The Poetry Society

The Corneliu M Popescu Prize 2011:
Make a Submission

Please note that the submission period for the 2011 prize is now closed.

The Poetry Society and The Ratiu Foundation invite submissions for the 2011 Corneliu M Popescu Prize for Poetry in Translation. Publishers, poets or translators wishing to submit to the prize should be aware:

• A prize of £1500 will be awarded to the translator of a volume of poetry translated from a European language into English and published between 1 June 2009 and 31 May 2011.
• The closing date for submissions is 31 May 2011.
• Three copies of each book should be sent to Corneliu M Popescu Prize, The Poetry Society, 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, UK. Each submission must be accompanied by an entry form.
• Submissions can be made by the publisher, translator or poet. Self-published work is ineligible.
• By submitting a volume, the copyright holder grants the Poetry Society the unrestricted non-exclusive right to perform/broadcast/publish one poem from the volume, when the winner is announced or up to twelve months afterwards, in order to publicise the winning entry.
• The winner will be announced by 6 November 2011 on the Poetry Society website, and celebrated at the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival 2011.
• The judges’ decision will be final.

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