Typewriting Contest Fine Print

Rules and Rights

  • McMillan Library reserves the rights to publish your story entry in printed and audio form.
  • We will have non-exclusive rights in perpetuity to: serial, online, archival, anthology, and audio.
  • You may simultaneously submit, but please promptly inform us if you would like to withdraw your piece from the contest.
  • You retain the rights to publish your story elswhere as you please.
  • Only one entry per person will be accepted.
  • Contest entries should not have been published previously or plagiarized.
  • Stories will appear on our website, podcast, and possible future printed collections.
  • Original, unpublished, work. You are the sole author. The piece does not contain copyrighted material that you do not have the rights to.
  • Suitable for a general audience.
  • McMillan Library reserves the right to cancel the contest if we don't get enough submissions to provide a quality and competitive judging environment.