The FTF Music Conference takes place April 22-25 in Kent, OH.  It features 4 days of music and knowledge. Consisting of 4 showcases, and 3 days of industry panels, workshops, and mentoring sessions, the FTF Music Conference is set up to enhance your musical career by providing you with knowledge, connections, and visibility!

Whether you're a performing musician, aspiring song-writer, artist manager, or just someone who wants to learn more about the business, the FTF Music Conference is right for you!

For more information, visit http://www.ftfmc.com/

EarnItYourself.com will return for a second year as an official sponsor of the 2010 Vans Warped Tour with the second annual Earn It Yourself Spot on the tour's Kevin Says Stage. At each tour stop, one band will be handpicked to perform on the stage.

For more information and to submit your music, visit http://www.earnityourself.com/kevinsaysstage

15th Annual USA Songwriting Competition is now accepting entries and the early entry bonus offer is ending soon. Winning songs will receive radio airplay in United States and Canada along with great prizes such as a Top Prize of over $50,000.

Sponsors of the 15th Annual Competition are: Guitar Player Magazine, New Music Weekly, Sony, Audio-Technica, Ibanez Guitars, D'Addario Strings, Mackie, Presonus, Imageline Software, Acoustica, Sonoma Wireworks, Intellitouch Tuners, SongFrame Software, Rockstar Texting, Acoustic Café Radio Program, Livewire Contacts, AirplayAccess.com, Loggins Promotion, Superdups.com, Sirius XM Radio, Sonicbids & Broadjam.

EARLY ENTRY BONUS: First 1,000 Entries entered by March 31 or earlier Will each receive FREE 3 issue subscription to Guitar Player magazine, ($19.50 Value!) + free software (see below) Hurry, While Stocks Last! Please obtain the entry form at: 
http://www.songwriting.net/entryform

Or enter online here with your MP3:
https://online.songwriting.net

Or via Sonicbids:
http://www.sonicbids.com/usasong

Or via Broadjam:
http://www.broadjam.com/contests/details/contest/index.php?contest_id=2032

TheGameSoundCon 2010 Conferences and Seminars are for composers, sound designers, audio engineers and others who want to learn what it takes to work in the video game music and sound industry.

Learn the craft, technology and tools for composing game music and creating game sound effects from the leaders of the industry.  Panels, and masterclass sessions include:  

-Essential game audio tech.
-Composing, recording and implementing an interactive underscore
-Game audio tools
-Interactive Foley & game sound design
-Making the transition from film/TV to games
-Music composing and sound design for casual games
-The state of the art in game audio 
-Business opportunities in game music and sound

The next GameSoundCon event is May 10, 2010 in Seattle, WA.  More information at http://www.gamesoundcon.com/

The entry deadline for Kids Express, an international poetry competition for school aged children ages 8-12 and 13-17, is fast approaching on 15 April 2010. All short listed entrants will be given the opportunity to perform their poem on stage this summer at Kids Express on 2 July in Bantry Boys' Club, Bantry, West Cork. First place winners in each age category will receive an engraved trophy.

Poems must be in English, any style, up to 60 lines. Only one poem may be submitted, and must be original work of entrant. Poems should be typed on A4 paper, one side only, and should not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere. Poems that have won or been in the prize lists of previous competitions are not eligible. Entries are open to any nationality from any country. A completed application form must accompany all entries. Any entries received without a completed application form will be disqualified. Application forms can be requested by e-mailing PoetsExpress@darkworld.com. There is no fee to enter.

Sponsored by Dark World International, Planet Mythos Video, and Express Events, Kids Express has an evening of family entertainment scheduled for 7 p.m., 2 July 2010. This is all ages show, and admission to the night is free. All short listed entries will be performed, either by the author or by a volunteer child performer from the area. The winners in each age category will be announced. Spoken word performance group Wordmusic from Manchester is scheduled to present a special children's set. Hosted by Kylyra, the night will include poetry, fun, and music. A face-painter will be on hand for the kids. This event is scheduled to be video taped and recorded for internet release.

The deadline for submissions to Kids Express, an international poetry competition for school aged children ages 8-12 and 13-17, is 15 April 2010. Be sure to get your entry in and join us for a great evening of entertainment on 2 July in Bantry Boys' Club. E-mail PoetsExpress@darkworld.com for more information.


About Dark World International

Dark World International is an independent music label with world wide digital distribution on iTunes.  For more information visit http://www.darkworld.com.

Saturday, April 10
1:30-7:00 pm
admission is free

EVENT PROGRAM:
REGISTRATION:
1:30-5:00 pm
•  Check in and pick up your nametag and program
•  Pre-register online until Thursday, April 8th

PRESENTATIONS:
2:30-3:15 pm

Title: TBA
Presented by: Mason Daring

3:30-4:15 pm
The Composer/Filmmaker Relationship
A discussion of real collaborations between student composers and filmmakers from Berklee's new composer practicum elective
Panelists TBA

FILM SCORING CONTEST SHOWCASE & AWARDS CEREMONY:
See the results from Berklee's Film Scoring Contest 6 and meet the winning composers
4:30-5:15 pm &bull Media Center
•  Premiere of the finalists' scores to Wham, directed by Chris Martin of NYU Tisch School for the Arts Asia
•  Meet the contest finalists and winners

MUSIC FOR FILM EXPO:
5:00-7:00 pm
•  Meet Berklee College of Music composers, sound designers and audio engineers, and hear/view their demos
•  Check program for student bios and expo booth locations

EVENT LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS:
Berklee College of Music
150 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Media Center - 2nd floor

More information at http://www.learningcenter.berklee.edu/Contests/Music_For_Film_10/

2010 will mark the seventh annual Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards (NOMFA) and the third annual NOMFA Conference. Since the first Awards Program launched in 2003 MFM has had the opportunity to present 73 awards to Northern artists, additionally more than 1700 audience members have joined us to celebrate our industry’s achievements. Over the years the program has continued to grow and in 2008 MFM launched the NOMFA Conference. This grassroots industry conference features two days of music and film panels led by music and film industry professionals from industry centres across Canada  and the North, music and film showcases, mentorship sessions and networking opportunities.  In 2009 The Perspectives Program was created with the goal of further developing Francophone and Aboriginal music and film/TV industries in the North. The program saw the addition of Francophone and Aboriginal specific panels as well as the greater inclusion of both communities across Conference programming. The NOMFA Conference continues to grow!

The 2010 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards Conference will take place on April 29th to May 1st at the Quality Inn in Downtown Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

For more information, visit http://www.thinknorth.ca

Would you like to get your songs heard and reviewed by qualified music-industry professionals? Would you like to gain recognition, win prizes, and promote your songs to publishers, producers and the music media?

The Great American Song Contest™ is uniquely designed to offer these very opportunities — and to benefit every songwriter, lyricist and composer who participates.

The 12th Annual Great American Song Contest offers:

-Opportunities to win prestigious songwriting awards and $10,000 in Prizes;
-Opportunities to get your songs heard and critiqued by qualified music industry professionals;
-Opportunities to advance your songwriting, promote your songs and open doors in the music business.

Prizes & Benefits:

The 12th Annual Great American Song Contest offers 45 awards in nine different categories.

ALL entries receive a thorough review from qualified music-industry professionals (see GASC Judges);

ALL submissions receive a written evaluation from the contest judges;

ALL entrants receive an entry confirmation and Judging Schedule so you can track the evaluation process.

ALL ENTRANTS IN THIS YEAR'S CONTEST RECEIVE A FREE ONLINE SELF-PACED EDUCATIONAL COURSE FROM SongU.com ( $39.95 Value )

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 15, 2010

For more information, visit http://www.greatamericansong.com/

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) and Shure are delighted to announce the launch of the 2010 Shure Songwriting Award to be judged this year by the sensational singer/songwriter, Paloma Faith.   

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) and Shure are delighted to announce the launch of the 2010 Shure Songwriting Award. Previously known as the Shure Creative Award and supported by Amy McDonald and K.T. Tunstall, the competition will be judged this year by the sensational singer/songwriter, Paloma Faith.

Paloma has taken the music world by storm this year releasing her debut album “Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?” With the release of her first single ‘Stone Cold Sober’ being brought forward a month early after UK radio leapt on it with such enthusiasm, she is proving herself to be a major new star!

So, if you are a singer/songwriter looking to emulate Paloma and make a career out of your talent, why not take part in this year’s award competition? First prize is a unique opportunity to attend, free of charge, the fantastic one-year Professional Diploma in Songwriting course at the ICMP, Europe’s leading school of modern music, worth over £5,000! And in addition, two runners up will win some amazing Shure gear.

Studying at the ICMP, you will be able to take part in regular live showcase events, professionally develop your talent and have direct access to leading industry professionals. The winner of last year’s award, Zemmy, has already played and performed at a range of high-profile London venues and has supported talented singer/songwriter Amy Studt on part of her UK tour.

To enter, all you have to do is upload an original song to the award website before April 2nd 2010. A combination of an expert panel of judges plus public voting will select a top 8 and then Paloma will be making her selection for this year’s winner! Commenting on the award, Paloma said. “I'm really excited to be involved with the judging of the Shure Songwriting Award with the ICMP. I think that competitions like this are important to help nurture and support new talent!”

This could be your chance - it could be your song chosen this year! For further details on entry guidelines, terms and conditions or for further information visit the award website at http://www.shuresongwritingaward.com/

Open Stage Music Festival 2010 will take place on Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, September 4, 2010 in New York’s highly esteemed Central Park, which is home to over 25 million visitors per year, and over 80,000 visitors per day. Open Stage Music Festival 2010 serves as a major springboard for aspiring music artists to gain major exposure during this day-long festival.

Open Stage Music Festival 2010 is seeking music from artists in the following genres:  Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Avant-garde, Bluegrass, Blues, Cabaret, Classic Rock, Classical, Comedy, Contemporary Classical, Country, Electronic/Dance/DJ, Folk, Funk, Goth, Hip-Hop/Rap, Jam Band, Jazz, Latin, Metal, Non Music Performer, Novelty/Variety, Pop, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul, Spoken Word, Urban/R&B, and World.

Over 20 music acts will play over two stages in Central Park’s South Entrance, which is its Central most location to Times Square, and the bustling shops of Columbus Circle. Register to enter the festival today, each band will receive $1,000 cash to assist with travel expenses and serve as payment for gig performance. Festival musical artists will be announced each month.

For more information, visit http://openstage2010.com/

The Learning Center and the Film Scoring Department at Berklee College of Music will host the fifth annual Music for Film networking event and associated film scoring contest on Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center at 150 Massachusetts Ave. The event is free and open to the public. For further event information, contact Alison Plante, assistant chair of the Film Scoring Department at aplante@berklee.edu, or visit learningcenter.berklee.edu.

As the only film event of its kind in New England, the Music for Film networking event draws more than 200 Berklee students, faculty, and alumni, as well as film students from New England colleges and professional filmmakers. The event is "an opportunity for filmmakers and composers to meet, interact, and make connections that carry over into their professional lives," said Plante.

The event involves a speakers' panel, a film scoring contest, and an exposition where students will have booths and can network with industry professionals, exchange demos and business cards, and talk about their work.

The confirmed speakers include film scorer and Emmy award-winner Mason Daring (Lone Star; Sunshine State), and students from Berklee's Film Scoring Practicum. The practicum is a new course co-taught by Plante and film scoring chair Dan Carlin at Berklee, designed to teach students the business side of film scoring. As part of the curriculum, students are also paired with filmmakers from Emerson, Boston University, Rhode Island School of Design, Fitchburg State, and the New England Institute of Art in order to create a final scored film.

With more than 50 entries from Berklee students, the film scoring contest is sure to display a high caliber of talent. Prizes include nearly $2,000 worth of audio equipment and software from MOTU. The contestants will be judged by a panel consisting of NYU Tisch Asia graduate student Chris Martin, NYU Tisch Asia professor Allan Nicholls (Dead Ringer; I Am a Hotel), film and video game composer Wataru Hokoyama (Bean Cake; One), Berklee associate professor Jon Klein, and the winner of 2009's contest, Mark Hadley. In addition, the selected finalists will be invited to speak about their work.

The Ernie Ball Play Crossroads contest is 100% free to enter!

To enter the Ernie Ball Play Crossroads contest, bands must complete a short registration process and upload at least one song (MP3) to their profile. Entrants should use the artist promotional toolkit provided in their profile upon logging in, to promote their profile and gain required votes to become eligible.

The top 500 vote getting bands will be eligible to win a slot to play live at the 2010 Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival. All 500 bands for the contest will then be reviewed by a panel of industry professionals comprised of our partners, Crossroads Guitar Festival organizers, and Ernie Ball Inc.

One band/artist will be chosen to perform live on the Ernie Ball Village Stage on Saturday June, 26th 2010.

Ernie Ball pays for flights and hotel room accommodations for the artist or musicians in the band to come out and play. All other accommodations for spouses, family, managers etc. will not be covered by Ernie Ball Inc.

The Ernie Ball Village Stage will feature only one performance which is the winning slot of this contest! In addition to the winning slot master-class clinics will be performed by world renowned musicians including Joe Bonamassa, Robert Randolph, Albert Lee, Otis Taylor, and more!

More details on this incredible grand prize!

- A Slot to Play live at the 2010 Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival
- A $5,000 Guitar Center Shopping Spree
- An editorial feature in Premier Guitar Magazine
- A full Ernie Ball Music Man String & Guitar Endorsement

For more information, visit http://www.playcrossroads.com/

OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL -- John Casablancas...one of the foremost names in the world of glamour, celebrity and style, brings opportunity for fresh faces with his John Casablancas Modeling and Career Centers (JC Center), located at 1801 South Meyers Road in Oakbrook Terrace (near Oak Brook Mall). As JC Centers' only Chicago location, students from 4 to 17 years of age now have the chance to discover the model and talent they have inside themselves. Certified by the Illinois State Board of Education, stimulating programs offer boys and girls, as well as young men and woman, the methods and means to build self esteem, a positive self image, the ability to present themselves and recognition for their unique beauty and forte.

John Casablancas began the JC Centers 25 years ago. The founder of Elite Model Management, the most prestigious modeling agency in the world, John developed the world's first "supermodels" and changed the model industry forever. He is responsible for discovering such greats as Gisele Bundchen, Cameron Diaz, Alyssa Milano, Demi Moore and Claudia Schiffer and has represented such names as Naomi Campbell, Heidi Klum, Iman, and Brooke Shields, to name a few.

John Casablancas Modeling & Career Centers Oakbrook Terrace provide the skills to succeed - from modeling, personal image development, professional acting, make-up, nutrition, hair, to exercise and fashion. This information is invaluable to anyone pursuing a career, modeling or otherwise. Students learn how to develop a sense of self, a quality that is admired, recognized and respected among society as well as a competitive industry. The philosophy, as stated by John, is such: "The true test of all of us is to be the best at whatever we choose to pursue."

With over 5,000 square feet of space, of which at least half is utilized as classrooms, The JC Center Oakbrook Terrace, is specially designed to provide an atmosphere for maximum learning, and professional and aesthetic surroundings. Classrooms include a special make-up room; to learn how to improve and bring out the best in each student; and a runway room, to promote walking properly and good posture for elegance and grace. Plus, there are 3 television rooms. Here, students learn: 1) how to work in front of a camera necessary for Modeling Print Work; 2) how to hear and see themselves as others do through on-camera techniques used in Television and Film; and 3) how to develop audition techniques necessary for Career Enhancement (i.e., job interviews).

In addition, the JC Center are affiliated with an international network of modeling and talent agencies throughout the world. Top casting directors, agents, producers and magazine photo editors continually visit the Center to scout for new clients. These decision-makers, who will visit the Oakbrook Terrace JC Center in 2010, include: Paul Weber, MGM Studios Casting Director; Bryan Leder Talent Management of New York City and Los Angeles; Elite Model Management; and Mitchell Gossett, Senior Motion Picture and Television Agent for Cunningham-Escott-Stevin-Doherty (CESD), who represents "HANNAH MONTANA" Star Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus and Jesse McCartney.

Prospective talent must meet certain requirements, which includes a personal interview to determine if the necessary qualities are possessed that the JC Center is seeking. The experienced team of professionals at John Casablancas Modeling and Career Centers in Oakbrook lives up to the reputation that John Casablancas, professes. "Our training is like going to the best college in the country," said its founder.

There are currently nearly 50 John Casablancas Modeling and Career Centers, with locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Columbia, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Italy. For further information on programs available at the JC Center in Oakbrook Terrace, please call (630) 396-2340.

Website: http://www.jc-chicago.com

NEW YORK, NY -- Wix is a fast growing start up that specializes in Flash website creation and promotion. The company was launched in 2006 and has since introduced cutting edge technology in the field and has also evolved and grown into a community. In the next few weeks, the Wix will be introducing a new Arena.

The new Arena will be an expansion of the current designer directory but will also include individual directory categories for copywriters, SEO strategists and musicians. The Arena's objective will be to serve as a fertile meeting ground for providers and consumers. The Arena's interface will merge different aspects of web design, including the traditional designer directory in addition to web creation, online marketing and promotion, and other professional services relating to website building.

Presently, musicians are at the center of Wix's new plans for the directory. Wix is inviting musicians to donate a few tracks of their own to the Wix collection. This collection will be available to any Wix user who is building a free website. Musicians who donate free tracks to this initiative will become part of the professional directory. Wix users interested in using original music for their website will be invited to fill out a form describing the style and sound they are looking for as well as any other relevant details. This job order will be automatically transferred to the professionals registered in the Musician directory who will then be able to send the user a proposal and quotation. The same model will be implemented for the SEO strategist, copywriter and marketing directories.

Musicians who are interested in joining this professional Musician directory can send examples of their music to Arik Sternberg at Wix. The tracks they send should be tracks they are willing to donate to the Wix collection. Samples should be presented by using the Wix website builder and creating a website or widget with which to showcase their music. Any other information they wish to share should also be included in this website and its URL should be sent via email to Mr. Sternberg.

Collaborations between different types of professionals are not new to Wix. Barbara Burton and Elena Haley are just one example of a successful collaboration. They created a Flash website recently, using Wix and found the perfect soundtrack for the site in the same place:

"When we went to create our site, Alisa Fedele's site was featured as an example, we liked her music so much, we contacted her and told her we were using Wix for our site design. She was very excited about collaborating with us and we are honored to be able to feature one of her songs on our site."

About Wix

We're passionate people & Wix is our company. We wanted a way to make creating high quality Flash websites and other web content faster, easier and search engine friendly. At the heart of Wix is our intuitive drag & drop editor where all the creating happens. All Wix websites are search engine friendly even while they are all build using Flash interface. A small but growing start-up, we love it when you use Wix to make your own fabulous websites and other Flash creations.

Website: http://www.wix.com

Email:  arik@wix.com

PUMA and The Second City's Outreach and Diversity Program have teamed up to provide a handful of 1-year scholarships to The Second City Training Center. They will be awarding 5 scholarships to both their Chicago and Hollywood Training Centers.

They are seeking diverse actors. For scholarship eligibility and applications for the 2010 PUMA "LOL" Scholarship, please visit www.puma.com/secondcity. Winners of the scholarship will receive one year of improv training with The Second City.

Music Matters 2010 will take place over a jam-packed three day programme including face2face sessions, high-powered discussions, keynote presentations and in-depth analysis along with fantastic and, often late night, networking events including Asian music showcases, parties, lunches and sector-themed breakfasts.

In 2010 Music Matters culminates in the inaugural "Music Matters Live" - Hong Kong's first ever streetside, urban music festival - featuring some of the very best independent bands from around the world.

For more information, visit http://www.musicmatters.asia/2010/

$1000 award for a novel or collection of short fiction published in 2009.
  
Deadline: April 1, 2010

For rules and application, visit: http://www.pccc.edu/uploads/89/66/896674659672f2645e5e5633a02da201/fiction_prize_rules.pdf

Eligibility
The Iowa Poetry Prize, open to new as well as established poets, is awarded for a book-length collection of poems written originally in English. Previous winners, current University of Iowa students, and current and former University of Iowa Press employees are not eligible.

Manuscript
Manuscripts should be 50 to 150 pages in length. Put your name on the title page only; this page will be removed before your manuscript is judged. Poems included in the collection may have appeared in journals or anthologies; poems from a poet’s previous collections may be included only in manuscripts of new and selected poems. Manuscripts will be recycled; please do not include return packaging or postage.

Publication
The winning manuscript will be published by the University of Iowa Press under a standard royalty agreement.

Submission
Manuscripts should be mailed to:

The Iowa Poetry Prize
University of Iowa Press
119 West Park Road
100 Kuhl House
Iowa City IA 52242-1000

Submissions must be postmarked during the month of April.

A $20 reading fee is payable to the University of Iowa Press Poetry Fund. Simultaneous submissions are considered, but please notify them immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Only the winners will be notified. The results will be announced on the website in the summer.

Visit: http://www.uipress.uiowa.edu/authors/iowa-prize.htm

You must be registered for the ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO to be considered for this event!

ASCAP is pleased to offer another exciting another opportunity to get your music heard at the EXPO. If you are an independent songwriter-performer registered to attend the EXPO, then you can enter your music for a chance to perform at a special showcase in the Hollywood Ballroom at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel before an audience of prominent music industry tastemakers on the evening of Friday, April 23rd. Pick The Band is offering attendees a shot at sharing your musical talent with the industry and the EXPO audience. For more information on Pick The Band, visit: http://www.picktheband.com/. One band has already been selected to perform from a separate Pick The Band contest.

All music genres will be considered. We want to hear and/or see you perform! You simply need to submit a link(s) to live audio or video performances located online accessible by a website link (such as your website or any other site where a live performance is currently posted and publicly available). You may submit up to three links. The deadline for submissions is April 15th at 2pm EST.

Whether you are chosen to perform or not, the Attendee Showcase is a perfect opportunity to network and make connections at the ASCAP EXPO.

Guidelines and Details

-You must be registered to attend the ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO in order to submit.
-Submissions are being taken online until Thursday, April 15 at 2pm EST.
-Submit link(s) to a live audio or video performance located online accessible by a website link (such as your website or any other site where a live performance is currently posted and publicly available). You may submit up to three links.
-All genres are accepted.
-The songs in the links submitted must be an original work written or co-written by you.
-Those selected to be on the showcase will be notified in advance of the EXPO or prior to the Showcase on the afternoon of Friday, April 23, 2010. Entrants should not contact ASCAP or Pick The Band to see if they have been selected.
-You must agree to all contest Official Rules, Terms and Conditions and the Terms of Service of PickTheBand.com, including the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Band Release associated with your creation of a profile on PickTheBand.com. Any false information will result in automatic disqualification.

To submit to the showcase, visit: http://www.picktheband.com/index.php?cn=frontend/contest&co=ascapexpo

Three winners will each receive $500 plus payment for publication in EVENT 39/3. Other manuscripts may be published. Preliminary judging by the editors of EVENT.

Final Judge:  Lynn Coady is the author of the novels Strange Heaven (1998), Saints of Big Harbour (2003), and, most recently, Mean Boy (2006). She has also published a short story collection, Play the Monster Blind (2000). Her non-fiction has appeared in magazines and newspapers across Canada. She has been nominated for the Governor General’s Award for Fiction, as well as the Rogers Writers’ Trust Award, and is a recipient of the Dartmouth Book Award, The Canadian Authors Association Jubilee Award and the CAA Award for Authors under Thirty. In 2005 she received the Canada Council’s Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award for an artist in mid-career, and in 2007 she received the Writers Guild of Alberta George Bugnet fiction prize for Mean Boy. She lives in Edmonton.
 
Myrna Kostash, Andreas Schroeder, Sharon Butala, Tom Wayman, Di Brandt, Terry Glavin, Karen Connelly, Charles Montgomery and Timothy Taylor are some of the past judges.

Writers are invited to submit manuscripts exploring the creative non-fiction form. Check your library for back issues of EVENT with previous winning entries and judges' comments. Contest back issues are available for $9 (CAN$13 for overseas residents). Postage and GST included. To purchase a print copy now, visit http://www.douglas.bc.ca/visitors/event-magazine/online-sales.html.

Note: Previously published material, or material accepted elsewhere for publication, cannot be considered. Maximum entry length is 5000 words, typed, double-spaced. The writer should not be identified on the entry. Include a separate cover sheet with the writer's name, address, phone number / email, and the title(s) of the story (stories) enclosed. Include a SASE (Canadian postage / IRCs / US$1). Douglas College employees are not eligible to enter.

Entry fee: Multiple entries are allowed, however, each entry must be accompanied by a $29.95 entry fee (includes GST and a one-year subscription; make cheque or international money order payable to EVENT). Those already subscribing will receive a one-year extension. American and overseas entrants please pay in US dollars.

Deadline for entries: Postmarked by April 15, 2010.

Send entries to:

EVENT
Non-Fiction Contest
PO Box 2503, New Westminster, BC
V3L 5B2   Canada 
Phone: 604-527-5293 Fax: 604-527-5095
Email: event@douglas.bc.ca

Ambience Productions is dedicated to promoting creative talent on a global scale. Through our website and contests we showcase some of this talent and introduce the world to new and emerging artists, photographers and writers.

The Ambience Photography Contest 2010 is open to all categories of photography. Amateur and professional photographers are all welcome, as too are entrants from all countries. Post processing and image manipulation in software is also allowed in this year's competition.

The contest will be judged by Ambience Productions. We have experienced photographers on board and no preference will be given to a particular category of photography. Our judges produce a diverse variety of photography themselves and are keen to view all types of images.

Winners receive great prize money - more than our previous contests - as well as a downloadable certificate to commemorate your win! The winning entries and photographer's profiles will be published on our site.

For the first time the prize money is topping the thousand dollar mark and will be allocated for the 5 prize winners. First prize is $500, second prize is $250, third prize is $200, fourth prize is $150 and fifth prize is $100.

For more information visit: http://www.ambienceproductions.com.au/photocontest.htm

The 2010 UK Songwriting Contest is NOW OPEN to entries from the UK and from around the word and offering great prizes to EVERYONE who enters - guaranteed - and a genuine opportunity to showcase your work to top producers and music industry executives. This is your chance to take part in a respected international event established in association with the The BRIT Trust (of BRIT Awards fame) and have your song showcased to the music industry in London. Many past entrants have been offered recording and publishing deals, and every year the media takes an interest with many contestants featured on TV, on radio, and in the press in the UK and internationally.

For more information, visit http://www.songwritingcontest.co.uk/

The 2010 Ladies Rock Camp  will be held May 29th-31st at Music Garage. APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE NOW for both sessions of camp. To apply to camp please complete our online application.

Ladies Rock Camp is a fundraiser for Girls Rock! Chicago. At this intensive weekend-long workshop, women ages 19-99 will follow a program similar to what the girls do at our summer camp: learn an instrument, form a band, write a song, and perform it - in just three days. If you are one of the many women who has thought, “I wish Girls Rock! Chicago was around when I was a kid!” this is for YOU. Each applicant will choose to play guitar, bass, or drums as her main instrument for the weekend. We assign instruments on a first come, first serve basis, so please provide us with a second choice instrument…NO MUSICAL EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY. You can view the tentative Ladies Rock Camp Schedule here.

Tuition is $400. For each woman who attends Ladies Rock Camp, we are able to provide a scholarship to one student at Girls Rock! Chicago Summer Camp. We are offering a limited number of Ladyfriend discounts. To apply, please fill out the starving artist discount portion of this application. If you have any questions about Ladies Rock camp email: info@girlsrockchicago.org

For more information, visit: http://girlsrockchicago.org/ladies-rock/