POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Can you design an eye-catching poster to help keep our environment free of litter?
To celebrate the publication of Major and Mynah: Project Puffin, we’re inviting young people to create a poster to help us spread the message that a clean environment is essential for humans and animals to thrive.
THE DETAILS
- Your poster can be any size you like but if you’re posting your entry to us, please keep to A4 or A3.
- You can submit your entry by email or by post. Posted posters will not be returned, sorry.
If submitting by email, please send to amy.low@fireflypress.co.uk with the subject “PROJECT PUFFIN POSTER COMPETITION ENTRY”
If submitting by post, please send to:
PROJECT PUFFIN POSTER COMPETITION
Firefly Press
Britannia House
Van Road
Caerphilly
CF83 3GG
- The deadline to receive entries is 11 April 2025.
HOW WILL THE POSTERS BE JUDGED?
We wish that everyone could be a winner, but we only have a limited number of prizes. So, here’s what the judges will be looking for:
- Is your poster eye-catching?
- Does your poster make people want to put litter in the bin and keep the environment clean?
- Does your poster show creativity and out-of-the-box thinking?
One winner and one runner-up will be selected by a panel of judges including team members from publisher, Firefly Press and author, Karen Owen.
We will also host a ‘Popular Vote’ prize whereby the posters shortlisted by the judges will be posted on our social media channels. Whichever receives the most votes (likes) by the deadline will win the Popular Vote.
WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?
The WINNER will get a virtual or real-life visit from author Karen Owen for their school or club (depending on location) to chat about writing, clue-solving and PUFFINS! Plus a bundle of Major and Mynah books and a certificate.
One RUNNER UP will get a cuddly puffin soft toy, a bundle of Major and Mynah books and a certificate.
The WINNER of the Popular Vote will get a bundle of Major and Mynah books and a certificate.
Prizes may vary by availability and we reserve the right to make changes to the prizes.
KEY RULES
- Only one entry per person please! If submitting as a school or group there is no limit to the number of entries as long as it is no more than one per person.
- The competition is open to primary-aged children only, sorry!
- If sending by email, you will need to take a photo or scan of your poster if sending electronically. (If taking a photo please ensure the poster is well-lit so we can judge accurately!)
- Work must be original and created by the entrant(s) – please do not use any templates.
- Please remember to include the creator’s name and age on the back of the poster or within the email body and image file name if sending electronically. We encourage you not to include full name(s), just first name(s) and age(s).
Please note, the data submitted will be used for the administration of the competition. First names, ages and schools/clubs where applicable may also be shared on our website and social media pages – if you do not want this data to be shared online you should make this explicitly clear in your submission.
FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Only entrants within the UK, including BFPO addresses, are eligible to enter the competition.
- We reserve the right to make changes to prizes.
- There will be 1 overall winner and runner up. There will also be 1 popular vote winner.
- Posters will be judged on creativity, how well they fit the theme and how well the poster has been made or drawn. The popular vote winner will be chosen based on likes/reactions via the Firefly Press Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Bluesky pages.
- The winner of the popular vote will be decided based on the post with the most likes/reactions across all platforms.
- The dates and times of the popular vote will be updated closer to the time. No likes after this date shall be counted.
- Winners will be notified via email. If posting your entry, please include a contact email address. If sending your entry by email, we will notify via the email address used to submit unless requested otherwise.
- There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.
- If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 10 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
- The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. This includes any judging that occurs.
- Entrant’s first name, age and school name (where applicable) will be announced on social media and on our website. If you do not wish for this data to be shared you should make this explicit when entering.
- Entries may be displayed and used for marketing, with only first names used.
- The closing date for entries is 11 April 2025. Posted entries must be received by this date.
- Prizes are non-transferable.
- Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.
