Five hundred dollars and publication in Ekphrasis for a single poem.

FINALISTS WILL BE NOTED AND PUBLISHED.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR WELL-CRAFTED POETRY, THE MAIN CONTENT OF WHICH ADDRESSES INDIVIDUAL WORKS FROM ANY ARTISTIC GENRE. PLEASE IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC WORK OF ART THAT IS THE FOCUS OF YOUR POEM. ACCEPTABLE EKPHRASTIC VERSE TRANSCENDS MERE DESCRIPTION. WINNERS WILL BE SELECTED BY THE EDITORS OF EKPHRASIS ACCORDING TO THESE GUIDELINES. ALL DECISIONS ARE FINAL.

We congratulate our 2006 Ekphrasis Prize winner, ANGELA BALL, for “THE BATH.”

2006 finalists: PHEBE DAVIDSON, SHARON FAIN, ANN FISHER-WIRTH, LINDA NEMEC FOSTER, KATHLEEN KIRK, KATHRYN KIRKPATRICK, JEFF MILES, LEX RUNCIMAN, CARLY SACHS, MEMYE CURTIS TUCKER, & REBECCA WARREN

ENTRY INFORMATION:

ALL CONTEST ENTRIES WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR PUBLICATION IN EKPHRASIS.

SUBMIT COMPUTER-GENERATED OR TYPED COPY ON 8 1/2″ x 11″ PAPER. MAKE SURE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IS ON EVERY PAGE.

FIFTY LINE LIMIT PER POEM, NOT INCLUDING TITLE.

ALL POEMS MUST ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL WORKS FROM ANY ARTISTIC GENRE. PLEASE IDENTIFY THE WORK OF ART YOUR POEM ADDRESSES.

ALL POETRY MUST BE ORIGINAL AND THE PROPERTY OF THE SUBMITTING POET.

NO SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS OR PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED POEMS.

ENCLOSE A BRIEF BIO FOR OUR CONTRIBUTOR NOTES IN CASE A POEM IS SELECTED FOR PUBLICATION.

INCLUDE A STAMPED, SELF-ADDRESSED #10 ENVELOPE (OR INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPON) FOR CONTEST RESULTS. NO POEMS WILL BE RETURNED.

ENTRY FEE IS $3 PER POEM. YOU MAY SUBMIT ANY NUMBER OF POEMS @ $3 PER POEM. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO LAVERNE FRITH IN U.S. FUNDS. POEMS SUBMITTED WITH NO ENTRY FEES WILL BE TREATED AS REGULAR SUBMISSIONS TO THE JOURNAL.

THE 2007 EKPHRASIS PRIZE POSTMARK DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2007

MAIL SUBMISSIONS TO:

THE EKPHRASIS PRIZE
LAVERNE AND CAROL FRITH, EDITORS
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