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Enter now and be in with a chance
of winning £750 for your school!
How to enter
1
Create your posters.
2
Clearly mark the pupil’s name, age, school and school region
on the reverse of each poster.
3
Complete the entry form on the reverse of this pack
(one entry form is needed per class).
4
Submit the posters with the accompanying entry form, via post
or in person (Monday – Friday, 10:00 – 18:00) to:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, 180 High Street,
Edinburgh, EH1 1QS.
Closing date for entries 17:00, Friday 06 March 2015
FAQs
Where can I find information about the Edinburgh Festival Fringe?
There is lots of information available at edfringe.com/poster.
When will you announce the winner of the 2015 competition?
The top three winners will be announced at a special prize-giving ceremony in Edinburgh
at the end of May 2015. The winning schools will be notified in advance.
All schools will be notified of the outcome in May 2015.
What are the 14 regions in the competition?
1. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray
2. Argyle and Bute incl. Coll, Tiree, Mull,
Colonsay, Isla, Jura, Lismore
3. Ayrshire and Arran
4. Dumfries and Galloway
5. Dundee and Angus
6. Edinburgh
7. Fife
8. Forth Valley (incl. Falkirk, Stirling,
Clackmannanshire)
9. Greater Glasgow and Clyde
(incl. Lanarkshire, Dunbartonshire,
Renfrewshire, Inverclyde)
10. Highlands & Islands incl. Skye,
Western Isle, Rum, Eigg, Canna, Muck
11. Orkney and Shetland
12. Perth and Kinross
13. Scottish Borders
14. The Lothians incl. Midlothian,
West Lothian, East Lothian
What teaching resources are available and where can I find them?
Lesson plans linked to the Curriculum for Excellence are in place to assist teachers with
the competition brief. Teaching resources are available to download online at
edfringe.com/poster.
What is the deadline for entering the competition?
Posters must reach the Fringe Society by 17:00 on Friday 06 March 2015.
What are the dates for the exhibition?
All schools will be notified of exhibition dates in May 2015.
Terms and conditions
The competition is only open to pupils aged 5 –16 (at the time of entering) from schools in Scotland.
Entries must be received by 17:00, Friday 06 March 2015. Late entries will not be accepted.
Only posters that win a place in the exhibition will be retained. We cannot return or offer for collection any
other entries. Posters featured in the exhibition can be collected between 07 September and 05 October
2015 from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society office, 180 High Street. Unfortunately, any posters that
have not been collected by 17:00 on 05 October 2015 cannot be kept.
Entrants in the Fringe Schools Poster Competition 2015 shall assign to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Society, in perpetuity, all copyright of their artwork.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society reserves the right to use part of, or the entire image of, the
artwork submitted to the Fringe Schools Poster Competition 2015 on any Fringe merchandise or
promotional material.
Submissions that do not meet the deadline or entry specifications will not be considered.
The schools that have shortlisted posters (including the winner, runners-up and regional winners)
will be notified in May 2015 by post.
Are posters returned to schools?
Due to the large volume of entries to the competition only posters that win a place in the
exhibition will be retained. We cannot offer returns or collection for any other entries.
How do I find out about next year’s competition?
Competition entry packs are posted to every school in Scotland each year. If you would
like to be kept up to date about the Fringe Schools Poster Competition, please include
your email address on the entry form.
Design the official poster for the
2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe!
Closing date for entries 17:00, Friday 06 March 2015
Supported by
The Schools Poster Competition
The Fringe Schools Poster Competition, supported by Virgin Money, introduces a new
generation to the vibrant, colourful and creative world of the Fringe.
Now in its 35th year, it is one of the longest-running arts outreach projects in Scotland.
The competition offers the opportunity for schoolchildren to play an active role in the
world’s largest arts festival, with the winning design becoming the year’s official poster for
the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Enter now and be in with a chance of winning £750 for your school!
What your students could win
The winning design will become the official poster for the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
and will also be used for a range of merchandise. The top three pupils win a cash prize
for themselves and their schools, as well as six tickets each to the Virgin Money Fireworks
Concert in Edinburgh at the end of the festival.
First prize
Runners-up (x2)
Pupil
£300.00
£150.00
School
£750.00
£400.00
Exhibition
The top three designs alongside 14 regional winners and shortlisted posters from across
Scotland will be on display at a special exhibition in the centre of Edinburgh throughout
the summer.
The poster design
Posters must be A3 size.
Posters must be portrait layout.
Entries must be the pupils’
original artwork.
Use any media or materials to
create the posters, but final entries
must be two-dimensional.
Do not include the words
‘Edinburgh Festival Fringe’,
‘Fringe’, ‘edfringe’
or the dates of the festival.
Entry form

A3 portrait
Landscape
Name of school
School region (see FAQs for list of regions)
School address
(420mm tall
by 297mm wide)
Hints and tips
Posters should bold, colourful, creative, eye-catching and fun.
Be original – we are looking for an imaginative poster that will stand out
from the crowd.
With thousands of shows, across 10 genres, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
provides lots of inspiration!
Posters can reflect any part of the Fringe.
Updated teaching resources
Our newly updated teaching resources, available at edfringe.com/poster, are designed
to support participation in the competition, but are also a great way to introduce your
students to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The resources include sample lesson plans,
with activities linked to the Curriculum for Excellence experiences and outcomes, as
well as photos and films.
School phone number
Email address
Name of teacher
Number of entries accompanying this form
Feedback form
Would you be happy to receive the entry pack electronically?
Yes
No
If yes, please enter the email address that the entry pack should be sent to for 2016.
Did you use the learning resources available at edfringe.com/poster?
Yes
No
How useful did you find the learning resources?
Very useful
Quite useful
Not very useful
Not at all useful
Have you entered the competition in the past?
Yes
No
The aim of the competition is to introduce children to the arts and teach them about the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Do you think the project delivered this aim?
Yes
No
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