The contest is organised by RoomFifty Ltd, registered offices: Castleton Mill, Castleton Close, Leeds, LS12 2DS, UK.
By entering the contest entrants agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions.

Eligibility Criteria
Anyone anywhere in the world, aged 18 or over on 1 January 2021, who do not already work (employed or self-employed) full time as an artist, or without significant experience in a paid creative role, can enter the Young Upstart Competition (see below).
The awards are also open to students of any age. Student entrants must be enrolled on a recognised full or part-time higher education level course, anywhere in the world, on 1 January 2021.
If you are not entering as a student, you must not be currently working in a creative role. Entrants must not have cumulatively worked for 1 year or more, freelance or otherwise, or be employed in a 1 year or permanent paid contract, in a paid creative role at the time of entry.
A creative role is defined as a position where the entrant is employed in a creative role such as: illustrator, art director, graphic designer, etc. This includes paid placements. Entrants may still enter if they work (or have worked) for a creative company in a non-creative role.
The one year of experience can be either continuous, or accumulated over a longer period of time. For example four paid placements of three-months each, over the course of two years.. If you have worked as a freelancer, this means you must not have made the majority of your income from a creative role for the equivalent of 1 year or more.


1. Entering the Contest
1.1 Entry is open to individuals working alone.
1.1.1 The individual must fit the eligibility criteria outlined above.
1.2 Entrants should submit their image on the RoomFifty Ltd Site (roomfifty.com/pages/YUC)
1.2.1 The sample jpg image submitted must also be available in high-resolution print specification: JPG, RGB, 24x32 inches, at least 150dpi in order to be sold in the RoomFifty shop.
1.3 Entrants can enter a total of one image to the competition.
1.4 All Responses must be the original work of the entrants. Responses must not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party. Entrants who incorporate any images, writing, or other creative material belonging to someone else must obtain the other party’s permission. By submitting a Response, entrants warrant that they have procured the necessary consents, licenses, and other such authorisations from any third parties. Entrants may be asked to evidence their ownership of the Response and should keep dated records of all working materials.
1.5 All Entries must not have been sold as a print or published elsewhere prior to the competition deadline (10th February 2021), and should the Entry be selected as one of the 3 winners, the must remain exclusive for sale by RoomFifty Ltd until 17th August 2021
1.7 RoomFifty Ltd accepts no responsibility for lost or undelivered entry material. No works should be sent through the post. These will not be judged by RoomFifty.
1.8 In order to assist RoomFifty Ltd in promoting the winning work after judging, all entrants are asked to provide the full name of the entrant and the entrant’s Instagram handle where possible.
1.9 Contact details of winning entrants may be passed to partners or Young Upstart Competition Judges at RoomFifty Ltd’s discretion, in order to promote the winning work, deliver prizes and help with the operational running of the awards.
1.10 All entries must be created and uploaded by the closing deadline, 10th February 2021 at 12pm GMT.


2. Ownership of Your Work
2.1 Entrants retain ownership of their Responses submitted into the contest
2.2 By submitting a Response, entrants grant RoomFifty Ltd a non-exclusive licence for the duration of copyright protection under English law to reproduce or distribute a reproduction of their entry in all media in order to promote, or act as a historical record of, the RoomFifty Ltd Young Upstart Competition or RoomFifty Ltd as an organisation’s involvement with the RoomFifty Ltd Young Upstart Competition; or as part of any RoomFifty Ltd publication (whether online or offline).
2.2.1 Should the Entry be selected as one of the 3 winners, RoomFfty Ltd has the exclusive right to sell print reproductions of the image until 17th August 2021.
2.3. The Top Three winning entries must be supplied by the Entrants in high resolution digital print format immediately (within 24 hours receipt of winning notification or before 9am GMT 17th February 2021) following selection by the judges on 15th February 2021. This specification is: JPG, RGB, 24x32 inches, at least 150dpi
2.4. The Top Three winning entries will be available for sale through the RoomFifty Ltd online shop for 6 months, starting 17th February 2021, ending on 17th August 2021, where they will be removed.
2.5. Sales of the prints will be calculated after the 6 months has elapsed, with the following profits distributed for both framed and unframed print sales: Small print (6x8”) £10.34, Medium print (12x16”) £20.68, Large print (18x24”) £44.46, X-large print (24x32”) £65.30


3. Judging the Contest
3.1 RoomFifty Ltd will appoint a jury that shall be composed of judges who, in RoomFifty Ltd’s sole discretion, have the appropriate qualifications to judge the work. Responses will be considered in accordance with RoomFifty Ltd’s selection criteria. For all entries these are: (a) Is it a great creative idea?; (b) Is it well executed?
3.2 As well as votes, general feedback will be gathered from the jury, and may be made available to view on the RoomFifty Ltd website when the winners are announced. Individual feedback will not be available.
3.3 If RoomFifty Ltd is made aware of any concerns that a Response does not constitute the original work of the entrant, then in the first instance, RoomFifty Ltd will contact the entrant and will ask for copies of any notes or drawings which evidence the entrant’s assertion to be the creator of the work. Where possible, RoomFifty Ltd will consider the evidence gathered and decide whether to allow the Response to remain within the contest or to remove it.
3.4 Any image selected as winner but unavailable in high resolution print specification (JPG, RGB, 24x32 inches, at least 150dpi) within 24 hours receipt of winning notification or before 9am GMT 17th February 2021, that image will be de-selected and disqualified.
3.5 RoomFifty Ltd’s decision is in its sole discretion and is final.

4. Prizes
4.1 The prizes to be awarded are as follows: (a) Winner: £250 cash prize, The image will be offered for sale on the RoomFifty Ltd online shop for 6 months (starting 17th February 2021, ending on 17th August 2021), with 100% of profits of any sold prints going to the entrant.
(b) Second Place: The two joint second place winners’ images will be offered for sale on the RoomFifty Ltd online shop for 6 months (starting 17th February 2021, ending on 17th August 2021), with 100% of profits of any sold prints going to the entrants.
(c) Runners up: A number of entries selected as meritorious by the judges will be displayed on the RoomFifty Ltd site (roomfifty.com/pages/YUC) , with full credit to the Entrant.
4.1.1. Profits from print sales are as follows, for both framed and unframed prints: Small print (6x8”) £10.34, Medium print (12x16”) £20.68, Large print (18x24”) £44.46, X-large print (24x32”) £65.30

5. Return of Materials
5.1 Physical supporting materials will not be accepted in the 2021 Young Upstart Competition.
5.2 RoomFifty Ltd is unable to guarantee the safety of any physical work submitted to the awards and is unable to accept responsibility for the loss or damage of physical entries received.

6. General Points
6.1 RoomFifty Ltd reserves the right to make changes to these Terms and Conditions, if necessary, from time to time.
6.2 The Terms and Conditions are subject to English law and any dispute that is not resolved by consultation between the parties shall be referred to the courts of England and Wales.

For enquiries relating to the RoomFifty Ltd Young Upstart Competition email info@roomfifty.com