Rules governing the 2010 Prize

1. The Prize

The Prize for 2010 will be £3,000 and will be awarded to the author or authors of the best literary work, whether fiction, non-fiction, drama or poetry, the central theme of which is concerned with the mountain environment.

The judges may split the Prize between two or more entries or withhold the Prize if they do not consider any entry to be of sufficient merit.

2. Eligibility

(a) Authors

Entries for consideration may have been written by authors of any nationality but the work must be published or distributed in the United Kingdom. The work must be written or have been translated into the English language. In the event that a book has been ghost-written, the name of the ghost writer must be declared.

(b) Form and period

The Prize will be awarded for a work first published or distributed in the United Kingdom between 1st November 2009 and 31st October 2010. The entry must be in book format and not the format of a magazine or other periodical or anthology. In a collection of essays or articles by a single author, the inclusion of material previously published but now in book form for the first time will be acceptable. Books of photographs will not be excluded but to qualify they must have a substantial text.

(c) Other decisions on eligibility

Should these rules not fully cover any particular circumstances, further questions of eligibility will be decided by a committee appointed by the Trustees of the Boardman Tasker Charitable Trust.

3. Judging

The decision as to the Prize-winner will be made by a panel of judges appointed by the Trustees. The decision will be final and no discussion about it will be entered into.

4. Conditions for Submission

(a) Submission only by publishers

Applications shall be submitted as soon as possible by the publisher responsible for the first publication (or distribution) of an English language edition of that work in the United Kingdom. Entries will not be accepted direct from authors, and the submission of an author's work by his publisher will be taken as agreement by the author that he is willing for the submitted work to be considered. Publishers outside the United Kingdom must give the name and address of the United Kingdom distributor.

(b) Number of copies to be submitted

Four copies of each work must be submitted with each application. These are not returnable.

The inclusion of a press release would be helpful, although not essential, for later publicity.

(c) Dates of submission

Entries must be submitted by 16th August 2010, in proof-copy form if necessary. Page-proofs will be acceptable for books due for publication after 1st September 2010 or other arrangements may be made with prior permission.

All entries must be submitted to:

Ms Maggie Body
Pound House
Llangennith
Swansea
West Glamorgan
SA3 1JQ

Tel : 01792 386215
email: margaretbody@lineone.net

5. Late Publication of Work Submitted

If a work has been awarded the Prize and has not been published by the date of the award, the publisher shall undertake to guarantee repayment of the Prize in the event the work is not published by 30th November 2010.

6. Announcement of Prize Winner

The judges will announce their decision at a presentation in the autumn, at a ceremony arranged by the Trustees.

7. The Boardman Tasker Charitable Trust

These rules are an abbreviated extract of the Boardman Tasker Charitable Trust and a copy of the trust deed can be obtained from the Secretary on application and will apply in the event of any differences.