For international artists and competitors, please check with U.S. Customs before shipping.

The Ward Foundation is not responsible for any loss or damage to mail-in entries. Please contact us if you are shipping an entry so we know to watch for the box.

Please email kclattenburg@wardfdn.org for shipping address

DEADLINE: Must be received by April 15.

1. Entrants must pre-pay with credit card, check (Ward Foundation, Inc.) or money order:
   1. Shipping, including a pre-paid, return-postage, shipping label with insurance. Record tracking numbers for your own records.
   2. $5 handling fee per box (not per entry). Fee not required for youth entries.
   3. Entry fees, including membership or $10 nonmembership fee.
2. Entrants must complete registration online at wardworlds.org.
   1. Print off copies of all paperwork for the box.
   2. If you use the old sample form, it is not an official registration form. And your entry will be registered by the competition registrar.
   3. Enclose payment or receipt of payment with the correct totals. Carvings mailed without full payment will not be entered.
   4. By entering, you authorize registration of your entries and compliance with all rules, guidelines, and waivers.
   5. Make a copy of your filled-out registration form for your own records.
   6. In an envelope, enclose the completed registration form(s) as well as your payment and return postage label. Put the envelope in the shipping box with your carving (s).
3. Carvings will be shipped to the owners no later than two weeks after the competition. Arrival times will vary depending on your distance from Salisbury, MD.
4. If you or your agent will be picking up your carving at the show closing (Sunday, 3 p.m.), please provide instructions along with your registration form. DECOYS FRAGILE
5. Packing Recommendations: The following is based on recommendations of USPS, UPS, and FedEx to ensure the utmost safety for your carvings.
   1. Use a rigid corrugated box large enough for carving(s) and cushioning materials.
   2. Wrap each carving separately using proper cushioning material such as bubble wrap.
   3. Each carving should be surrounded by at least two inches of cushioning and be placed at least two inches from inside wall of box. Use peanuts or foam for loose fill to avoid shifting.
   4. Enclose envelope with sample form, fee payments, and return postage label.
   5. Seal box securely with packing tape.
6. Mail in box.

Please No Stamps for return postage. Postage to ship back can be added on to your check or credit card payment for registration.