Ten Things Haruki Murakami Made Me Think Of Contest
Each winner will receive a a signed first edition of 1Q84, published by Knopf. For more details, check out the contest at Bluestone Bookshop.
Sponsored by Random House, Inc. (“Random House”)
I. HOW TO ENTER NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. The contest begins October 15, 2011, and final submissions are due by 11:59 pm (Eastern Daylight Time) on December 31, 2011. Winners will be announced no later than January 31, 2012.
II. ELIGIBILITY Contest is open to legal residents of the United States who are at least 18 years of age on October 15, 2011. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void wherever prohibited or restricted by law. Employees of Random House Inc., and its parent companies, subsidiaries or affiliates, and their immediate families and persons living in their household are not eligible to win this contest.
III. PRIZES Ten (10) winners will receive one (1) signed first edition of 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. Approximate retail value of prize is $30.50.
IV. WINNER Winners will be announced no later than January 31, 2012 as selected by The Knopf Murakami Contest Team, whose decisions are final, and the prize will be awarded on the basis of originality, style, and creativity. The winners will be notified on or around January 10, 2012 by e-mail and may be required to sign and return affidavit(s) of eligibility and release of liability within 10 days of notification. A noncompliance within that time period or the return of any notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and the selection of an alternate winner. In the event of any other noncompliance with rules and conditions, prizes may be awarded to an alternate winner. Taxes, if any, are the winner’s sole responsibility. RANDOM HOUSE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SUBSTITUTE PRIZES OF EQUAL OR GREATER VALUE IF PRIZES, AS STATED ABOVE, BECOME UNAVAILABLE.
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VI: WINNERS LIST For the name of the winner, available after January 31, 2012, please send a stamped, self addressed envelope to: Ten Things Haruki Murakami Made Me Think Of Contest, c/o Amelia Wood, Random House Inc., 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.
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