Poetry Society Stanza Poetry Competition 2008

Closing date: 19-Sep-08

Details

This year’s Poetry Society Stanza competition theme is ‘Sloth’ (as a balance to the National Poetry Day 2008 theme of ‘Work’)

Open only to Poetry Society Stanza members who are ALSO Poetry Society members by September 19th 2008.

Membership of the Poetry Society is defined as ‘in possession of a valid Poetry Society membership card by September 19th 2008’. A valid membership card will have a membership expiry date of 19/9/08 or beyond.

Free entry.

Judge is Eleanor Cooke. The judges’ decision is final.

The top 3 poems will be emailed to all Poetry Society members on National Poetry Day, October 9th 2008, featured in Poetry News and published on the Members’ Pages of our website www.poetrysociety.org.uk .

The winning poet will also receive a free Poetry Prescription – normally worth £40 to Poetry Society members – professional feedback on up to 100 lines of your poetry – see www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/info/prescription/ for more information. (If preferred, the winner may receive a year’s worth of membership).

Poems should be 30 lines max. (not including title), no more than 2 poems per person.

Entries should be in English.

Poems must not have been previously published, self published or published on a website before October 9th 2008.

Each poem must be given a title.

Competition entries cannot be returned under any circumstances so please keep a copy.

Alterations cannot be made to poems after they have been submitted.

Receipt of entries will only be confirmed if an SAE/postcard is enclosed.

Each poem to be typed on one side only of A4.

On a separate piece of paper from the poem/s, enter your name, address and contact number plus the name of the Stanza and Stanza rep. This will ensure that poems are judged anonymously. Do not use staples on your manuscripts.

The winners will be contacted prior to National Poetry Day 2008.

The copyright of each poem remains with the author. Authors of the winning poems will grant the Poetry Society the right to publish the poems on www.poetrysociety.org.uk and email to all Poetry Society members on National Poetry Day, 2008.

The 3 winners will be asked to provide a short blurb (approx 50-100 words) about their poem, which will appear on the Poetry Society website and possibly Poetry News.

Post entries to: Membership Manager, The Poetry Society, 22 Betterton Street, London WC2H 9BX.