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2023 Pet Photo Calendar Contest

The 2023 Pet Photo Calendar Contest is here, and your pet could be a star!! 

Get your cameras out!

Enter your adorable pet photo into the contest now through MAY 31st.

And then tell your friends, family, and everyone to vote, vote, vote during the entire month of July!


Entry Rules:

The submission deadline is May 31st, 2022

  • An entry form and a $12 entry fee must accompany each photo.
  • Any number of animals may be in a photo (no people, please), but each pet must be identified from left to right on the entry form with both a first and last name.
  • No limit to the number of entries
  • Horizontal photos are preferred. If editing is done, avoid excessive cropping.
  • All submissions become the property of UPAWS and will not be returned.
  • Submitters must be the owner of all rights, including the copyright of all photos. No studio photos.
  • UPAWS reserves the right to reject any submission. No refunds.
  • Entries will be posted on the UPAWS website.

High-resolution digital photos may be uploaded at upaws.org in the largest file possible. No photos taken from Facebook or other online sites, please.  These are all low resolution and cannot be enlarged to a full-page spread if they win a top 12 spot.

Entries, along with 5×7 or 8×10 print photos and payment, may be submitted via postal mail to UPAWS Calendar, PO Box 968, Marquette, MI  49855


Contest Rules:

  • Voting will begin July 1st and end July 31st, 2022
  • Each vote costs $.25. There is no limit to the number of votes a person may cast or the number of times a person may vote.
  • To vote via mail, print the ballot, and mail it with payment to UPAWS Calendar, PO Box 968, Marquette, MI  49855. 
  • Winners will be determined by the photos receiving the greatest number of votes cast (votes for multiple photos will not be combined).
  • The photo receiving the greatest number of votes will be featured on the cover of the 2023 calendar and will receive a full-page spread on one of the months.
  • The next 11 photos receiving the greatest number of votes will receive a full-page spread on one of the months.
  • The remaining photos will be featured on dates and/or in a photo collage in the calendar.
  • All pictures submitted will be included in the 2023 calendar.
  • Votes submitted by mail votes have to be received no later than July 31st, 2022, to count.
  • Winners will be determined no later than August 7th.
Contact Us

Phone: (906) 475-6661
Fax: (906) 475-6669
Email: info@upaws.org

Shelter Hours

Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 12-4 PM
Wednesday: 12-4 PM
Thursday: 12-4 PM
Friday: 12-4 PM
Saturday: 12-4 PM
Sunday: 12-4 PM

Location

815 South State Highway M553
Gwinn, MI 49841
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