In honor of April being poetry month, (yes, I realize it’s only February 5th, but we need a little spring around here….How about you?!)
Saturday Writers is announcing our 9th annual poetry contest!
 

1) Any style, any subject, any form allowed. (No porn or gore.) Wow us in one page. (One poem per single-spaced page.)

2) No identification should appear on the entry. Attach a separate coversheet with title, name, address, e-mail, and phone number.

3) Two copies of each entry! (Both judges need a copy.)

4) Entry fee: $5 per poem, 3 entries max. Checks payable to Saturday Writers

5) Poems must be unpublished at the time of submission, original work of the contestant. (Published includes being published on any internet/blog sites.)

Decision of judges is final. Not responsible for lost or misdirected entries. Poems will not be returned. 

6) Deadline: March 15, 2011 postmark.

7) Prizes: 1st place – $100, 2nd place – $50, 3rd place – $25. Top 10 entries receive a certificate.

8) Mail entries flat, not folded, to: 

Saturday Writers

One-page Poem Contest

P.O. Box 2093

St. Peters, MO 63376.

Contest is open to members of Saturday Writers and nonmembers, too. Prize winners and honorable mention recipients (top ten only) will be posted on the website by April 30, 2011. Certificates and cash prizes will be mailed the following week.

For a list of winners, check our website after April 30: www.saturdaywriters.org and back at this blog:

Visit the website for more info: 
http://saturdaywriters.blogspot.com/p/contests.html

Questions? E-mail the president at BeckySatWriters@aol.com