You Are Not Here Photo Contest

The awesome-ness of on-sale day is not just limited to You Are Not Here coming out. I am also launching a photo contest!

Entries will be accepted until 11:59pm (EST) December 20, 2010. Three winners will be announced January 10, 2011.

If your photo is chosen as one of the three winners, you will receive personalized/signed copies of You Are Not Here and my first book, I Don't Want to Be Crazy. 

What are the guidelines?

-All entries must be received by 11:59pm (EST) December 20th, 2010. The three winners will be announced January 10, 2011.

-Participants may only submit ONE original photo (no nudity, no stock photos, no photos that aren't yours).

-The photo must be based on a scene in You Are Not Here, or an image or theme that's raised in You Are Not Here.

-Your photo must be accompanied by a quote from You Are Not Here. 

How do I submit?

-Email your picture as an attachment to samanthaschutz@hotmail.com.

-Pictures must be a minimum of 72 dpi (150 dpi is better) and formatted as a jpg file.

-Put "You Are Not Here photo contest" in the email's subject line.

-Copy, paste, and answer theses five questions in the body of your email. 

Name?

Age?

Location?

What inspired this picture?

What quote from You Are Not Here is associated with this image (answer can be same as above)? 

What else should I know?

-ALL entries will be posted on my blog at www.samanthaschutz.net in the weeks leading up to January 10, 2011.

-ALL entry photos will also be posted on or linked to Facebook, Twitter, etc.

-By emailing your photo to me, you are certifying that YOU are the one that took this picture and that you alone have the right to publish it. I take no responsibility for fraudulent pictures.

-Your photo  is yours. By entering the contest you are NOT giving me any rights to your image.

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Here's an idea of what an entry might look like.

(Keep in mind, your pic doesn't have to be in a cemetery.)

Name: Samantha Schutz

Age: 31

Location: NYC

What inspired this picture: I love how a cemetery can be beautiful, but at the same time, really depressing.

What quote from You Are Not Here is associated with this image:

"Nothing grows here besides grass."