1. The competition will run from Thursday 30th August 2007 to Monday 1st October 2007.

2. Closing date for entries is noon Monday 1st October 2007.

3. Unless otherwise stated, the competition is open to all entrants aged 18 or over, except employees of Times Newspapers Limited (“TNL”), The Random House Group and their associated, affiliated or subsidiary companies, and their families, agents, or anyone connected in any way whatsoever with this competition.

4. Entry limited to one per person. Entries may be sent by post to The Times, 1 Pennington Street, London E98 1TT or by email to bookscomp@thetimes.co.uk marked Vintage/Classics Ghost Story Competition.

5. By entering, all eligible entrants agree to abide by each and all these terms and conditions. The Promoters reserve the right, with or without cause, to exclude entrants and withhold prizes for violating any of these terms and conditions. The Promoters reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions. Any amendments will be published on the Website.

6. Entries must be the original work of the entrant and not previously published. The entrant must personally submit the entry, any submissions from or found to be from agents will be void and rejected. The entry must be a ghost story of no more than 2000 words. The entrant must retain their own copy, as no entries will be returned or acknowledged. Entrants must include their full name, address and a daytime telephone number. Email entries should be submitted as a Microsoft Word attachment and must include their contact details in the attachment as well as the body of the email.

7. There will be one first prize and two runner up prizes. The winner will be the entrant whose story, in the opinion of the judges, demonstrates the greatest entertainment value, quality and originality. The first prize is a night for two at a hotel listed on www.hauntedhotelguide.com, selected by Vintage Classics in the winner’s local region. Accommodation is based on two adults sharing a twin room or double room (winner’s choice) on a bed and breakfast only basis, subject to availability. Travel costs (a petrol allowance of £50 paid by cheque in advance to the winner, or second-class rail fares) will be provided. All other costs and expenses are the responsibility of the winner. In addition, the winner will also win a set of six Halloween Tales, (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde; The Turn of the Screw and other stories; Dracula; The Woman in White; The Gormenghast Trilogy and The Woman in Black) published by Vintage Classics. The two runners up will each win a set of six Halloween Tales reissues plus a Vintage Classic book every month for 12 months. The winner and the two runners’ up stories will be published in The Times and also posted online at www.vintage-classics.info. The judges reserve the right to award the prize an entry which may not strictly comply with entry requirements.

8. The winner agrees to an interview which may be published by TNL in any of their publications including but not limited to The Times, Times Online or The Sunday Times.

9. TNL reserves the right to publish parts of entries other than the winning entry, and publication does not necessarily mean that the entrant has won a prize. TNL reserves the right to edit entries in its discretion for publication. Entrants will retain copyright in their submitted entries; however, by entering, all entrants give TNL and Vintage Classics a worldwide royalty free perpetual licence to edit, publish and use segments of each entry in any and all media (including print and online) for publicity and news purposes. In particular, all entrants license TNL the right to print their entry on Times Online and in The Times or The Sunday Times or any of their supplements and The Random House Group the right to print their entry on their Vintage Classics website.

10. The winners will be notified by 22nd October 2007 and announced on 27th October 2007. All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winner before this date. If the winner cannot be contacted or is not available, the Promoters reserve the right to select another winner from entries which were received before the closing date

11. There is no cash or other alternative to the prize stated and the prize is not transferable and no part or parts of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions.

12. The judge's decision is final and binding on the entrants. No correspondence will be entered into.

13. The Promoter will not be liable for any failure of receipt of entries. Proof of posting cannot be accepted as proof of delivery. The Promoters take no responsibility for any entries which are lost, delayed, illegible, damaged, incomplete or otherwise invalid. Other than death or personal injury arising from the acts or omissions of the Promoters, or their employees, the Promoters will not be liable for any loss or damage arising out of the winner’s receipt of the prize

14. By entering, the entrants, including the winner, agree to allow the free use of their names, photographs and general locations for publicity and news purposes during this and future promotions by TNL or any associated or subsidiary company of News International Limited.

15. Uses of personal data received by TNL in the course of the competition are subject to current UK data protection legislation and the privacy policy found on the Times Online website. The winner's name may be published on the website.

16. Submission of an entry will be deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions.

17. The Promoter reserves the right at any time to cancel, modify or supersede the competition (including altering the prize) if, in their sole discretion, the competition is not capable of being conducted as specified. The Promoters reserve in their absolute discretion the right to substitute a prize of equal value in the event that circumstances beyond their control make this unavoidable.

18. The Promoter of this competition is Times Newspapers Limited (address below).

19. For details of the winner, please send a stamped envelope to Times Newspapers Limited Competitions Department, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1RL, after 27th October 2007 stating for which competition you would like winners’ details.

20. Terms and Conditions printed in The Times/The Sunday Times newspaper or on Times Online form a part of these terms and conditions. In the event of a conflict of terms these terms and conditions shall prevail.

21. The competition is governed by English law and any dispute is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

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