DEADLINE: February 29th postmark, 2012

Eligibility - All WyoPoets members in good standing are eligible to enter. (Poets may join WyoPoets at the time of submission by including $20.00 dues with their contest fees.)

Rules
            1. Any subject, any form. Limit 40 lines.
            2. One category: may include traditional rhyming, free verse, Haiku, experimental.
            3. Limit: members may enter up to three poems only.
            4. Entry fee: $2 per poem or three poems for $5.
            5. Prizes: $50, $35, $20 plus certificates. Certificates for honorable mention.

Submission Rules –

1. Send two copies of each poem, one with your identity in upper right hand corner; one copy without ID; and the form, such as sonnet, free verse, etc, in left hand corner of both copies.

2. Deadline: Only poems that meet the February 29th postmark deadline will be considered. No poems will be returned so keep copies. ENTRIES MUST CONFORM TO THESE GUIDELINES.

3. Winners will be notified by mail, recognized in the newsletter and at our spring workshop. No poems will be published in WyoPoets’ Newsletter without the author’s written permission.

4. SEND ALL ENTRIES TO: Christine Valentine, P.O. Box 547, Birney, MT. 59012.

( Please mark outside envelope as CONTEST ENTRY)

Here is a list of the winners in our WyoPoets National Contest for 2011:

• Barb McMakin, of Crestwood, KY, 1st place, for her poem, "Uneven Hitch"
  
• Rose Ann Spaith, of Columbus, Ohio, 2nd place, for her poem, "A Letter to Theresa from Oscar"
  
• Susan Norris, of Andover, NH, 3rd place, for her poem, "Finding You"
  
• David L. Byrn, of Prescott, AZ, 4th place,  for his poem, "Wind Stories"
  
• Beverly Stanislawski, of Crown Point, IN, 1st Honorable Mention, for her poem "copper penny moon"
  
• Kolette Montague, of Centerville, UT, 2nd Honorable Mention, for her poem, "To Stand With Trees"
  
• Susan Norris, of Andover, NH, 3rd Honorable Mention, for her poem, "Fireflies"
  
• Lee Ann Siebken, of Douglas, WY, 4th Honorable Mention, for her poem, "Tumbleweed Winter"
  
• Dr. Emory D. Jones, of Iuka, MS, 5th Honorable Mention, for his poem, "Delta General"
  

 
From Contest Chairperson, Linda Ruhle:
We had 349 entries from 74 poets.in 28 states, and 14 poets entered from Wyoming, and earned $498 in entry fees.  Our judge, Lee Ann Roripaugh, had the following comments:  "What a fine batch of poems these were!  The prizewinners and honorable mentions I selected were, I felt, particularly outstanding for the ways in which they combined rich/resonant thematic content, compelling imagery, and well-honed language and sound.  It was a pleasure reading such strong work!"