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MSPS SUMMER 2010
CONTEST
Here are the guidelines for the MSPS Summer 2010 Contest:
Deadline: Postmarked September 1, 2010
Format: Submit two copies of each entry, category
number and name in upper left-hand corner of both copies, poet's name and
address in upper right-hand corner of one copy. If you are a member, put
"Missouri State Poetry Society" below your address. Put "Non-Member" if you
are not.
Limits: Poems may be 40 or fewer lines. They may be
unpublished or previously published if the poet retains the rights to the
poem. Poets may enter each category as many times as they wish. No poems
will be returned.
Categories:
1. Rhymed verse or blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter) any subject,
serious or humorous
2. Free verse, any subject, serious or humorous
3. Humorous verse, any subject
4. Any form, summer subject, serious or humorous
5. Members only--Poet's choice: any form, any subject,
serious or humorous
Fees for Categories 1-5: Non-members pay $1.00 per poem. Members pay $1.00
for two entries except for Category 5 in which they pay $1.00 per entry. Make money order or check payable to MSPS and mail to
Michelle Martin, PO Box 1776, West Plains, MO 65775. Include an SASE or
your e-mail address on an index card for a list of the winners.
Prizes: $25, $15, $10, and three honorable mentions in each category.
Membership: If you want to join Missouri State Poetry
Society, see Membership Application on the menu on our webpage at
www.nfsps.com/mo.
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On the Edge 2010 Poetry/Story Anthology
The
On The Edge MSPS chapter is
seeking submissions for their 2010 anthology. Each
person whose poem(s) or story gains acceptance for publication will
receive a free copy of
the published book, a $17.50 value. The books are library-bound
hardback and have an
ISBN number assigned. This will be our eighth annual anthology. We
plan to limit the book
size to approximately 200 pages.
We are
seeking artwork for the cover, and illustrations
for your work. Contact Billy Adams for
detailed art submission requirements. We have
switched to a large print format (font #14). For this reason, short
poems are preferred. Line
length is especially important. Count the number of characters per
line.
Keep the
number
to 32 or less.
Submission Guidelines
You may submit five poems of one page, or
a maximum of five pages, and/or a nonfiction
story. Printing space for each page is approximately three (3)" wide
and six (6)" high.
POEMS: Maximum number of lines 36, including spaces and title.
Maximum number of
characters per line is 32. Two-page poems are permitted, but the
page limit will not be
waived (30 lines per page). STORIES: Limited to 1500 words, fiction,
nonfiction or
creative nonfiction. You may submit both poems and a story.
If you
choose to submit
both, the entry fee will be $15.00. Poems
and/or stories
may be
edited for content. Please
indicate if your story is non-fiction or fiction on the same line as
the title.
Subject: any
Poetry
Form: Any
Submission fee: $10.00 for entry of (5)
poems or one (1) story. $15.00 for both if entered
by the same author.
Note: If
you want your book mailed to you please include $2.50 for
postage and packaging.
Deadline: July 30, 2010 -
Early
submissions preferred. Accepted submissions printed
in order received. Make check or money
order payable to
On the Edge,
and mail to the
address below. Entry must be accompanied by a signed submission
form. Do not email
submissions unless your entry form and fee have been sent. Mail to:
Billy J. Adams, 12600
McKinstry Road, De Soto, MO 63020.
Electronic submissions : email to Bill
at: bja54@fayeadams.com. Submissions must be in
Microsoft Word format, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007 version. You
may also send
submissions by mail on a 3" floppy disk. Mac users may submit
Apple-works format to
Faye at writer@fayeadams.com, or mail on a floppy. If you have
questions, call Faye or
Billy Adams at (636) 337-0523, or use either email. Please use Times
New Roman, font
size 12, if possible.
Poetry:
Start all lines at the left margin, except lines tabbed or space
for emphases. Centering all lines between margins is acceptable.
Each poem must be on a
separate file or page.
Story:
Single space with indented paragraphs.
Printed Submissions : Each poem must be
printed on a separate page, single spaced, plain
white paper only. Submit one copy of each poem. No frills, please.
Submit story printed on
plain white paper, single spaced, indented paragraphs, 1500 word
limit. Do not put your
name or address on the entries. Put publishing credits at the end of
poems and stories.
Reminder: You may include illustrations for your poems or story, if
you have them.
Photos are acceptable .
Entry Form
MSPS Chapter
On the Edge
2010 Anthology
Name:
__________________________________________________________________
Address:
________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
email: _________________________Phone:
__________________________________
Pen Name (if other than your legal name and you want your poems
identified by your pen
name)___________________________________________________________________
List of submitted poems:
1.
_______________________________________________________________
2.
_______________________________________________________________
3.
_______________________________________________________________
4.
_______________________________________________________________
5.
_______________________________________________________________
Story:
1.________________________________________________________________
I give permission to the
On the Edge
Poetry Chapter to publish the above poems
and/or
story in their 2010 anthology. If submitted works are published,
compensation will be made
in the form of one copy of the 2010 anthology per 5 poems and/or
single story. After
publication, all rights will revert back to me. These are
original works, written by me.*
Signed by:
______________________________________________________________
Date:
_______________________________________________________________
*Please
read the
submission guidelines carefully. Entries which
do not follow the
guidelines will not be accepted.
Please do NOT send Preachy, Political or Obscene material for our
book. Our editors
cannot digest properly. They will automatically spew it out.
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Send your information for this bulletin
board via e-mail
to tpadgett1@windstream.net
or by
USPS to
Missouri State Poetry
Society
523 N. Park
Place
Bolivar, MO
65613 |
