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Subject: [Leica] Leica European Publishers Award - Help
From: h_arche at yahoo.com (H. Ball Arche)
Date: Tue Jan 1 14:57:41 2008

Whoops - that was meant to be offlist

--- "H. Ball Arche" <h_arche@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Many thanks, Michial.
> 
> Something to consider - included in the package to
> the
> UK publisher must be a 50 euro or 35 pound entry
> fee.
> How can this be handled?
> 
> I could pay $US into your paypal account (if you
> have
> one) or send a money order, if the US postal service
> cuts them to Holland (you are in The Netherlands
> aren't you?). They don't write money orders to the
> UK
> for some reason; they don't have an agreement. Is it
> possible in Holland to buy money orders that
> transfer
> to the UK?
>  
> Daniel Ridings has also offered, and I've written
> him
> with the same questions. I don't want to put anyone
> to
> any more trouble than is necessary. There's no huge
> hurry; they won't even be accepting entries until
> March. And in the case of the book projects, the
> 'professional' qualification doesn't apply.
> 
> Thanks again, Harvey
> 
> 
> --- Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi H,
> > 
> > I'll be happy to help you.
> > I've sent leica an email with the question what
> > there definition is of a 
> > professional. no answer yet but a reply that they
> > are out of the office.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Michiel Fokkema
> > 
> > H. Ball Arche wrote:
> > > OK, I think this is way too cool a contest to
> let
> > it
> > > drop, so I've gone back and taken another look
> at
> > the
> > > rules:
> > > 
> > > quote:
> > > "The competition is open to photographers of all
> > > nationalities."
> > > 
> > > but there is a caveat:
> > > "Submissions may only be posted from within
> Europe
> > and
> > > will only be returned to a postal address in
> > Europe"
> > > 
> > > In other words, I can enter but must have an
> > > intermediary in Europe who passes my package
> along
> > > into the local mail system, addressed to the UK
> > > publisher Dewi Lewis. And maybe purchase a 50
> euro
> > (35
> > > pound) money order to cover the entry fee. 
> > > 
> > > No stipulations that I can see about having to
> be
> > a
> > > pro or proving it.
> > > 
> > > Since my 2007 Blurb book is basically done, I
> > figure I
> > > can send a copy of it as an unpublished
> book-dummy
> > > (because it is not publicly available).
> > > 
> > > Any LUG'ers over there want to help me out? Of
> > course
> > > you'd get to keep the Blurb book when it came
> > back. If
> > > you're interested please contact me off-list.
> > > 
> > > H.
> > > 
> > > 
> > >      
> >
>
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