Competitions

NOTTINGHAM OPEN POETRY COMPETITION 2011
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PRIZES: 1st: £300 2nd: £150 3rd: £75
and Merit Prizes of One Year’s subscription to
‘ASSENT’

Adjudicator: Helena Nelson

Closing Date: 6th September 2011

1. The competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over.

2. Poems should be in English, unpublished, not accepted or submitted for publication elsewhere, and must be your original work.

3. Poems should not be entered in any other competition, or have previously been a prizewinner in any other competition.

4. Poems should be no longer than 40 lines.

5. Each poem should be typed on a separate sheet of A4 paper, and must not bear your name or any other form of identification. On a separate sheet of paper list your name, address, titles of poems submitted, and where you heard about this competition. No application form necessary.

6. Entry fee: £3.00 per poem or £10.00 for 4 poems.

7. Any number of poems can be submitted on payment of the appropriate fee. Cheques and postal orders should be made payable to Nottingham Poetry Society. No stamps, foreign currency or Irish P.O’s accepted

8.Winners will be notified by post in October 2011

9. Prizes will be presented at a public adjudication in Nottingham on 26th November 2011. All prizewinning poems will be published in ‘Assent’ and a selection on this website. The decision of the adjudicator is final.

10. Entries should be addressed to: The Competition Secretary, 38 Harrow Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7DU

11. No entrant may be awarded more than one prize.

To request further details, please contact us.

http://nottinghampoetrysociety.co.uk/
http://nottinghampoetrysociety.wordpress.com/competitions/

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