AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt design contest nears end

Here’s your chance to create the Peachtree Road Race’s gold medal —well kind of. The Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race T-shirt design contest will end this weekend.

Representatives of the Atlanta Track Club, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and local artists will judge T-shirt designs. Five finalists’ designs will be selected and published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The public will select the winning design.

The person who submits the winning design will receive $1,000 and have the design reproduced on the 2009 Peachtree Road Race T-shirt, distributed to runners at the race’s finish line. The four finalists who are not selected will each receive $100.

All entries must be postmarked by Feb. 28, 2009 and:

1. Designs should measure 12” x 12”.

2. Designs must be submitted on unlined white paper or illustration board. Designs must be created in: color markers, paint, color pencils, inks, chalks or crayons. Designs may be hand-drawn or computer-designed, but “clip art” is not allowed.

3. An official entry form (or facsimile) must be submitted with each design. DO NOT affix entry form to artwork.

4. DO NOT write on front or back of artwork.

5. Designs should include the race title, “The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race 2009.” It should be at the top of the design. The word “Peachtree” should be at least 2” high.

6. Color copies of original designs will be accepted.

7. All entries must be submitted together. Limit three entries per person.

8. Designs should be sent to: AJC Peachtree Road Race 2009

T-shirt Design Competition, Atlanta Track Club, P. O. Box 12109, Atlanta, GA 30355 9.

All entries must be postmarked by Feb. 28, 2009.

10. DO NOT send entries to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

For complete rules and regulations, check out the t-shirt contest entry form.