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Serendipity Poetry Competition
Happy, unexpected, accidental discoveries - amazing coincidences - the magic of Serendipity.
Entry form details and rules:-
PRIZES:- 1st £100 2nd £50 3rd £25
JUDGED by the Thynks Team
Rules;-
For postal entries:-
1.Entries will be disqualified if not in accordance with the rules.
2.Poems MUST be your own work with your copyright, not more than 40 lines.
3.Each poem must have a title.
4.Deadline is january 31st 2012.
5.Winners to be announced on March 31st 2012 and prize monies distributed. The prizewinners will have their poems published in the 2nd Bards for Blidworth Anthology in 2012.
6.Copyright remains with the poets.
7.Poems sent by post to be typed or clearly printed on A4 white paper with a title but not poet's name. The poet's name, address, phone number, email if applicable, should be written on the entry form below, or a copy of it,
along with the title(s) of the poem(s). Poems sent online see below***
8.The entry fee of £3 per poem needs to be enclosed. UK Cheques or postal orders are acceptable (no cash) and should be made out to 'Thynks Publications Limited.' Poets paying in foreign currencies will need to enter online.***Click here to make an online entry.
10.Correspondence cannot be entered into. The Judges decisions are final.
11.Entries cannot be returned, so poets should keep copies of their work.
12.Competitors who would like acknowledgement of receipt or notification of winning entries can enclose stamped addressed envelope(s) marked 'Receipt' or 'Results' . (You will be informed by email if you have given your email address so SAE's won't be necessary).
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If sending by post please cut and paste the entry form below into a Word document and print off to send with your entry.
....................................................................................................Please complete this form and send with your 1.poems, 2.entry fee, 3.entry slip, 4.SAE's (optional) to
Serendipity Poetry Competition
18 Hillside Road
Blidworth,
Nottinghamshire
NG21 0TR
Name................................................... Address.......................................................................................
Tel....................................................... Email..........................................................................................
Titles (continue on the back if necessary)
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http://www.christinemichael.org/
http://www.christinemichael.org/Seren ... rycomp.html?1310232821205
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Descriptive Poetry Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £75
3rd Prize: £50
Entry fee: £2.50 (free to Creative Competitor Premier1 members)
Closing date: January 31st 2012
Using the photo for inspiration, create a poem that brings the scene alive.
You have a maximum of 20 lines.
Poems must be original and previously unpublished. Creative interpretation welcome.
We prefer submissions to be made by email to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
http://creativecompetitor.com/
http://creativecompetitor.com/2011/12 ... ptive-poetry-competition/
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The British Haiku Awards
The British Haiku Awards are an annual international competition, comprising two categories: haiku and haibun. Entries for the 2011 award can be submitted up until 31 January 2012.
Rules of the British Haiku Awards
Submissions must be in English, unpublished at the time of submission, remaining so until results are declared, and not concurrently entered for any other competition. There is no limit on the number of entries from any single competitor.
Deadline: in the administrator’s hands by 31 January, 2012. Haiku and haibun entries may be sent in the same envelope.
Entry procedures: For haiku, send each poem on three separate 5 x 3 in. (125 x 75mm) cards (or paper cut to the same size.) On one only of the 3 copies write your name and address on the back. For haibun *, send three copies of each haibun, each copy on a separate A4 sheet or sheets. One copy should bear your name, address, phone number and email address (if applicable.) The other two copies should bear no identification. Enclose the appropriate fee[s] (see below) and post to: The Administrator, British Haiku Awards, Newton House, Holt Road, North Elmham, Norfolk, NR20 5JQ, UK. No entries for haiku or haibun will be returned, so do keep your own copies.
* Haibun must contain at least 100 words of prose and at least one haiku, and must not exceed 2,500 words in length. Each haibun should be given a title.
Fees: The entry fee for up to 3 haiku is £3 (or US$ 6) and £1 (US$ 2) per haiku thereafter, the fee for haibun is £3 (or US$ 6) per entry. Cheques and money orders payable to: The British Haiku Society (N.B. not ‘BHS’.) Due to high currency and clearance charges, payment can only be accepted in sterling by cheque drawn on a bank with branches in the UK; or by British postal order or International Money Order; or (at the sender’s risk) in sterling bank notes, dollar bills, or Euro bank notes at the current rate of exchange..
No current trustee of the British Haiku Society is eligible to enter.
Adjudication process: BHS appoints two judges for each category, haiku and haibun (four different judges in all.) Each judge sees all entries submitted in the category assigned to him/her, and without consulting the other judge makes his/her own independent choice of best haiku /haibun and, in the case of haiku only, one runner-up in each category. Their choices will be final and no correspondence can be entered into about the results. If two judges’ choices happen to coincide, a Double Award will be declared, i.e. one winner receives both prizes.
Prizes: For haiku, prizes of £125 will be awarded to each of the two best and £50 to each of two runners-up. (Double awards: £250 and £100.) For haibun, prizes of £125 will be awarded to each of the two best, but at present there will be no runner-up prize. (As the number of entries for the haibun category increases it is hoped eventually to bring this into line with the haiku category and award runner-up prizes as well.)
Publication of results: As soon as they are known, results will be put up on the BHS website at www.britishhaikusociety.org.uk and published in the June issue of the BHS members’ newsletter. All haiku selected for awards will be published in the June 2012 issue of the BHS journal, Blithe Spirit. It is hoped the selected haibun may also appear in full in that issue, but as their length is unpredictable, for space reasons the journal editor will use his/her discretion about spreading publication over two issues, i.e. June and September 2012.
for personal early notification of results, please enclose a self-addressed envelope with appropriate UK stamp, or US $1, or two International Reply Coupons (e.g. US$ 7 covers the entry fee for 3 haiku and notification.)
Copyrights revert to authors after publication in the British Haiku Society journal, Blithe Spirit, but entry for either award signifies agreement to your work being published digitally by the Society or copied for archival purposes (for example, by the British Library or the Poetry Library, London).
Judges for the British Haiku Awards 2011 are as follows:
Haiku: Dee Evetts and Clare McCotter
Haibun: Lynne Rees and Jeffrey Woodward
http://britishhaikusociety.org.uk/
http://britishhaikusociety.org.uk/201 ... ritish-haiku-awards-2011/
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Healing Poems
HEALING POEMS
POETRY COMPETITION
A call for poems that tell a story about healing of Mind, Body or Spirit or offer ways of healing to the reader.
Entry form details and rules:-
PRIZES:- 1st £100 2nd £50 3rd £25
JUDGED by the Thynks Team
Rules;-
For postal entries:-
1.Entries will be disqualified if not in accordance with the rules.
2.Poems MUST be your own work with your copyright, not more than 40 lines.
3.Each poem must have a title.
4.Deadline is January 31st 2012.
5.Winners to be announced on April 30th 2012 and prize monies distributed. The prizewinners will have their poems published in the Bards for Blidworth and Beyond Anthology 2012.
6.Copyright remains with the poets.
7.Poems sent by post to be typed or clearly printed on A4 white paper with a title but not poet's name. The poet's name, address, phone number, email if applicable, should be written on the entry form below, or a copy of it,
along with the title(s) of the poem(s). Poems sent online see below***
8.The entry fee of £3 per poem needs to be enclosed. UK Cheques or postal orders are acceptable (no cash) and should be made out to 'Thynks Publications Limited.' Poets paying in foreign currencies will need to enter online.***Click here to make an online entry.
9.Correspondence cannot be entered into with regard to the poem(s) but general queries can be answered. The Judges decisions are final.
10.Entries cannot be returned, so poets should keep copies of their work.
11.Competitors who would like acknowledgement of receipt or notification of winning entries should enclose stamped addressed envelope(s) marked 'Receipt' or 'Results' . (You will be informed by email if you have given your email address so SAE's won't be necessary.)
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If sending by post please cut and paste the entry form below into a Word document and print off to send with your entry.
http://www.thynkspublications.co.uk/home
http://christinemichael.org/healingpoems.html
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