New words competition
Have you read our 'Word of the Week' feature and thought you had a great idea for an article? Is there a word that you keep reading and you think the world should know about?
If the answer is 'yes' to either of these questions, the Macmillan Dictionaries team would like you to send us your suggestion for a future 'Word of the Week' article. The winner who is judged to have sent in the most interesting word will see their pick turned into a 'Word of the Week' by MED Magazine contributor Kerry Maxwell. They will also receive a copy of the fantastic RSC Shakespeare Complete Works (published by Palgrave Macmillan with the Royal Shakespeare Company) and the new edition of the Macmillan English Dictionary.
If you would like to enter this competition, please read the following information before submitting your suggestion:
- To be eligible for consideration, words should be submitted with two 'real life' references or quotable sources. These can be taken from newspapers or websites, for example. Please see this week's 'Word of the Week' article for an idea of the kind of reference required.
- The word must already be in use, so should not be devised by the entrant.
The deadline for entries for the New Words Competition is May 31st, 2008. Entries should be submitted by email or by post to:
OR
Marketing Department
Macmillan Education,
Between Towns Road,
Oxford OX4 3PP,
United Kingdom.
A copy of the RSC Shakespeare and the new edition of the Macmillan English Dictionary (MED2) will be awarded to the winner. Five runners up will each receive a copy of MED2.
- The closing date for this competition is 31st May 2008. Entries received after this date will not be considered.
- The winning entrant will be notified by 1st July 2008.
- The competition is not open to employees of Macmillan Publishers Limited, its subsidiary companies or their families.
- Macmillan Publishers Limited reserves the right to change the prize to one of equal value, should the prize become unavailable for reasons beyond its control. The prize is not redeemable or transferable for cash. The prize will be delivered to the winner via a means determined by Macmillan Publishers Limited.
- Macmillan Publishers Limited accepts no responsibility for entries lost, delayed or damaged. Proof of postage or submission shall not be proof of receipt.
- The winner will be chosen from all entries received by the closing dates and deemed suitable by a panel of judges at Macmillan Education, Oxford. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- If there is no word suitable for a 'Word of the Week' article from the entries received, Macmillan Education reserves the right not to publish any suggestion entered. A prize will still be awarded.
- Macmillan Publishers Limited reserves the right to use suggestions received on the Macmillan Dictionaries website.
- This competition is run by Macmillan Education, Oxford, UK, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited.