Theme 'Weather' max 50 lines
“Poets are always taking the weather so personally.” J.D. Salinger
Be inspired by weather, good or bad, or just make a reference to (e.g. 'a sunny disposition' , 'he stormed in' )
Prizes:
Silver Wyvern & €500 to winner; 2nd €200
Prize for best sonnet €100
plus other prizes.
Guidelines
CHOOSE A PEN NAME (Name, phrase, number, whatever)
Entrants must be over 16 years old. Poems must be in English.
Poems must be unpublished and not have won a prize previously.
Maximum lines - 50
No separate categories this year, except for sonnets
All results will be on this website in July, winners and commended will be notified.
Postal entries: £6 per poem (£15 x 3, then £5) or €10 (€20 x 3 ).
2 copies of each poem, both with pen name only; put contact details, titles, fee in sealed envelope with just pen name & poem titles on outside.
Only UK cheques or (crossed) POs accepted (payable to G.Griffin-Hall),
Euro/dollars: pay Paypal (Donation button below) or send euro/$ notes (wrap in silver foil).
SEND TO: Poetry on the Lake, Isola San Giulio, 28016 Orta NO, Italy
Email entries: first pay by Paypal (Donations button here - you do not need a Paypal account, you can pay with a credit card), note transaction ID and send in attachment with contact details, titles of poems, pen name.
Send poem/s marked with pen name, all poems preferably in one file, as second attachment. Fees: £8/€11/$12 per poem.
Email to cict@occam.org, subject line: 2014 comp/Paypal ID transaction number
Results by July
Link here
1 comment:
Three female judges!!!
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