SENTINEL ANNUAL POETRY COMPETITION 2012
CLOSING DATE: 30 NOVEMBER 2012
Details: For previously unpublished poems in English Language, in any style, on any subject. Maximum Length: 60 lines.
Poems entered must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere and may not be simultaneously entered into another competition.
Prizes: £500 (1st), £250 (2nd), £125 (3rd) and £25 x 5 (High Commendation). All winning and commended poems receive first publication in Sentinel Champions magazine. Copyright to poems remains with the authors.
Entry fee: £5 per poem for the first 2 poems, then £3.50 per poem thereafter.
Judge: Roger Elkin, author of ‘Fixing Things’ and ‘No Laughing Matter’
Contact: Enter online and pay securely via PayPal or print off an Entry Form for postal entry at http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/sawc/2012/poetry.html
Send cheque/postal orders payable to SENTINEL POETRY MOVEMENT to address: Sentinel Poetry Movement, Unit 136, 113-115 George Lane, South Woodford, London E18 1AB, United Kingdom.
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Sentinel Annual Poetry Competition 2012
Sentinel Annual Short Story Competition 2012
CLOSING DATE: 30 NOVEMBER 2012
Details:For previously unpublished short stories in English Language, in any style, on any subject. Maximum Length: 2000 words.
Stories entered must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere and may not be simultaneously entered into another competition.
Prizes:£500 (1st), £250 (2nd), £125 (3rd) and £25 x 5 (High Commendation). All winning and commended poems receive first publication in Sentinel Champions magazine. Copyright to stories remains with the authors.
Entry fee:£5 per story for the first 2 stories, then £3.50 per story thereafter.
Judge: David Caddy, Editor, Tears in the Fence literary magazine and author of ‘London: City of Words’
Contact: Enter online and pay securely via PayPal or print off an Entry Form for postal entry at http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/sawc/2012/short-story.html
Send cheque/postal orders payable to SENTINEL POETRY MOVEMENT to address: Sentinel Poetry Movement, Unit 136, 113-115 George Lane, South Woodford, London E18 1AB, United Kingdom.
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Poetry Kit Summer Poetry Competition 2012
Closing Date: 30th September, 2012
Our competition this year is for poems on the theme of “the natural world” (this can be broadly interpreted). There are no style or length restrictions but it should be stressed that a short poem is just as likely to be selected as a longer one.
1st prize is £100.
ONLINE ENTRY ONLY
Entry is by email to comp@poetrykit.org after an appropriate fee is paid by Pay Pal to the account of info@poetrykit.org and all entries must be received before midnight 30th September 2011 Entries received after this time will be discarded.
First prize is £100 and the winning poem plus those selected for special commendation will be published at the Poetry Kit website.
Entry fees are as follows;
1 poem £3.50
3 Poems £8.00
5 poems £10
Competition Judge; Lesley Burt
Lesley Burt retired from a career in social work and social work education in 2009. She has been writing poetry for the last 12 years, had many poems published online, as well as magazines and anthologies, including: Tears in the Fence, Poetry Nottingham, The Interpreter’s House, Roundyhouse, and Dorset Voices, and in the recent Robin Hood Book, edited by Alan Morrison. She has been placed in several competitions, including 3rd place in the Bedford Open 2011, 2nd place in the Alan Sillitoe Open 2012 and 1st prize in Christchurch Writers’ Poetry Competition 2009 & 2010.
Lesley runs a poetry group that aims to encourage the writing and enjoyment of poetry in her local community. One of her sessions developed into a chapter included in: Teaching Creative Writing, edited by Elaine Walker, published in 2012 by the Professional and Higher Partnership.
Competition Rules
Poems, which must be in English, can be on any subject and presented in any form or style .
There are no restrictions on content.
All poem must be the unpublished work of the person entering them into the competition.
The actual given name of the entrant must be given, even if the poem is to be published under a pen name.
Poems should not have any indication within them to allow for the identification of the poet.
There is no length or content restrictions and a short poem is just as likely to win as a longer one.
Poems must be entered by email to comps@poetrykit.org after the appropriate fee is paid through PAY PAL in Pound Sterling (GB Pounds).
Please attach all entered poems in one attachment using a standard Poems will not be accepted by post.
We cannot accept alterations to the poem once it has been submitted.
Poems cannot be withdrawn from the judging process once they have been entered.
Although copyright will remain with the poet, we reserve the right to publish any shortlisted poem on our website.
The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
ALL POEMS MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE MIDNIGHT 30th SEPTEMBER 2012
