National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc.
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24 BlackBerryPeach Prizes for Poetry:
Spoken & Heard
Submission Period: 1 January - 15 March 20
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2024 BBP3 Winners

This competition blends "stage" and "page" poetry, equal weight will be given to performance and poetics.

PRIZES* 

ELIGIBILITY

FEES

SUBMISSION PERIOD

JUDGING and NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS

Judging. All entries will be reviewed for compliance with guidelines and overall quality by the competition committee chair.

Notification of Winners. Entrants will be notified by email who has won and/or placed in the competition. Winners will be announced in Strophes, the NFSPS newsletter, available at www.nfsps.com

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Not following ALL guidelines disqualifies a submission.

Application (entry) form. Complete the application (entry) form and upload your files at www.nfsps.submittable.com/bbp3. Once you have uploaded the files, you cannot make edits.

Audio submission. Submit one audio recording of your four poems in .mp3 or .WAV format. Check the software in your computer, phone or ask Google how to create an audio file, if you need help. If you choose WAV, we recommend you record in stereo using at least 24-bit, 96 KB/second.

Written transcript. Must contain your four poems in the order they are performed on the audio file. Acceptable file formats for the transcript include .doc and .docx (MS Word) and .pdf.

LITERARY STANDARDS

For additional information, contact Joseph Cavanaugh, BBP3 Chair, at jcavanaugh1@gmail.com.