Share your story

The AdLib Hour terms & conditions

• These are the Terms and Conditions for The AdLib Hour podcasting program competition (“the Competition”).
• The Competition is promoted by City of Adelaide (ABN 20 903 762 572) and its partner, Radio Adelaide.
• Entry into the Competition is free.
• In order to enter the Competition entrants must be:
• aged 12 years or older, and
• a South Australian resident, and
• available to record their story at the Adelaide City Library.
• To enter the Competition, entrants must sign up to share their story which is the entrants’ own unpublished original work/s.
• A maximum of one story per entrant will be eligible for inclusion in the Competition

• To enter the Competition, entrants must complete the entry form.
• Please refer to our webpage for themes as well as key dates of the Competition, including; workshop dates; recording dates; radio broadcast dates and podcast publication dates.
• Successful entrants will be notified by phone or email of the outcome of their registration within four weeks of the submission.
• Successful entrants will be invited to record their story for the AdLib Hour podcast program at the Adelaide City Library.
• Successful entrants will not receive a monetary prize or compensation for their stories.

• All story submissions will be reviewed by Adelaide City Library staff and volunteers. Stories will be selected based on the following criteria:
• The story is suitable for a 'G-rated' general audience, including children
• That your story is aligned to the Community Radio Codes of Practice. We celebrate diverse voices and stories.
• The story is socially inclusive and does not adhere to any particular belief to the exclusion of others
• The story is relevant to the theme
• The story is engaging
• The speaker is an effective presenter
• The story is relevant to life in Adelaide
• The variety and diversity of the collection of stories for each episode

• Selection of successful entries is at the at the sole discretion of City of Adelaide.
• If a successful entrant is unable to attend any of the recording dates, then that entry is no longer eligible and another successful entrant will be chosen. A proxy presenter may be considered in order to support accessibility and inclusion. This will be at the discretion of City of Adelaide.
• By submitting your story you consent to having your story and voice recorded, edited, broadcast on radio and published as a podcast by Radio Adelaide and City of Adelaide.
• The Competition and The AdLib Hour is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. As an entrant you completely release Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
• Entry into the Competition is deemed as acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. Terms and Conditions are subject to change without notice.

I understand that photographs and audiovisual footage (including but not limited to image, likeness and voice) (Recordings) of me/my child(ren) may be taken by or on behalf of the City of Adelaide or Radio Adelaide, and hereby agree that City of Adelaide and Radio Adelaide can use, copy, edit, adapt, modify, distribute and exhibit the Recordings in whole or in part, in any form or media, for any reasonable purpose, including educational or promotional purposes.

I understand and accept that there is no remuneration or other compensation payable to me (or the named child(ren), if I am signing this form as parent/guardian) in respect of the Recordings or their use, and acknowledge that I (and the child(ren) named above, if I am signing this form as parent/guardian) have no ownership or other entitlement in respect of the Recordings or publishing of my story.

I understand that I will retain ownership and Intellectual Property of my story but that City of Adelaide/Radio Adelaide will be the sole owner of all rights, including copyright, in the Recordings, from creation, and hereby assign to City of Adelaide any rights in the Recordings that I/the named child(ren) may otherwise have.

I also acknowledge that I have no right to be notified of, inspect or approve any proposed use of the Recordings, and hereby consent, including on behalf of the named child(ren) if applicable, to all possible uses (including but not limited to the adaptation, reproduction, rearrangement, editing, alteration, addition or deletion) and exploitation of the Recordings, and agree not to enforce and otherwise waive to the fullest extent legally possible, any moral rights or performers rights that I (or the named child(ren), if I am signing this as parent/guardian) may have now or in the future in respect of such materials.

If you have given permission for the City of Adelaide to share your story either in written or recorded form on the Adelaide City Libraries website or social media you acknowledge that you will not be notified or remunerated for your story.

Sign up to record your stories for The AdLib Hour. The AdLib Hour team will contact you and arrange a time to record your stories in a relaxed, interview style chat at the City Library. 

Recording will take between 20-30 minutes. We will capture around 20 minutes of content which will be edited down to around 10 - 15 minutes of content for the episode. Each episode of The AdLib Hour will have around 5 different stories from different community members. Each episode will run for around 60 minutes.

Your stories will be shared with Radio Adelaide who will edit your recording and produce the episode. 

If you want help developing your story or presenting in front of a mic you can attend one of the upcoming workshops, ‘Storytelling for Podcast’. Head to The AdLib Hour learn page to book.