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Enter the Impressions Awards Today

June 30, 2008

Apparel decorators, this is your chance to have your work displayed and assessed in the industry's most prestigious apparel decorating competition — the 2008 Impressions Awards. The 30th annual contest will be judged at the Fort Worth Imprinted Sportswear Show, October 3-5, 2008. Winners will be announced on Saturday, October 4.

There's no cost to enter, and you can enter as many of the 15 categories as you wish. The only catch is that we have to have a separate sample and entry form for each entry.

Please fill out the Impressions Awards form below by simply clicking in each data space and typing in the appropriate information. Select the category you're submitting for by clicking in the drop-down menu of choices. Remember, you must fill out an entry form for every sample you plan to send in. Once you've completed each entry form, click the "Print" button at the end of the form, and attach the printed copy to the sample garment you're submitting. Also, once you’ve printed out your completed form, please press the “Submit” button located to the right of the “Print” button so that assistant editor Susie McManus will have your entry forms on file.

You'll need to attach a form to every sample you send in to Impressions. Each company's entries can be packaged into one box and addressed to assistant editor Susie McManus at:

Impressions Magazine
1145 Sanctuary Pkwy., Suite 355
Alpharetta, GA 30009-4772.

The deadline for submitting entries has been extended to Monday, Sept. 15., 2008. Please also contact Susie McManus with any questions at smcmanus@impressionsmag.com.

Please read the official Impressions Awards rules by clicking here.

2008 Impressions Awards Official Entry Form

Category No. & Name (please select one):

*Shops running automatic screen printing presses are not eligible to enter designs for the Manual Textile Screen Printing — Any Process category.
*Stock designs may only be entered in the Stock Designs category, unless they are the entrant's original designs, in which case they may be entered in any applicable category.

Title/Name of Entry:
Company Submitting:
Individual Submitting:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Web Site:
Description of Shop's Primary Decorating Method:

Please list the brands names of the items used for this Impressions Awards entry. Leave empty any fields that do not apply to this entry.

Screen Printing Press:
Screen Printing Inks:
Separation Software:
Embroidery Machine:
Embroidery Threads:
Digitizing Software:
Direct-to-Garment Machine:
Name of owner who has the rights to reproduce this graphic on garments:
Printed by (if other than company submitting):
Purpose (custom order, wholesale preprint, etc.):

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