Kent
& Sussex Poetry Society
£1,550 in prizes
1st: £800
2nd: £300 3rd:
£150 4th: 4x£75
All entries
are read by the adjudicator
1. The competition is open to anyone aged
16 and over.
2. Poems should be in English,
unpublished, not accepted for publication, and your original work.
3. Poems may be on any subject and in any
form or style. They must be typed, no longer than 40 lines.
4. Each poem must be typed on a separate
sheet of A4 paper. All poems are judged anonymously and should not bear your
name, nor any other form of identification. On a separate sheet of A4 paper you
should give a: your name, address and – if you have one – e mail address,
b: a list of poems submitted, and c: where you heard about the
competition.
5. Please enclose a stamped addressed
envelope for receipt of entry if required (marked RECEIPT) or for results sheet
(marked RESULTS - published April 2012)
6. Any number of poems may be submitted on
payment of the appropriate fee: £5 per poem. Cheques and postal orders
should be made payable to KENT & SUSSEX POETRY SOCIETY. No stamps or
foreign currency accepted. Pounds Sterling or Sterling Drafts will be
accepted.
7. The winners will be notified by post.
No person may win more than one prize. The prize-winning poems will be
published in the Society’s Poetry Folio in July 2012 (available £3 from the
address below). Poems cannot be returned to the contestants. The decision of
the adjudicator will be final, and there can be no correspondence concerning
the result.
8. Entries should be addressed to:
Entry form not required. This leaflet may
be photocopied, or obtained from Competition Organiser
or download details
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