2021 WyoPoets Members-Only Contest Opens January 1
Judy Schulz, Members Only Contest Chair
OPENS: January 1, 2021
ENDS: February 19, 2021
It is that exciting time again when we offer you an opportunity to let your creative talents shine and be recognized. Many of you have been using these challenging times to create significant pieces of poetry and we are eager to receive your entries. As usual, we welcome the choice of any poetry form. The poems may be composed of 40 lines or less with a three-poem entry limit. Full guidelines are below.
We are very pleased that Veronica Golos, the esteemed New Mexico poet and author, has agreed to be our contest judge. Veronica Golos is the author of four poetry books: A Bell Buried Deep (Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize), Vocabulary of Silence (2011 New Mexico Book Award), Rootwork, and GIRL (Naji Naaman Honor Prize for Poetry.) She is the co-founding editor of the Taos Journal of International Poetry & Art. She lives in Taos, New Mexico.
OPENS: January 1, 2021
ENDS: February 19, 2021
It is that exciting time again when we offer you an opportunity to let your creative talents shine and be recognized. Many of you have been using these challenging times to create significant pieces of poetry and we are eager to receive your entries. As usual, we welcome the choice of any poetry form. The poems may be composed of 40 lines or less with a three-poem entry limit. Full guidelines are below.
We are very pleased that Veronica Golos, the esteemed New Mexico poet and author, has agreed to be our contest judge. Veronica Golos is the author of four poetry books: A Bell Buried Deep (Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize), Vocabulary of Silence (2011 New Mexico Book Award), Rootwork, and GIRL (Naji Naaman Honor Prize for Poetry.) She is the co-founding editor of the Taos Journal of International Poetry & Art. She lives in Taos, New Mexico.
Contest Guidelines
POSTMARK DEADLINE: February 19, 2021
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:
Submission Rules:
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:
- Any subject, any form. Limit 40 lines.
- Limit: members may enter up to three (3) poems only.
- Entry fee: $2 per poem. Make checks payable to WyoPoets.
- Prizes: $50, $35, and $20 with certificates given for Honorable Mention.
Submission Rules:
- Send two copies of each poem, one with your identity in upper right-hand corner and one copy without ID; and the form, such as sonnet, free verse, haiku, etc, in left-hand corner of both copies. ID includes your name, address, phone number and email address. No graphics with any poem.
- Deadline: Only poems that meet the February 19 postmark deadline will be considered. No poems will be returned so please keep your own copies. ENTRIES MUST CONFORM TO THESE GUIDELINES.
- Winners will be notified by mail and will be recognized in the newsletter and at our spring workshop. No poems will be published in WyoPoets’ Newsletter without the author’s written permission.
- SEND ALL ENTRIES TO: Judy Schulz, 412 West Third Avenue, Cheyenne, WY, 82001. Please mark outside envelope as CONTEST ENTRY.
