TERMS & CONDITIONS THE LAUGH OUT LOUD AWARDS 2018

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1 ABOUT The 2018 Laugh Out Loud Book Awards, known as the Lollies, will launch in February 2018 and Scholastic invites submissions from all publishers for titles to compete in three categories: Best Laugh Out Loud Picture Book Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6 8-year-olds Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 9 13-year-olds Whilst the shortlist of four books in each category will be selected by a panel headed by Michael Rosen, the award winners themselves will be chosen entirely by children; classes or individuals will be able to vote for their favourite in each category on the Lollies site when voting opens later in The Lollies will be supported at retail and heavily promoted through Scholastic s Book Clubs and Fairs channels, reaching over 3 million children. Our aim is to get them really excited about funny books and to encourage class reads with lots of discussion, debate and laughs too! The Lollies PR campaign will run for the whole of 2018, with tent-pole moments for the announcement of the shortlist and the winners awards ceremony. GUIDELINES FOR ENTRY Publishers are reminded that it is their responsibility to read the following terms and conditions before entering any titles. Publishers will be deemed to have accepted these rules and to agree to be bound by them when submitting. TERMS & CONDITIONS THE LAUGH OUT LOUD AWARDS 2018 The Laugh Out Loud Awards are intended to be held annually and seek to find the book that makes children laugh the hardest in three categories: The Laugh Out Loud Picture Book Award The Laugh Out Loud Book for 6 8-Year-Olds Award The Laugh Out Loud Book for 9 13-Year-Olds Award The winning author/illustrator in each category will receive 1,000. In the case of an author and an illustrator or multiple author combination winning in a single category, the prize money will be shared equally. It is the submitting publishers responsibility to make it clear when submitting, who is being nominated for the award. No alternative prize will be made available.

2 THE PRIZE Deadline for entries is midnight on 23rd February The shortlisted books will be announced no later than 30th June The judges shortlist selection is final and no discussion will be entered into on the selection. Children (via grown-ups) will be able to vote on their favourite shortlisted title in each category (where appropriate) until midnight 14th December The winners will be announced the week commencing 21st January Books must have first been published between 1st January 2017 through to 31st December 2017 in the UK or Ireland and authors and illustrators must be resident in the UK or Ireland at the time of submission. Books published prior to 1st January 2017 in the UK or Ireland will not be eligible. ELIGIBILITY Books submitted must be published by an established publishing house based in the UK or Ireland. Established is here defined as a house that publishes a list of titles by a range of authors and distributes its books nationally through recognised high-street booksellers and online retailers. Self-published books are not eligible for the Prize. Books must be first written and published in English; translations will not be eligible. All titles must be the work of either a single or joint author/s or one author and one illustrator. Collections or anthologies or works by multiple authors and or illustrators (defined as more than three) will not be eligible. A book that is published or is submitted posthumously will not be eligible for the Prize. Authors and illustrators must be aged 18 years or over at the time of submission. In all categories, fiction, non-fiction and poetry are welcome, and will be judged together.

3 Publishers may make only two entries in each category per bona fide imprint, allowing up to six titles to be entered across the three categories in total. A bona fide imprint means an imprint used by a publisher that includes a list of titles by a range of authors and is distributed nationally through recognised high-street booksellers and online retailers. Please note that each book within a series will be judged individually. Seven printed copies of each book must be included with the entry form. The judges may additionally call in titles not initially submitted by the publishers, with publication dates between 1st January 2017 through to 31st December In that event the publishers will be asked to submit seven printed copies of the book and complete an Entry Form as quickly as possible. PICTURE BOOK AWARD All entries must be illustrated picture books. Authors and illustrators of submitted books must either be of British or Irish nationality, or else be resident in the UK or Ireland at the time of submission. Illustrators must be detailed on the Entry Form. 6 8 AND 9 13 CATEGORY AWARDS Authors of submitted books must either be of British or Irish nationality, or else be resident in the UK or Ireland at the time of submission. To qualify in these categories illustrators must have either contributed substantially to the submitted book, which will be decided at the publisher s discretion, or must be mentioned on the front cover. A qualifying illustrator must be resident in the UK or Ireland at the time of submission. Any qualifying illustrator must be detailed on the Entry Form by the publisher.

4 CONDITIONS UPON SHORTLISTING An eligible book shall be disqualified if the Publisher fails to adhere to any of the following conditions. To provide 50 gratis copies of their shortlisted title/s for promotional use, plus agree that any title shortlisted The for Publisher the awards agrees: will be purchased for Scholastic Clubs & Fairs at their usual discount terms. To To provide contribute 50 gratis 1000 copies towards of their cost shortlisted of general title/s publicity for promotional and promotion use, at plus the agree shortlist that stage. any title If a shortlisted publisher for has the more awards than will one be book purchased shortlisted, for Scholastic they must Clubs contribute & Fairs for at each their title. usual This discount payment terms. is to be made promptly to Scholastic within fourteen days of receipt of an invoice. To contribute 1,300 towards the cost of general publicity and promotion at the shortlist stage. If a publisher has To encourage more than shortlisted one book shortlisted, and winning they authors must and contribute illustrators for each to participate title. This payment fully in the is to promotion be made of promptly the prize, to Scholastic including attendance within fourteen at the days Award of receipt ceremony of an and invoice. to ensure they are available for media either side of the shortlist and winner announcements where relevant. To encourage shortlisted and winning authors and illustrators to participate fully in the promotion of the prize To cover and the to ensure expenses they of are shortlisted available authors for media and either illustrators side of during the shortlist promotion and winner and to announcements attend the ceremony. where relevant. To provide without charge text extracts of up to 200 words, jackets, author and illustrator photographs and biographies, cover the AIs, expenses inside of spreads shortlisted and any authors additional and illustrators available material during promotion. (trailers, audio extracts, etc) when requested to help promote the To Prize. PLEASE NOTE To provide without charge text extracts of up to 200 words, jackets, author and illustrator photographs and biographies, AIs, inside spreads and any additional available material (trailers, audio extracts, etc) when requested to help promote the Prize. No book entered by the publishers or called in by the judges will be returned. PLEASE NOTE No Publishers book entered are reminded by the publishers that it is their or called responsibility in by the judges to ensure will that be returned. all submitted titles are eligible for the Prize and that they have obtained the authors and illustrators consent prior to entry. The judging of the shortlist will be fair and independent. The shortlist judging panel will be appointed Publishers by Scholastic are and reminded comprise that four it is adults, their responsibility including, subject to ensure to availability, that all submitted Michael Rosen. titles are eligible for the Prize and that they have obtained the authors and illustrators consent prior to entry. The shortlist judging panel will be appointed by Scholastic and will include, subject to availability, Michael Rosen.

5 CONDITIONS THE JUDGING UPON PROCESS SHORTLISTING The To judges provide decision 50 gratis final copies and of no their correspondence shortlisted title/s will be for entered promotional into. use, plus agree that any title shortlisted All for qualifying the awards entries will will be purchased be read and for judged Scholastic by the Clubs panel & of Fairs adult at judges. their usual discount terms. Stage 1: Longlisting To contribute 1000 towards the cost of general publicity and promotion at the shortlist stage. If a publisher For each category all publisher submissions will be cut to a longlist of 15 books in each category by an industry panel has of more experts than including one book representatives shortlisted, they from must Book contribute Trust and for Scholastic each title. Book This payment Clubs and is Fairs. to be made promptly to Scholastic within fourteen days of receipt of an invoice. Stage 2: Adult Judging For To each encourage category, shortlisted the judges and panel winning will select authors from and the illustrators longlist, a shortlist to participate of four fully books in the that promotion they think of will the make prize, children including laugh attendance out loud the at the most. Award ceremony and to ensure they are available for media either side of the shortlist and winner announcements where relevant. The shortlist will be available on the Scholastic Laugh Out Loud website ( after it is announced. To cover the expenses of shortlisted authors and illustrators during promotion and to attend the ceremony. Stage 3: Public vote In June To provide 2018 (date without TBC) charge the shortlist text extracts will be of publicly up to 200 announced. words, jackets, On the author day the and shortlist illustrator is announced, photographs the and biographies, process AIs, will inside be open spreads in the and UK any and additional Ireland only. available The shortlisted material titles (trailers, will audio be heavily extracts, promoted etc) when to schools requested in voting relevant to help Scholastic promote Book the Prize. Clubs offers and via Book Fairs held between August and December Lesson plans and resources around using the prize and the shortlist in class will be created and will be hosted on PLEASE the Scholastic NOTE Laugh Out Loud website. No Grown-ups book entered will be by able the to publishers log on to or a website called in and by register the judges their will child/class s be returned. winning choice in any or all of the categories. The voting data will be Scholastic s proprietary data and will not be made available to other publishers. At midnight 14th December 2018 the voting will close. The votes submitted via grown-ups will be counted and Publishers independently are reminded verified to that find it the is their three responsibility winning books to for ensure that Only all one submitted vote per titles grown-up are eligible may be for the Prize and submitted, that they or have up to obtained 35 votes the for teachers authors voting and illustrators on behalf consent of their prior class, to and entry. the last vote submitted by midnight 14th December will be the one counted. In the event of a tie the prize will be shared equally between the tied The books. judging of the shortlist will be fair and independent. The shortlist judging panel will be appointed by Scholastic and comprise four adults, including, subject to availability, Michael Rosen. One entry form (available to download from here: per publisher (for all imprint entries) to be completed and sent by Friday 23rd February 2018 to laughoutloud@scholastic.co.uk

6 CONDITIONS Or alternatively by UPON post to: SHORTLISTING Laugh Out Loud Submissions To provide 50 gratis copies of their shortlisted title/s for promotional use, plus agree that any title shortlisted Scholastic Book Clubs Euston for the House awards will be purchased for Scholastic Clubs & Fairs at their usual discount terms. 24 Eversholt Street London To contribute 1000 towards the cost of general publicity and promotion at the shortlist stage. If a publisher NW1 has 1DB more than one book shortlisted, they must contribute for each title. This payment is to be made promptly to Scholastic within fourteen days of receipt of an invoice. Please also send seven finished copies of each submitted book by Friday 23rd February 2018 to: To encourage shortlisted and winning authors and illustrators to participate fully in the promotion of the prize, Lynda Davies including attendance at the Award ceremony and to ensure they are available for media either side of the shortlist and winner announcements where relevant. Scholastic Book End Range Road Witney To cover the expenses of shortlisted authors and illustrators during promotion and to attend the ceremony. Oxfordshire OX29 To provide 0YD without charge text extracts of up to 200 words, jackets, author and illustrator photographs and biographies, AIs, inside spreads and any additional available material (trailers, audio extracts, etc) when requested And mark the box Laugh Out Loud Award to help promote the Prize. PLEASE NOTE No books entered will be accepted by the publishers at Euston or House. called in If you by the send judges any books will be to returned. this address you will be asked to have them re-delivered to our Witney address. Entries which are incomplete, incorrect, illegible, received after the closing date or which do not otherwise conform Publishers to the terms are and reminded conditions that specified it is their will responsibility not be entered to ensure into the that competition. all submitted titles are eligible for the Prize and that they have obtained the authors and illustrators consent prior to entry. If at any time prior to announcement of the winner, any author or illustrator is either subject to an ongoing police The investigation judging of or the is charged shortlist or will convicted be fair and of an independent. indictable offence, The shortlist the entry judging for that panel person s will be book appointed will be disqualified by from Scholastic this competition. and comprise four adults, including, subject to availability, Michael Rosen. This competition may be cancelled on written notice from Scholastic Limited. This competition is promoted by Scholastic Clubs and Fairs: registered office Scholastic Limited, Westfield Road, Southam, Warwickshire CV47 0RA. The details of the winners will be made available on after the awards ceremony.

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