Tips

Tips for a competitive nomination

The following 'rule of thumb' guide aims to help nominees to get the basics right and avoid mistakes when preparing their nomination form.

Tell the story and make it interesting
For partnership nominations, work with your partner to write the nomination – it is very clear when these are one sided, and we need to hear both sides of your story
Describe why yours is an outstanding and unique example
Communicate clearly and succinctly
Address all of the criteria, and ‘flag’ where you do so
Make sure you show evaluation results and methods used
Adhere to word limits
Consider the word limit. If you are substantially under the limit you may not have included enough information for your nomination to be competitive.
Include actual figures (e.g. financial, audience attendance, website traffic) as they help the judges understand what you are working with. All judges sign confidentiality agreements so the information would not be discussed outside of the judging process.
Nominate in the right state – determined by the location of the arts activity or the headquarters of national touring activities
Include only relevant support material
Include images and copyright forms
Make sure images on discs are of high quality and print quality (larger than 2MB in size and a minimum resolution of 300dpi). If you are unsure, send the original file from your camera without formatting or altering it
Contact your AbaF State Director or the Manager Events and Special Projects on 03 9616 0315 should you have any questions while working on your nomination