CONTEST
PSM INTERNATIONAL POETRY CONTEST 2008
The annual Poetry Society of Michigan International Poetry Contest is open to poets across the globe. One neither has to reside in the state of Michigan nor be or become a member of the organization to enter. Entries must be accompanied with a check or money order payable to the Poetry Society of Michigan (or PSM) and mailed to:
PSM Contest Coordinator
c/o Karen Duquette
1998 Jolly Rd.
Okemos, MI 48864
Winners
are selected/notified by AUGUST 31. Winning poems are published in the fall edition of Peninsula Poets. Unless otherwise notified, prizes are $75, $50,
and $25 for first, second, and third place respectively in the Category
1-Premier, and $25, $20, and $15 for first, second, and third place
in all other categories.
PSM CONTEST CATEGORIES
Category 1-Premier PSM Open
Category 2-Humor
Category 3-Nature (wonders of)
Category 4-Religious (challenge or illuminate)
Category 5-Family, Friends, and Children (about)
Category 6-Love Songs, Blues, and Other Personal Lyrics
Category 7-Free Verse (any subject)
Category 8-Rhyming Verse (any subject)
There is a $4.00 entry donation per poem for members for Category 1-Premier ($5.00 entry donation per poem for nonmembers).
The entry fee for Categories 2-8 is $2.00 per poem for members ( $3 per poem for nonmembers).
PSM CONTEST JUDGES
These will be announced at a later date.
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Click on the following Link for the latest contest info
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Poems that have won a previous PSM contest may not be submitted again.
Only one poem may be entered in each category.
The same poem may not be entered in more than one category.
Entries may be in any form, and both rhyme and meter are acceptable, but
should observe
the 50-line limit.
Entries must be the entrant's own work and may not be previously published, or entered in a contest elsewhere.
Entries are to be typed, single-spaced, preferably to fit the book format (5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inch) since that is the format in which they appear in the contest issue. Entrants should make their own line breaks to fit onto a 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inch page, NOT an 8-1/2 x 11. NOTE: Regardless of the book format, please submit all entries in portrait (not landscape) position on 8-1/2 x 11 inch paper.
Two (2) copies of each poem are to be submitted:
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The first copy must contain the category number and category name in the
upper left corner with the entrant's full name, complete mailing address,
area code and telephone number, and email address (if available) in the
upper right corner, and the poem's title and the poem below, left-margin orientation, unless centered.
b. The second copy must contain only the category number and category
name in the upper left corner, and the poem's title and the poem below.
No poems are returned.
Awarding of prizes is at the discretion of the judges.
Deadline
for submissions is August 1, 2008.
Entrants may enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) to receive
an advance list of winners.
Winning poems appear in the fall issue of Peninsula Poets.
For more information, contact PSM Contest Coordinator Karen Duquetteat address listed at the top of this page or you may call (517) 381-1502.
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