UPDATE! PHOTO CONTEST DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY, MARCH 22

If you've experienced difficulty e-mailing us your Outdoor Life Photo Contest entries, take heart and try us again. We've solved a technical glitch and are ready to receive your photos! 

OLphotos@bonniercorp.com

 

 

ADVENTURE STORY CONTEST:

Here's your chance to see your photograph appear in the pages of Outdoor Life and on our website.

From high-mountain stalks for huge elk to battles with giant marlin on the open sea, Outdoor Life readers have adventures to spare. Send us an account of your most incredible hunting, fishing or survival experience (in 750 to 1,000 words) for a chance to see it published and perhaps win a cash prize. The best story, selected by a panel of Outdoor Life editors, will be featured in a future issue of the magazine. The winner will receive $500. Runners-up will be published on outdoorlife.com

WAYS TO ENTER:

By Mail

1. Send us your hunting, fishing or survival experience in 750 to 1,000 words.

2. Please be sure to include your Name, Address and Phone Number in your submission.

Submit to the following address:

Outdoor Life 

Outdoor Ultimate Adventure Contest 2009

2 Park Avenue, NY, NY 10016

 OR

 By E-Mail

1. Send us your hunting, fishing or survival experience in 750 to 1,000 words in a Word, Works, Notepad or Text Edit document.

2. Be sure to include your Name, Address and Phone Number in your submission.

Submit to the following E-Mail address:

OLadventure@bonniercorp.com

PHOTO CONTEST:

Send us your best photograph from the field. One winner will be chosen in each of the following categories:

1. Hero Shot (Hunting)
2. Hero Shot (Fishing)
3. Wildlife
4. Nature/Scenic
5. Humor

You may enter as many categories as you wish but may enter only one photograph per category. One grand prize winner will receive $500.

WAYS TO ENTER:

By Mail

1. Send us your best photograph from the field and the category you are entering.

2. Please be sure to include your Name, Address and Phone Number in your submission.

Submit to the following address:

Outdoor Life 

Outdoor Photo Contest 2009

2 Park Avenue, NY, NY 10016 

OR

By E-Mail

1. Name the category you are entering and attach your photograph
(as a jpeg with at least 266 dpi in an email)

2. Be sure to include your Name, Address and Phone Number in your submission.

Submit to the following E-Mail address:

OLphotos@bonniercorp.com

  

THE ADVENTURE STORY DEADLINE IS MARCH 10, 2009.

 

 

Please see official rules below for more details.

Outdoor Life Ultimate Adventure Contest 2009

No purchase is necessary to enter. Void where prohibited by law. 

1. The Outdoor Life Ultimate Adventure Contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, Washington, D.C., who are at least 19 years of age on January 1, 2009. Employees of Outdoor Life, Bonnier Corporation, sponsors, their affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, agencies and their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible.

2. Story entries are limited to roughly 750 to 1,000 words regarding the writer’s greatest true outdoor adventure. All entries must be typed, double-spaced, on 81⁄2x11-inch paper, using only one side of the paper, and must include the writer’s name, address and telephone number. One story accepted per entrant. Each entry must be an original, non-published work written in English, and the content must be appropriate for a national magazine, as determined by Outdoor Life’s editors.

3. Mail your entry to Outdoor Life Ultimate Adventure Contest 2009, 2 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016, or you may enter online at outdoorlife.com. Online entries will be accepted until the contest closing date of March 10, 2009, 11:59 p.m. ET. Mailed entries must be postmarked by March 10, 2009, and received by March 16, 2009.

4. Outdoor Life’s editors will select one winning story within 60 days after the contest ends; all entries will be evaluated equally on content and presentation. All decisions are final. The winning story will be published in a future issue of Outdoor Life (to be determined by the editors of Outdoor Life), and the writer of the winning story will receive $500. Outdoor Life will select two runner-up stories to be published on the Outdoor Life website. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to Outdoor Life and its agencies to use winner’s name and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation unless prohibited by law. Entrants represent and warrant that submitted stories are original works and do not infringe the rights of any third parties. All materials submitted become the sole property of Outdoor Life and will not be returned. By accepting prize, winner agrees to hold Outdoor Life and its affiliates, subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and assigns harmless against any and all claims and liability arising out of use of prize. By entering, entrants transfer to Outdoor Life all right, title and interest, including copyright, in and to the winning story.

5. The potential winner will be notified by mail within two weeks of the selection of the winning story and must sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Transfer of Rights/Promotional Liability Release within 7 days of attempted notification before the prize can be awarded. Noncompliance within this time period will result in disqualification and an alternate will be selected. By participating in this contest, entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the judges. Outdoor Life is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the contest or in the announcement of the prize. Outdoor Life is not responsible for lost, late, mutilated or illegible entries. Parent or guardian must complete the Affidavit of Eligibility and Transfer of Rights/Promotional Liability Release for any winner who is a minor. All federal, state and local taxes are the responsibility of each winner. Any claims relating to this contest shall be governed by New York law without regard to its conflict of law, rules, and any such claim must be heard in New York.

6. For names of winners, available after June 1, 2009, send a separate, self-addressed, stamped envelope to Outdoor Life, Ultimate Adventure Results, 2 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. This contest is sponsored by Outdoor Life, 2 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016.

Outdoor Life Photo Contest

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

The Outdoor Life Photo Contest is open to amateur photographers who are legal residents of the 50 United States, Washington, D.C., who are at least 19 years of age on January 1, 2009. Employees of Outdoor Life, Bonnier Corporation, sponsors, their affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, agencies and their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible. Professional photographers are also ineligible to enter or win. By participating in the photo contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Outdoor Life judges, whose decisions are final and binding in all respects. All entries become the property of Outdoor Life and may be used in the future at its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility qualifications of the winners. This contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws. The contest ends on March 10, 2009, 11:59 p.m. E.T.

All entries must be received by March 10, 2009. Winners will be announced in a future issue of Outdoor Life.

Photos may be entered as prints, slides, or digital images. Photo printing stations or kiosks produce prints using a method that is not suitable for reproduction in the magazine. Digital photos should be submitted with a color printout and an accompanying original JPG file.

Photos will not be returned. All photos are sent with the understanding that they may be published in Outdoor Life magazine, on outdoorlife.com and its associated websites and properties or partner websites and promotional materials and therefore the sender grants the right for such use.

All entries become the property of the Sponsor. Sponsor will not acknowledge receipt of entries. Entries will not be returned. Proof of mailing does not constitute proof of delivery. Lost, late, illegible, and postage due entries are not eligible.

1. Judging: Photos will be judged by Outdoor Life. Photos will be judged in each category: Hero Shot, Fishing; Hero Shot, Hunting; Live Game; Nature/Scenic; and Humor. Photos not submitted with a category will not be eligible. Judging in each category will be based on the following four criteria: photo quality, creativity, coontent and composition.

2. Prize: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive a check for $500.00. Winner is responsible for paying any applicable federal, state, and local taxes, and all other expenses associated with prize not explicitly stated herein as being awarded. By accepting the prize, the winner acknowledges and agrees that the photo submitted shall be the sole and exclusive property of Outdoor Life, its successors, assigns, and licensees shall be entitled to all rights of ownership, title, interest, and all other intellectual property rights, including 100 percent of the copyrights, without further compensation.

3. Winners: The winner will be notified by phone, postal mail, or e-mail on or about April 15, 2009. Winners will be required to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility and Transfer of Rights/Promotional Liability Release, which must be signed and received within 7 days of date printed on notification, or an alternate winner will be selected. For the names of the winners, available after June 1, 2009, write to Outdoor Life Photo Contest 2009, Outdoor Life, 2 Park Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016.

4. Conditions: Entry constitutes permission to use the entrant's name, photograph and other likeness for the purpose of advertising, trade and promotion on behalf of Outdoor Life without compensation, notification or approval, unless prohibited by law. Entrant represents and warrants that the submitted photograph is an original, non-published work that does not infringe the rights or intellectual property claims of any third parties. By entering, entrant conveys and assigns to Outdoor Life all rights of ownership, title, interest and all other intellectual property rights, including without limit, copyright in and to the winning photograph. Non-compliance with Official Rules will result in disqualification.

5. Limitations of Liability: By entering the contest, entrant holds harmless Outdoor Life from any liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses, liability, actions or damages of any kind or in connection with: (1) entering contest (2) acceptance of any prize or (3) anything related to the contest and the awarding of prizes. Any claims relating to this contest shall be governed by New York law without regard to its conflict of law, rules, and any such claim must be heard in New York.

6. Sponsor: The Sponsor and Administrator of the contest is Outdoor Life, 2 Park Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016