1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. The Bethany Dillon Write From The Heart Essay Contest (the “Contest”) is open to legal U.S. residents who are at least 13 years old by April 2, 2007. Employees of the Sponsors (as defined below) and their immediate families, their IRS dependants, and members of their same households are ineligible. Anyone who attempts to defraud or in any way tamper with the Contest will be ineligible.

2. HOW TO ENTER: Contest begins April 2, 2007 and ends May 15, 2007, at 11:59pm (CST). To enter, compose an original essay (an “Entry”) of no more than 800 words describing a time in your life when God spiritually woke you up. To be eligible, the Entry must be written in English, have never been previously published, and originally written and completely owned (free of any third-party claims) by the entrant.

To submit the Entry, you may email it as a text file to bethanydillonessay@gmail.com. All emailed Entries must be received no later than May 15, 2007, at 11:59pm (CST).

Or, you may mail the Entry (typed or printed submissions only) to EMI CMG Music, Bethany Dillon Essay Contest, 101 Winners Circle, Brentwood, Tennessee 37024-5010. All mail-in Entries must be mailed separately, postmarked by May 15, and received by May 18, 2007. Please include your name, address, telephone number, email address, and birth date in the submission (these will not count towards the word limit). Any form of entry other than those described herein is void.

3. SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS: All eligible Entries will be judged by a panel of expert judges on or about May 30, 2007. Entries will be judged on the following criteria: writing quality – 40%, creativity and originality -– 40%, adherence to and advancement of thesis -– 20%. Ties will be broken by a sub-panel of the expert judges. The Entry with the highest average score will be the first prize winner, and the Entries with the next three highest scores will be the runner-up winner.

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries received. Entries become the sole property of Sponsors and will not be returned. Winner(s) will be notified by phone, mail and/or email. If a potential winner cannot be reached after 5 days from first notification attempt, or a potential winner is found to be ineligible, does not comply with the Official Rules, or cannot or will not accept his or her prize, his or her Entry will be deemed ineligible, and the remaining Entries will be re-ranked and awarded prizes without consideration of the disqualified Entry.

Entrants may submit more than one Entry, but only an entrant’s highest scoring Entry is eligible to win a prize. Entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and any and all decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects.

4. PRIZE(S):

One (1) First Prize: A scheduled phone call with Bethany Dillon to interview Bethany Dillon for the purpose of creating a 500-800 word article that will be published in CCM Magazine. Winner will also receive a $100 Borders Gift Card and a complete catalog of Bethany Dillon’s compact disc releases. Winner will receive a full year subscription to CCM Magazine. Approximate Retail Value – $180.00

Three (3) Runner-up Prizes: A complete catalog of Bethany Dillon’s compact disc releases and a half year subscription to CCM Magazine. Approximate Retail Value – $75.00 Total Approximate Retail Value of all prizes: $405.00

5. PRIZE LIMITATIONS: All expenses not specifically included in the prize as described in these Official Rules are hereby excluded. Winner may not substitute another prize or receive a cash equivalent. Any depiction of prizes is for illustrative purposes only. Contest is subject to these Official Rules and all applicable federal, state and local laws. Winner(s) are solely responsible for all taxes on prizes. Sponsors are not responsible for delay in prize delivery.

6. WINNERS RELEASE FORMS: Winners must execute, notarize and return within 5 days of receipt by Winner a liability release, a publicity release (where legal), and any other documentation that Sponsors require, including without limitation an Affidavit of Ownership of Entry and an Assignment of Copyright in the Entry. Except where prohibited by law, each Winner’s acceptance of prize is permission for Sponsors to use each Winner’s and Guest’s name, Entry, photo, likeness, biographical information, statements, voice, and address (city and state only) for advertising/publicity purposes worldwide and in all media, without further compensation. If Winner is under 19 in AL or NE or under 21 in CO, MS, PA or WV, or under 18 in any other state, his or her legal guardian must also sign the applicable releases and documentation.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By entering the Contest, each entrant releases the Sponsors, participating stores, their advertising and promotion agencies, and any agents involved in the development, production or handling (including prize suppliers), implementation and distribution of this Contest, and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, service providers, officers, employees and any other person/entity associated with the Contest (collectively, the “Contest Entities”) from any and all liability for losses/injuries/expenses of any kind (including, without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death) resulting from participation in the Contest including acceptance and/or use/misuse of prize, or any typographical or other error in the printing, offering or announcement of any prize.

By entering the Contest, entrant also grants Sponsors the right to use the Entry and entry information for marketing purposes to the extent permitted by law, and releases Sponsors from any claims or liability relating to such use. By submitting an Entry, each entrant represents that: (1) the Entry is original and all rights thereto are owned entirely by the entrant, (2) the Entry does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party, and (3) the Entry is not libelous and does not violate the rights of privacy or publicity of any third party. Entrants agree that none of the Contest Entities has made or is responsible for any representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the prizes.

8. If for any reason the Contest cannot run as planned, Sponsors reserve the right to cancel/modify/suspend the Contest and conduct the contest from all salvageable entries received, if any. Contest Entities are not responsible/liable for multiple entries entered by other than human means or other mechanical means, or for entries that are late (including delayed data transmissions), illegible, mutilated, forged, tampered with, destroyed, incomplete, lost, misdirected, mechanically duplicated, mass machine printed, or postage-due, or entries otherwise not in compliance with Official Rules (and all such entries will be disqualified). Contest Entities are not responsible or liable for any technical malfunctions of the telephone network, computer online system, computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, software, or any combination thereof, or any damage to an entrant’s or third person’s computer and/or its contents.

9. JURISDICTION: Any claims or lawsuits related to the Contest brought against any Sponsor shall be brought in the federal or state courts of the State of New York. By participating in the Contest, you agree to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts, and waive all objections to such jurisdiction and venue.

10. OFFICIAL RULES AND WINNERS LIST: For Official Rules/Winners List send (by August 1, 2007) a self-addressed stamped envelope to: EMI CMG Music, Bethany Dillon Essay Contest, 101 Winners Circle, Brentwood, Tennessee 37024-5010. VT residents may omit return postage for Official Rules only.

11. SPONSORS: CCM Magazine, a division of Salem Publications, Inc., 104 Woodmont Blvd. Suite 300, Nashville, Tennessee 37205. Sparrow Records, a division of Sparrow Label Group, P.O. Box 5010 Brentwood, Tennessee 37024-5010.