to abide by the terms and conditions and the decisions of Faber and Faber Ltd and/or Philip Ardagh which are final.

9. b) Entries must be submitted by the named entrant (and approved by their parent/Guardian for children aged 13 or under) and will be invalid if found to come from a third party. Multiple entries from a single source are allowed.

10. Entry to the promotion is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions. By submitting your news article to ‘Visit Grubtown’ you are deemed to have read and accepted these terms and conditions.

11. The email address you provide to enter the competition will be used by us to contact you if necessary, and will not be shared with other companies. Faber and Faber Ltd will only use your e-mail address in compliance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.

12. Faber and Faber Ltd has organised this promotion in good faith and does not accept liability, financial or otherwise.
Promoters: Faber and Faber Ltd