Submission Guidelines

ARTritis invites submissions of the following:

• Drawings
• Paintings
• Poetry
• Short prose
• Photography
• Sculptures
• Letters/diary entries
• Collages
  
• Other written and art forms (please contact us if you have questions about the eligibility of your work)

All submissions received by September 23, 2009 will be considered for the Arthritis Society Gala in Vancouver and Christmas greeting cards. After Sept 23, submissions will still be accepted on an ongoing basis for the online collection.

Artists and writers must:

1. have a form of arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, ankylosing spondylitis, etc)
2. be 13-29 years old

All works submitted must:

1. express or relate to your personal experience with arthritis (writing describing life events should be episodic or anecdotal and not recount an entire life story)
2. be original; previously published works will be accepted
3. be no longer than 750 words
4. not be pornographic, hate literature or libelous

How to submit your work:

Art submissions

1. If your work is not already a digital image file (.jpg, .gif, .png), please scan your drawing or photograph your art using a digital camera (click here for tips on how to photograph your work).
2. Name your image file in the following manner: YourName_Title.jpg. For example if you are "Jane Smith", submitting a painting titled "Arthritis", name your image: JaneSmith_Arthritis.
3. Download, print, and complete the ARTritis Consent and Release Agreement.
   
4. Email the digital image and completed consent form** to ARTritisProject@gmail.com along with your name, age, type of arthritis, and province/country of residence. Also include the title of the work, medium used (e.g. watercolour, acrylic, collage, etc.), and a brief description of how your artwork relates to your personal experience with arthritis (maximum of 100 words).

Written submissions

1. Save your writing in a Microsoft Word file and name the file in the following manner: YourName_Title.doc. For example if you are "Jane Smith", submitting a poem titled "Arthritis", name your file: JaneSmith_Arthritis.doc.
2. Download, print, and complete the ARTritis Consent and Release Agreement.
3. Email the .doc file and completed consent form** to ARTritisProject@gmail.com along with your name, age, type of arthritis, and province/country of residence. Also include the title of the work and a brief description of how your writing relates to your personal experience with arthritis (maximum of 100 words).

** We are working on a regular mail or fax option for those of you who cannot scan your completed form to send electronically.