The Fine Print & Contest Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Submitting an entry constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Contest Rules and the decisions of the SMITH which shall be final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest.

By submitting an entry, you are granting SMITH and The National Constitution Center the right to reprint or republish that entry, along with your name, online or in print. See SMITH's terms for complete details.

This contest begins November 11, 2008 and ends January 5, 2009 and is open to all legal residents of the United States age 18 and older. Prizes are not redeemable for cash and must be accepted as awarded. Winners are decided at the discretion of SMITH judges and all decisions are final. SMITH reserves the right to change the contest rules. Enter as often as you want. SMITH reserves the right to reprint or republish all entries.

SMITH & The National Constitution Center will choose six winners based equally on creativity and writing skills. The first prize winner will receive a leather-bound volume of the Constitution. All six winners will receive a copy of Not Quite What I Was Planning.

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All entries must be original and you agree to defend, hold harmless and indemnify SMITH and The National Constitution Center against any and all claims of alleged or actual infringement of any intellectual property rights, proprietary rights, rights of privacy and publicity, moral rights and rights of attribution raised by third parties against SMITH or The National Constitution Center in connection with your entry. SMITH, The National Constitution Center, their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, advertising and promotion agencies, or the respective officers, directors, employees or agents of the forgoing (collectively, the "Released Parties") are not responsible for (i) any injury, losses or damages of any kind resulting from participation in this Contest or acceptance, possession or use of the any prize; or (ii) any warranty, representation or guarantee express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or technical failures, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, SMITH reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest, and judge entries from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to such action. Released Parties assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Released Parties are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by SMITH on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Contest.