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Kent & Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition

£ 1,350 in prizes:
1st: £700   2nd: £250   3rd: £100   4th: 4x£75

 
Adjudicator:  PENELOPE SHUTTLE

Entry fee: £4 per poem
Closing date: 31st January 2009
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 Poems should be in English, unpublished, not accepted for publication, and your original work.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 and 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 mid-March 2009)

6. Any number of poems may be submitted on payment of the appropriate fee: £4 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 2009 ( 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:
The Competition Organiser, 26 Courtlands, Teston, Maidstone, Kent, ME18 5AS.

On-line entries will NOT be accepted
Entry form not required. This leaflet may be photocopied, or obtained from Competition Organiser

For more information, visit the website at http://www.kentandsussexpoetrysociety.org/