Ooffoo Annual Laureate Competition 2010

Write a letter to any leading world figure that could change the world. The best letter wins £1000 and the writer earns the proud title of ‘Ooffoo Laureate 2010’.

What we are looking for
Your letter could be new or original ideas and suggestions or it may be a letter of praise and encouragement for something positive that she or he is already doing. You may know of something that is already taking place elsewhere in a smaller or local context and your letter may be a suggestion as to how this may work on a grander or global level.
You may wish to write an inspirational speech to him or her as a form of encouragement and a reminder of the power she/he has to be able to make a difference.

What we could do without
The judges will not be looking for lines of criticism or complaint about the leader or the state of the world but rather an original letter that positively contributes. The judges will base their decision on how they feel your letter would move, inspire or encourage the person you have written to or how good your suggestion sounds as a positive step towards making things better.

View the entries so far
View last years 2009 awards


How to enter
Your letter must be no longer than 1000 words and you may enter as many different letters as you like - each counts as one entry. Please ensure that you put on the letter the name and position of the person you are writing to and please give your entry a title that is relevant to the theme of your letter.

If you are already registered with Ooffoo then simply visit our Add Listing page to post your article and select the ‘ooffoo laureate 2010’ tag from the ‘Main Tag’ drop-down list. It’s important that you select this tag or your entry my not be counted. Once you click submit you’ll be asked for your login details.

If you haven’t yet registered with Ooffoo, no problem. You’ll need to sign up, but first things first, please follow this link to our Add Listing page to post your letter. On the right-hand side select your listing type as an ‘Article or Blog’, then enter in your letter. Please make sure that you select the ‘ooffoo laureate 2010’ tag from the ‘Main Tag’ drop-down list or your entry my not be counted. Once you’ve submitted your article you’ll be asked to register with Ooffoo.

How a winner will be selected
Our judges will select a shortlist of the 5 best entries.

Ooffoo will also be encouraging the community to rank their favourite entry. The two highest ranked entries chosen by the Ooffoo community will be added on to the judges' short list.

The judges will then choose the winner from the final shortlist.

Deadlines
The competition deadline for articles to be uploaded is: 31st December 2009.

Judging will take place during January/February/March 2010.

The winners will be announced on March 20th 2010 - the first day of Spring.

The Prize
The winner will receive £1000 and the title of Ooffoo Laureate 2010.



Terms & Conditions
Entries to the competition must be original to the entrant.

The winner will be announced on the Ooffoo website and will be contacted by the email address they supply with their winning article.

We reserve the right to remove articles considered in our opinion for whatever reason to be unacceptable for the competition.

We reserve the right to consider any misappropriate behaviour in the ranking process and make adjustments accordingly.

We reserve the right to use judging and/or voting to select the winner.

If the winner is disqualified for any reason or is unable to be contacted within 60 days of the announcement Ooffoo reserves the right to choose the next appropriate winner from the shortlist.

The prize is a £1000 from Ooffoo paid in Pounds Sterling. Payment will be made by cheque or bank transfer.

The judges ' decision will be final and no discussion will be entered into.

Being Ooffoo Laureate assigns no right for the winner to speak on behalf of Ooffoo and comes with no duties or responsibilities.

Whether you are a winner or not you may be included in PR activities to promote the competition itself along with the results.

Ooffoo holds the right to publish all entries to the competition in any public medium for the purpose of promoting the competition and Ooffoo's work.

Copyright of all the short listed entries is granted to Ooffoo for the purpose of promoting both Ooffoo and the competition itself.

The competition is not open to employees and their families of Ooffoo or those of its associated companies.

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