CONTEST RULES FOR “TELL US ABOUT YOUR REGION”
The contest is for young people and adults from this year’s three spotlighted regions— Chaudière-Appalaches, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean—and features two ways to participate.
Write a text
- Two categories: Young people aged 9 to 12; and young people aged 13 to 17.
- Subject: a particular aspect of the participant’s region: a place, famous person, tradition, activity, etc.
- Form: poem, children’s story, blog, short story
- Length: 1 to 2 pages for those 9 to 12; 2 to 3 pages for those 13 to 17
- Contest period: May 16 to June 16
- Prize: a $200 gift certificate for an independent bookstore based in Quebec
- Two winners per region: 1 prize for the each category (see above)
Texts must be sent by email to linda.amyot@metropolisbleu.org NO LATER THAN June 16. Texts received after this date will be deemed ineligible for the contest.
Take a photo
- A single category: young people and the young at heart aged 13 to 99
- Subject: a particular area of the participant’s region
- Treatment: colour or blanc-and-white
- Contest period: May 16 to August 16. Photos received after the latter date will be deemed ineligible.
- Prize: a $200 gift certificate for an independent bookstore based in Quebec
- One winner per region
Photos must be send by email to linda.amyot@metropolisbleu.org NO LATER THAN August 16. Photos received after this date will be deemed ineligible for the contest.
Winning texts and photos will be featured on the Blue Metropolis website.
Important: By submitting their texts and/or photos, participants consent to the sharing of their entries on Blue metropolis web pages and via its social media accounts.
