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ARIZONA
STATE POETRY SOCIETY 2010
ANNUAL CONTEST GUIDELINES/RULES ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all poets and aspiring poets. QUALIFICATIONS:
Any original, unpublished poem that has not been submitted to other
current contests, nor has won $10.00 or more. Observe specified subjects, forms,
line limits, and format. No refunds for disqualified entries. All entries
should be titled. (The use of the first line of any poem may suffice for
title.) Any number of poems may be entered in each category, but each
individual poem may be submitted only once per entire contest. Submit entries
at any time; all entries need not be sent in at once time. FORMAT:
Submit two (2) clearly typed copies of each poem (in English only), on
8½” x 11” white paper, without lines or illustrations. Each entry has a 40-line
limit unless otherwise specified in the contest description. Submit each poem
on a separate page; no staples unless an individual poem exceeds one page. No
entries will be returned. PAGE
LAYOUT
ENTRY FEE PER POEM: Categories
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 $ 2.00
All
other categories 1.00 Make
checks or money orders (U.S. funds only) to: ASPS
Annual Contest DEADLINE:
Received by September 21, 2010.
Send First Class or Priority Mail only (not Registered or any form of delivery
requiring signature). Mail entries and #10 (business) Self-Addressed Stamped
Envelope to: Shirley
Griesbach, Contest Co-Chair ASPS
Annual Contest 12811
West Beechwood Drive Sun
City West, AZ 85375-3235 JUDGES:
Qualified non-ASPS members. Decisions are final. PRIZE WINNERS:
Awards (certificates and prize checks) not claimed at the ASPS Annual
Fall Conference will be mailed to winners. Winners please deposit checks as
soon as possible. First, second, and third prize-winning poems will be read at
the Annual Fall Conference of the
Arizona State Poetry Society and published in the ASPS quarterly journal, Sandcutters. Winners will receive a
copy. Sandcutters claims first
publication rights to all winning entries. Poets receiving Honorable Mentions
will be listed in Sandcutters.
(Publication of Honorable Mentions’ poetry will depend on space the discretion
of the editor of Sandcutters.) All
awardees will receive certificates. Non-winning poems will be destroyed. Arizona State Poetry
Society (www.azpoetry.org) is a non-profit organization founded
in 1966 in Phoenix, Arizona, and is a member of the National Federation of
State Poetry Socities. Membership is $15.00 per calendar year. Membership
information is available at cchristy1@prodigy.net or
by sending an SASE to Christy White, ASPS President, 37427 North Ootam Road
#104, Cave Creek, AZ 85331. |
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