Okay, so the powers that be (meaning my fabulous, wise, and savvy editor and agent) have told me that a t-shirt contest is as cool as we all thought it was going to be.
SO WE’RE GOING TO DO IT!
But since I’ve never done a T-shirt design contest before, I’ve got to get the rules settled before we get this show on the road.
Here are the rules as they stand so far:
–all designs must be original artwork (no clipart!)
–all designs must relate to the Gallagher Girl series (either book)
–designs may use lines or themes from the book, but should not directly copy any cover art elements (meaning don’t just scan the cover onto your computer and chop it up)
–collaborative efforts are allowed but prizes must be shared among the members of the winning team
–by entering this contest you give up the copyright to your artwork (meaning you can’t sue is if we use it because…well…using it is kind of the purpose.)
–there will be a deadline by which all designs must be submitted.
–all entries must be submitted via email (address to be determined)
–designs will be judged by a group of very qualified individuals selected by Ally (probably meaning her agent…her editor…her sister… you know, the design pros.)
–designs will be judged based on originality, execution, and how much we’d like to walk around wearing something that looks like (says) that.
–entrants must be under 21 years of age on the date that contest entries are due.
–designs must be sent in Adobe Acrobat format. You may use any software program you’d like to design it, but we’d like you to save it as a pdf file before sending it to us. (If you win, we’ll probably want the source file because it will be higher resolution and will duplicate better.)
–the winning design may be used in a number of ways to help promote the Gallagher Girls series.
Okay…those are the rules as they stand now. Details (like the deadline, email address, prizes, etc.) will be filled in shortly.
Other than that stuff, what did I miss?
-Ally
