III Edition of the “Hotel Croce di Malta Story-Writing Competition” Fantasy competition: “The mysteries of the sea” - Dedicated to young people. Hotel Croce di Malta is proud to announce the third edition of the “Hotel Croce di Malta Story-Writing Competition”. RULES 1. Topic: “Fantasy Competition. The mysteries of the sea” 2. The competition is for young people who are under 18 as of 30th April 2016. 3. All writers can take part in the competition by sending in a short story that is no longer than 6,000 characters, spaces included. Writers assume full responsibility regarding the ownership rights of the stories sent in and will not hold Hotel Croce di Malta responsible under any circumstances, not even with reference to third party liability. Stories must be unpublished and are not permitted if they have already won other competitions. Writers must also declare to hold all rights over their stories. 4. To take part in this competition, each writer must send in their own work in digital format (Word file), to the email address racconti@crocedimalta.info, by and no later than 30/04/2016, indicating “III Edition of the Hotel Croce di Malta Story-Writing Competition” in the subject line. In another Word file, writers should include all of their personal details (name, surname, address, telephone number, e-mail address), the title of the story and the following declaration: “I hereby agree to the processing of my personal data included herein, in accordance with applicable data privacy legislation (Italian Legislative Decree 196/03), and only for the purposes of the present competition. I also declare that the story is my own work and that I hold all rights over it.” This disclaimer statement must be signed by a parent or by the person with legal responsibility for the child. 5. Entry is free for all participants. 6. The panel of judges will be made up of a group of secondary school pupils appointed by Hotel Croce di Malta. The judges’ decision will be final. 7. There will be a winner and a second and third place for each category. Depending on the decision of the panel of judges, more than one name may be chosen. 1st prize – 3 nights half board with the winner having free choice over the dates (for two people) 2nd prize – 3 nights half board either in June or September (for two people) 3rd prize – 2 nights bed and breakfast in May/June or September (for two people). 8. Prizes will be awarded in June 2016 at Hotel Croce di Malta. 9. Winners will receive a telephone call or an email informing them of their prize and can stay overnight at the hotel free of charge. Any other participants wishing to take part in the awards ceremony will have a 30% discount on overnight rates for the period. 10. In consideration of the fact that writers will be sending in their own work, they declare that they accept the Privacy Policy pursuant to (Italian) Legislative Decree no. 196 dated 30th June 2003. 11. By taking part in the present competition, writers automatically authorise Hotel Croce di Malta to make their work public, either on paper or online. Right from the moment that writers submit their entry to the competition, they renounce any economic claims or legal rights with regard to copyright, but shall maintain ownership of the work. 12. By taking part in the present competition, writers automatically accept the competition terms and conditions in full. For any further information regarding the present competition, please use the following contacts: racconti@crocedimalta.info Website: www.hotelcrocedimalta.info