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Eligibility - All WyoPoets members in good standing are eligible to enter. (Poets may join WyoPoets at the time of submission by including $15.00 dues with their contest fees.) Winning poems will be published in the newsletter only with permission of the poet.
Rules
1. Any subject, any form. Limit 40 lines.
2. One category; may include traditional, 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 identity in upper right hand corner; one without; the form, such as sonnet, free verse, etc, in left hand corner.
2. Deadline: Only poems that meet the February 14th 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 and 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
Eugene V. Shea WyoPoets' National Contest 2009
RESULTS
17th Annual National Senior Poets Laureate Poetry Contest - Won by Pat Frolander of Sundance, WY
Pat Frolander's poem, "Father, when You call," was named the 2009 winner of the 17th Annual National Senior Poets Laureate Competition. Sponsored by Amy Kitchner's Angels Without Wings Foundation, the competition draws entries from all over the United States. It was picked as best from more than 700 entries for this year.
Submissions
Colorado Review considers fiction, creative nonfiction, and personal essays with contemporary themes (no genre fiction or literary criticism). There is no specific word count; generally, however, CR publishes short stories and essays that are somewhere between 20 and 25 manuscript pages. We consider poetry of any style. Please limit poetry submissions to no more than five poems. We do not accept unsolicited book reviews. If you would like to submit a book review, please send a query to creview@colostate.edu Mailing address: Colorado Review, Dept. of English, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523.
Denver Quarterly
Submissions
Unsolicited manuscripts of fiction, essays, interviews, reviews, and poetry are welcomed, except during the summer months; manuscripts submitted between May 15 and September 15 regretfully will be returned unread. Poetry submissions should be comprised of 3-5 poems; fiction and non-fiction manuscripts should generally consist of no more than 15 pages. Accompany each manuscript with a self-addressed stamped envelope for reply, and mail it to:
DENVER QUARTERLY
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
2000 E ASBURY
DENVER, CO 80208
North Dakota Quarterly
Submission Guidelines
We do not have any guidelines. We look to publish the best fiction, poetry, and essays that in our estimation we can. Our tastes and interests are best reflected in what we have been recently publishing, and we suggest that you look at some current issues for guidance.
We do accept simultaneous submissions for fiction, but not for poetry. (Please note, however, that we are not currently reading fiction. We have already accepted many good stories for future publication.) We do not have any length restrictions. We require the first serial rights.
We only accept hard copy submissions. Please address your submissions to:
The Editor
North Dakota Quarterly
Merrifield Hall Room 110
276 Centennial Drive Stop 7209
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7209
South Dakota Review
Submitting Manuscripts: The South Dakota Review publishes only previously unpublished poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and scholarly essays on American or western American Literature. We accept submissions year round. Poetry submissions should be 3-5 poems. All submissions should be neat typescripts (copies also acceptable) or computer printouts, with the author's contact information, including an email address, in the upper right hand corner of the first page, and should be accompanied by a cover letter and a SASE. We do not accept electronic submissions. The cover letter should provide a brief publications history, and should indicate if the manuscript is being simultaneously submitted. Most submissions are returned within eight to ten weeks, and manuscripts are published one to six months after acceptance. Payment for accepted manuscripts are two copies of the issue in which the manuscript appears followed by a one year subscription to the South Dakota Review. SDR acquires first North American serial rights and reprint rights. Sample copies ($8 per back issue) may be obtained from the Circulation Manager upon request. South Dakota Review strongly recommends that, before submitting, potential contributors first read the journal or at least browse samples from past issues by following the links on the menu.
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2010 MEMBERS-ONLY CONTEST
From contest co-chairs Chris Valentine and Aaron Holst:
The standard of poems entered was very high, and we were proud, as the contest chairpersons, to have the pleasure of reading all of the entries. We felt those standards reflect the time and effort members have given in creating and attending our annual workshops.
Congratulations to our winners and to all who entered. Keep sending those poems out!
First Place:
Katie Smith, Gillette - “The Ranch Office”
Second Place:
Aaron Holst, Sheridan - “An Old Dirt Road to Birney, Montana”
Third Place:
Art Elser, Denver, CO, - “Remove This Cup From Me”
Honorable Mentions:
Art Elser, Denver, CO, - “Brothers Under the Skull”
Joe Greig, Berrien Springs, MI - “In memory of Elmer Hoyt, Pipeline Welder 1927-2002”
Patricia Buck, Casper - “Failed Promises”
1st - Catherine Morgan, Little Rock, AR - “Starting Over”
2nd - Lou Layman, Rifle, CO - “The Lure of the Woodland”
3rd - Glenna Holloway, Naperville, IL - “While He’s Away”
1st HM - Linda Rhule, Worland, WY - “Glitter”
2nd HM - Eugene M. Gagliano, Buffalo, WY - “Lesson of the Trees”
3rd HM - Marilyn Larrabee, Bountiful, UT - “Metaphor Fails”
4th HM - Pat Randolph, Dallas, TX - “The Great Divide”
5th HM - Colleen Purves, Lander, WY - “Footprints Along the Oregon Trail”
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