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The NFSPS conducts poetry contests in the spring of each year. Given
below are descriptions of the contests. These contests have a March 15,
2013, postmark for their deadline. Note contests 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11,
14, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 37, 39, 41, 45, 47, 48, and 49 are open to members
of NFSPS only.
Click here for complete contest rules
2013
NFSPS Annual Poetry Contest Information
1. nfsps
founders award [to honor Mary B. Wall]
Any subject. Any form. 100 line limit. Sponsored by NFSPS, Inc.
1st
Prize: $1500, 2nd Prize: $500, 3rd Prize: $250.
Entry fee for members and
non-members: $5 per poem. Limit: 4 poems per contestant.
2. WINNERS' CIRCLE AWARD
Any subject. Any form. 80 line limit. Sponsored by previous winners in
Contest 1-NFSPS Founders Award: Kaye Bache-Snyder, Shirley Elliott Cosby,
Mary Christine Delea, Diane Glancy, Harriet Stovall Kelley, Anne McCrady,
Polly Opsahl, Marion Brimm Rewey, N. Colwell Snell, Pat Stodghill, Pat Underwood, and
anonymous donors.
1st
Prize: $500, 2nd Prize: $300, 3rd Prize: $200.
3. PEACE AWARD
Subject. Peace through intercultural understanding. Any form. 40 line
limit. Sponsored by: The Shanti Foundation for Intercultural
Understanding.
1st Prize: $500, 2nd Prize: $300,
3rd Prize: $200.
*4. DONALD R. STODHILL MEMORIAL AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
To honor the memory of David Stodghill, who served as President of the
Poetry society of Texas and Legal Advisor of NFSPS. Any subject. Any form.
40 line limit. Sponsored by Pat Stodghill.
1st prize: $200, 2nd prize: $100, 3rd Prize: $50.
*5.MAX C. AND BEVERLY KEITH GOLIGHTLY MEMORIAL AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Max C. Golightly served as President of NFSPS and the Utah State Poetry
Society. Beverly Keith Golightly was the epitome of art. They were both
poets. Any subject. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by the Golightly
Family.
1st Prize: $150, 2nd Prize: $100, 3rd Prize: $50
*6. GEORGIA POETRY SOCIETY AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Theme: The American South--historical events, cultural aspects, landscapes,
weather, etc. Any form.
40 line limit. Sponsored by the Georgia Poetry Society.
1st Prize: $150, 2nd Prize: $75, 3rd Prize: $25.
*7. POETRY SOCIETY OF TEXAS AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Any subject. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by the Poetry Society of
Texas.
1st Prize: $125, 2nd Prize: $50, 3rd Prize: $25.
*8. UTAH STATE POETRY SOCIETY AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Subject: Heritage. Any form. 50 line limit. Sponsored by the Utah State
Poetry Society.
1st Prize: $100, 2nd Prize: $60, 3rd Prize: $40.
9. FLORIDA STATE POETS ASSOCIATION, INC. AWARD
A Spoon River poem--a soliloquy on any subject, delivered from the grave.
40 line limit. Sponsored by the Florida State Poets Association, Inc.
1st Prize: $100, 2nd Prize: $50, 3rd Prize: $25.
*10. ALABAMA STATE POETRY SOCIETY AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Subject: Death by . . . (Poet's choice: Water, Chocolate, etc.).
Any form. 50 line limit. Sponsored by the Alabama State Poetry Society.
1st
Prize: $75, 2nd Prize: $50, 3rd Prize: $25.
*11. CONNECTICUT POETRY SOCIETY AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
A poem written in response to viewing a painting, photograph, sculpture,
drawing or other peice of visual art. Any form. 50 line limit. Sponsored by
the Connecticut Poetry Society.
1st Prize: $75, 2nd
Prize: $50, 3rd Prize: $25.
12. NEVADA POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
Subject: As a poetic prophet, write an eschatology (the ultimate destiny
of mankind)-reportorial rather than religious. Any form. 50 line limit.. Sponsored by the Nevada Poetry Society.
1st Prize: $50, 2nd
Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.
13. LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA POETS AWARD
Any subject. Form: Free Verse, 45 line limit.
Sponsored by the League of Minnesota Poets.
1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30,
3rd Prize: $20.
*14. TWO LADIES FROM TEXAS AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Subject: Domestic Cats -- their endearing habits, intelligence, loyalty,
beauty, etc. (no reference to cruelty or abuse). Any form. 40 line limit.
Sponsored by Nancy Baass and Mildred Vorpahl Baass.
1st Prize: $60, 2nd
Prize: $40, 3rd Prize: $20.
15. INDIANA STATE FEDERATION OF POETRY CLUBS AWARD
Any subject. Any rhynrd form. 42 line limit. Sponsored by the Indiana State
Federation of Poetry Clubs.
1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.
16. ARIZONA STATE POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
Subject: Running hot or cold. Any form. 41 line limit. Sponsored by the Arizona State
Poetry Society.
1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.
17. WILLIAM STAFFORD MEMORIAL AWARD
In memory of William Stafford, Oregon State Poet Laureate and
twice Honorary Chancellor of NFSPS. Any subject; Any form: 40 line limit.
Sponsored by the Oregon State Poetry Association and the friends of William
Stafford.
1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize $20
18. NEW YORK POETRY FORUM AWARD
Subject: The Art of Poetry. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by the
New York Poetry Forum.
1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.
19. COLUMBINE POETS OF COLORADO AWARD
Subject: Snow. Any form. 28 line limit. Sponsored by the Columbine
Poets of Colorado.
1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.
20. MORTON D. PROUTY & ELSIE S. PROUTY MEMORIAL AWARD
In memory of Morton D. Prouty, Jr., who served as NFSPS Treasurer and
Poet Laureate of Alabama, and Elsie S. Prouty. A Nature poem. Any
form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by daughters Catherine P. Horn and
Carol P. Ostberg and their families.
1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd
Prize: $20.
*21. POETS ROUNDTABLE OF ARKANSAS AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Any subject: Any form. 40 line
limit. Sponsored by the Poets Roundtable of Arkansas.
1st Prize: $50,
2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.
22.LOUISIANA STATE POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
Subject: Let the good times roll. Any form. 40 lines or less.
Sponsored by Pat Sipes Juelg, LSPS Past President.
1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize:
$20.
23. AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE AWARD
A poem relating to American Indians, past or present. Any form. 40 line
limit. Sponsored by the New Mexico State Poetry Society.
1st Prize: $50, 2nd
Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.
*24. PEGGY ZULEIKA LYNCH MEMORIAL AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Subject: any. Any form. 28 line limit. Sponsored by the Poetry Society
of Texas.
1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.
*25.
LAUREL CROWN FOUNDATION AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Subject: Philanthropy (giving of self, money, time, energy, talent,
devotion). Form: Any 30 line limit.Sponsored by the Laurel Crown Foundation
of San Antonio, Texas, promoting poetry and art in San Antonio and
surrounding areas.
1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20
26. OHIO AWARD
Subject: any. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by the Ohio Poetry
Association.
1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $25, 3rd Prize: $15.
*27. HUMOROUS POETRY AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Any humorous subject. Form: Rhymed. 16 line limit. Sponsored by Colleen
Stanley Bare.
1st Prize: $35, 2nd Prize: $25, 3rd Prize: $15.
*28. MINUTE AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
A Minute created by Verna Lee Hinegardner is a 60 sylable 12 line poem
written in strict iambic meter; syliable count 8, 4, 4, 4, 8, 4, 4, 4, 8, 4,
4, 4, rhymed a, a, b, b, c, c, d, d, e, e, f, f capitalized and punctuated
like prose capturing a slice of life. Sponsored by Sharon Martin Turner.
1st Prize: $35,
2nd Prize: $25, 3rd Prize: $15.
29. POETRY SOCIETY OF MICHIGAN AWARD
Any subject. Form: free verse. 50 line limit.
Sponsored by the Poetry Society of Michigan.
1st Prize: $35, 2nd prize: $25,
3rd Prize: $15.
30. THE CARLISLE POETRY AWARD
In honor of A. Blake Carlisle. Subject: Any nature topic. Form: A single
stanza with with no rhyme or set meter. The title must include the name of a
place in Texas. 35 line limit
1st Prize: $35, 2nd Prize: $25, 3rd Prize: $15.
31. JESSE STUART MEMORIAL award
Any subject. Any form. 40 line limit.
Sponsored by the Kentucky State Poetry Society.
1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize:
$20, 3rd Prize: $15.
32. BARBARA STEVENS MEMORIAL AWARD
Any serious theme. Any form. 12 line limit. Sponsored by the South
Dakota State Poetry Society.
1st Prize: $25,
2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.
*33. DORMAN JOHN GRACE MEMORIAL AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Any subject. Form: Traditional Sonnet (state sonnet pattern on
entry).Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Poetry Society.
1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.
*34. POETRY SOCIETY OF OKLAHOMA AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
In honor of PSO Centenarian, Maxine Austin. Subject: To Life! Any form.
24 line limit. Sponsored by the Poetry Society of Oklahoma
1st Prize: $25, 2nd
Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.
35. SAVE OUR EARTH AWARD
In memory of David F. Balph. Subject: Environmental issues. Any form. 40
line limit. Sponsored by Martha H. Balph.
1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20,
3rd Prize: $15.
36. MASSACHUSETTS STATE POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
Any subject. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by the Massachusetts
State
Poetry Society.
1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.
*37. POETRY SOCIETY OF TENNESSEE AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY) In
memory of our first President, Raymond McCarty.
Subject: Any U. S. patriotic theme. Form: Sonnet (Shakespearean
or Petrarchan). Sponsored by the Poetry Society of Tennessee and Mrs.
Raymond McCarty.
1st
Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.
38. IOWA POETRY ASSOCIATION AWARD
Subject: Poetry for children. Any form. 32 line limit. Sponsored by the
Iowa poetry Association.
1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15
*39. NEW JERSEY POETRY SOCIETY AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Any subject. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by the New Jersey Poetry
Society.
1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.
40. WYOPOETS AWARD r>
Subject: Wildlife. Any form. 50 line limit. Sponsored
by the WYOpoets of Wyoming.
1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize:
$15.
*41. NEBRASKA STATE POETRY SOCIETY AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Subject: When trouble comes to visit. Any form. 30 line limit.
Sponsored by the Nebraska State Poetry Society.
1st Prize: $25, 2nd
Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.
42. MISSISSIPPI POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
Any subject. Form: Triolet. A triolet consist of 8 lines,
usually in iambic tetrameter, in this rhyming pattern: (1) A, (2) B, (3)
a-rhymes with first line, (4) A-identical to to first line, (5) a-rhymes
with first line, (6) b-rhymes with with second line, (7) A-indentical to
first line, (8) B-identical to second line. Sponsored by the Mississippi Poetry Society, Inc.
1st
Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.
43. ILLINOIS STATE POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
Subject: Neighbors. Any form. 60 line limit.. Sponsored
by the Illinois State Poetry Society.
1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20,
3rd Prize: $15.
44. GINGERBREAD POETS AWARD
Subject: Music or musician(s). Any form. 36 line limit. Sponsored by the Gingerbread
Poets, a chapter of the Florida State Poets Association, Inc. and Caroline
Walton, Chapter President.
1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize:
$15.
*45. SAN ANTONIO POETS ASSOCIATION AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Subject: Circles or Rings. Any form. 32
line limit. Sponsored by the San Antonio Poets Association, a chapter
of the Poetry Society of Texas, to honor SAPA's 34 years of stimulating,
cultivating and perpetuating the art of poetry writing and its appreciation.
1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20. 3rd Prize: $15.
46. MAINE POETS SOCIETY AWARD
Subject: The Sea or Seacoast. Any form. 40 line limit.Sponsored by the
Main Poets Society, fostering poetry since 1936
1st
Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.
*47. MIRIAM S. STRAUSS MEMORIAL AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Subject: "Crazy". Form: Any. Line limit: No less than 10 and
no more than 40. Sponsored
by Russell H. Strauss.
1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20,
3rd Prize: $15.
*48. SYBELLA BEYER SNYDER MEMORIAL AWARD (*MEMBERS ONLY)
Subject: Any. Form: Soliloquy (dramatic inner monoloque in which
the persona talks to self). Line limit: No less than 30 and no more than 40.
Sponsored by Madelyn Eastlund.
1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize:
$15.
*49. POETS NORTHWEST AWARD (MEMBERS ONLY)
Subject: Wildflowers. Form: Any. 36
line limit. Sponsored by the Poets Northwest, a chapter
of the Poetry Society of Texas, celebrating 27 years of encouraging and
inspiring poets in their craft.
1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20. 3rd Prize: $15.
50. STUDENT AWARD
Any subject. Any form. 32 line limit. Sponsored by Kay Kinnaman Sims and
Nancy Baass.
1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20, 7 Honorable
Mentions: $5 each. No entry fee required. Open only to students in Grades 9
through 12. (Include Grade with name and summer mailing address or email
address on second
copy only. See Contest Rule 11.)
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CONTEST RULES (Any violation will
disqualify entry.)
- Any poem submitted must
- be the original work of the contestant, unpublished in any form,
including electronically, not not placed on exhibition, not under
consideration or accepted for
publication. (Award will be recalled if a winning poem is found to be in
violation of rules before publication in the NFSPS anthology of prize
poems, and lower prizes and honorable mentions will move up in
classification);
- be written in English, be titled, unless a haiku.
- have a 40 line limit for all contests not stating line limit;
- be typed or computer generated (not handwritten or hand printed)
without illustrations.
- Poets give NFSPS exclusive first printing rights to all
poems entered in the NFSPS Annual Contests. Poems winning a cash prize of
$15.00 or more will be printed in the NFSPS prize poems anthology,
Encore, at the discretion of the editor. (The editor reserves
the right to alter line breaks in poems having more than 50 characters per
line, including spaces.) Printing rights revert to the poet after the
anthology is published (June 2014). Printing rights to poems winning less
than $15.00 (or no prize) revert to the poet after the list of winners is
published in the NFSPS newsletter, Strophes (See Rule 10). No poems
will be returned, so poets should retain copies.
- An eligible poem may not be withdrawn after submission.
- Except as indicated in Contest 1-NFSPS Founders Award, a contestant
may submit only one entry in any contest, and may not submit the same poem
in any other contest.
- Check or money order enclosed must be made to NFSPS, Inc. (initials
sufficient) rather than
to any individual.
- Non-members may enter most contests at $1.00 each (except $5.00 for
each entry in Contest 1-NFSPS Founders Award). Non-members may not
enter Contests marked with an asterisk, " * ". and which are designated
members only.
- Members may enter up to 10 contests for $1.00 per poem or $10.00 total
for entries in more than 10 contests (except for Contest 1-NFSPS Founders
Award which is $5.00 per poem. The entry limit for Contest 1-NFSPS
Founders Award is four poems.
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- Entrants from outside the U.S. must send checks drawn on U.S. banks
or branches, payable in U.S. funds, or send U.S. currency.
- First Prize winner in Contest 1-NFSPS Founders Award is not eligible
to enter the following year (NFSPS Founders Award only.
- Judges will be selected by NFSPS, Inc. No ties will be awarded, and
the decisions of the judges will be final.
- When to submit poems:
- Contest starting date: entries must not be postmarked before January
1, 2013:
- Contest deadline: entries must be postmarked by March 15, 2013.
- "Members Only" eligible if a paid-up member of a state society, listed
in alphabetical membership roll mailed by a state society along with
NFSPS dues to;
Lucille Morgan Wilson
2325 61st Street
Des Moines, IA 50322
by January 15, 2013 and updated as requires by the Contest deadline
(email: lucille_e_wilson@hotmail.com)
- A list of winners will appear on the website (www.nfsps.com)
and in 3rd quarter Strophes (August).
All prize winners will be notified, and others may obtain a list of
winners in August by sending $1.00 and a #10 SASE to Paul Ford,
Strophes Editor, 10239 Hickory Point Drive, Sandy, UT 84092.
11. How to submit poems:
- Send two clear copies of the poem, typed, photocopied, or
computer-generated, on 8-1/2" x 11" white paper (no onionskin or tissue)
in black ink, single-spaced. If poems is over one page, staple
together all pages of each copy.
- On both copies, place number and name of contest in upper left
corner.
- On second copy only, name and address, phone number, and E-mail
address of poet, state society
membership or "NON-MEMBER NFSPS
" in upper right corner. If a poem is
over one page, number pages also on upper right corner (both copies).
- Separate originals from duplicates and stack in numerical order
(1-50) with originals on top. Count them.
- Prepare a 3"x5" lined file card Leave the first line blank) with your name, address, phone number,
e-mail address (if available), state/society membership (or
"NON-MEMBER"). List on the card the number but not the whole title of
each contest you are entering. List the total number of poems sent (from
your count). Do not staple the card to entries or entry fees.
- Mail all entries at one time, unfolded, in a large envelope,
including file card and entry fee(s). Send First Class or Priority Mail
or any form of delivery not requiring a signature upon receipt to the Contest Chairman.
Mail entries to:
Mikki Pennington
P. O. Box 7842
Moore, OK 73153-1842
All entries received postage due will be returned by the Postal
Service
NFSPS, Inc. will not assume mailing costs and will not be responsible for
any entries lost or delayed in the mail.
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