Greenwich APY15 Competition. Any shortlisted Astrophotographers ever got their book? Anything goes · Steeve Body · ... · 10 · 536 · 0

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Did you get your book?
Yes I got mine!
No I didn't receive anything :(
bsteeve 11.22
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As far as I know, none of the shortlisted participants I know from the USA, Australia, and New Zealand in the APY15 competition ever received their copy of the book. I've been in contact with Chad-Nadir Sciacca, the Event Manager, since November 2023 about this issue.

In November 2023, he told me: "I’ll chase up the publishers and if it’s been lost in transit, we’ll send out a replacement ASAP."

After several more emails, I received another response in February 2024: "Thanks for letting me know. I’m querying with our publisher on why these didn’t arrive, and thank you for confirming that your fellow Aussies haven’t received theirs. I’m going to send you one from our retail stock directly and work it out with the publisher after the fact."

Since then, I've sent four more emails with no response. I could buy a book myself, but it's a matter of principle at this point. They have been selling prints and postcards of our images, selling books, promised us all a copy, and can't even send us the publication. Now, they are completely ignoring my emails.

Any of you have received anything? I would be curious to know.
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Andys_Astropix 14.17
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Havn’t received mine either. They were pretty quick to deliver in the past, but seem to be uncommunicative now.
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bsteeve 11.22
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Andy 01:
Havn’t received mine either. They were pretty quick to deliver in the past, but seem to be uncommunicative now.

That’s disappointing… for a completion of this calibre you would expect a little more
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morefield 12.31
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Guess I should have bought one when I was there.
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tw__astro 1.51
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I received mine some 8-9 months ago in Oct/Nov 2023, but I am based in the UK so I imagine it's much easier for them to post locally.
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bsteeve 11.22
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Tom Williams:
I received mine some 8-9 months ago in Oct/Nov 2023, but I am based in the UK so I imagine it's much easier for them to post locally.

Thanks Tom. Yes I'm aware that everyone in the UK got theirs but I don't know anyone outside of europe who got anything unfortunately...
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Ethan 3.31
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I’ve yet to receive mine in the USA.
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Dark_Moon_Astrophotography 1.51
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Haven't received mine either or heard anything from them! Disappointing to say the least!
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AstroChe 0.00
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Yet to receive mine in NZ (I think, I have moved addresses so it may have been lost to the ether)
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bsteeve 11.22
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Shaun Robertson:
Haven't received mine either or heard anything from them! Disappointing to say the least!

Yeah that is a shame... did you try to contact them as well? It seems Andy tried like I did but has been ignored...
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Dark_Moon_Astrophotography 1.51
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Steeve Body:
Shaun Robertson:
Haven't received mine either or heard anything from them! Disappointing to say the least!

Yeah that is a shame... did you try to contact them as well? It seems Andy tried like I did but has been ignored...

Yeah I did, a few months back! Nothing at all!
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