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Submission
Agreement and Guidelines
By
submitting any and all material to Bright Light Multimedia and The
Bright Light Café, you
are consenting and agreeing to the terms, conditions and
guidelines outlined in the following document.
All
submissions must be entertaining and uplifting. This does not mean sugar-coated and unrealistic.
It does mean putting a positive and empowering perspective
within your creation.
All
submissions must be free from hate, racism, sexism, violence,
pornography, crudity, pessimism, cynicism, religion and politics.
A
submission form must accompany all submissions.
All
submissions must be in the English language, with checks for
spelling and grammatical errors already completed.
However, if
an item is selected for publication, Bright Light Multimedia and
The Bright Light Café reserve
the right to correct spelling mistakes, grammatical errors,
adjust layout and generally edit where necessary to adhere to
Bright Light Multimedia and Bright Light Café criteria and
standards.
We
are seeking submissions for possible showcasing at
The Bright Light Café in these areas:
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Each audio play must be between 1 minute and 3 minutes in length.
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It can contain up to 6 speaking parts.
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A short description of the characters and a three-line
synopsis of the play is an advantage.
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Clean humour is an advantage.
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Swearing
is a disadvantage.
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Submissions
may be lodged online, or sent as hardcopy
+ softcopy via regular post.
We
do not return submissions, so please keep the original, or a copy,
of your work. Bright
Light Multimedia and its entities assume no responsibility for the receipt,
return, acknowledgement or publication of submissions.
We
do not acknowledge receipt of submissions, unless a submission has
been accepted for publication at The Bright Light Café, or in our
newsletter, "Brilliant!". We will contact you via e-mail if your submission is
successful. You should
hear back from us within 60 days if we have accepted your
submission.
At
this present time, we do not pay for submissions to The Bright Light Café.
Nor do
we charge for editing and polishing, showcasing and promoting your talent.
We
do provide a by-line for our successful
contributors. We also
offer a possible audio performance of accepted submissions.
All
submissions must be the original and unpublished work of the
person making the submission. There must be no legal reason why
you cannot submit your creation to
The Bright Light Café. Full financial and legal responsibility for copyright violation
rests entirely with the submitting creator.
If
your submission is successfully showcased, it will be considered
for inclusion in future Bright Light Multimedia commercial
projects. If your submission is chosen for commercial
release, you will receive a contract welcoming you
into the Bright Light family of talent.
Copyright
remains with the author/artist/creator.
Submitting material to
The Bright Light Café
grants
The Bright Light Café all print, performance and electronic
rights, both international and domestic, for accepted submissions.
Accepted
submissions may be archived for continued access by our site
visitors.
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