Submit a poem in the Southern Gothic genre of literature.  Think about William Faulkner, Flannery O’Conner, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, Harper Lee, Anne Rice, Katherine Anne Porter.  And then forget about them and go for it. 

It doesn’t have to have anything to do with our record – but it could.  There’s a little info on what we’re up to HERE and you can also check out some stuff on the BLOG if you’re so inclined.

Everyone who enters will receive digital copies of Treadmill’s album ‘i belong to me’ and ‘Southern Gothic.’

Prizes:
• Winning poem or short story will be published in Undefined Magazine.
• Winning poem or short story  set to music in song form, or as a reading scored and recorded by Treadmill Trackstar.
• Winning poem will be featured in the liner notes of a limited press CD of Treadmill’s upcoming album tentatively titled ‘Southern Gothic’, and in the Digital PDF Booklet that will accompany digital downloads of the album on iTunes.
• Winning poem will be featured at treadmilltrackstar.com on the Treadmill Facebook Fan Page
• Winning author will receive copy of Treadmill Trackstar’s ‘Southern Gothic’ CD (limited pressing)
• Winning author invited to read their at the release concert for Southern Gothic
• Winning poem or short story will be chosen by Ed Madden, Poetry Editor for Unfefined Magazine

2nd and 3rd Runners Up:
•  invited to read their poem at the release concert for Southern Gothic

Guidelines
• Please keep the word count under 500.  Don’t send in Beowulf
• Must be in the Southern Gothic literary style
• If your poem relates to our upcoming album in some way, cool – but the best poem will win regardless.  InfoHERE
• Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2010 at 5pm. 
• Winner announced on Facebook Fan Page on January 1, 2011
• ALL entrants will receive a FREE mp3 copy of ‘i belong to me’ (including digital pdf booklet)
• Poems may appear at treadmilltrackstar.com and at the Treadmill Poetry Contest Facebook Event page
• Poems submitted with no matching entry fee will be discarded

For details visit the website: http://treadmilltrackstar.com/