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Writer's Digest Poetry Awards
http://www.writersdigest.com/contests/poetry


The competition is open to poems 32 lines or fewer. Entries longer than 32 lines will be automatically disqualified. Long poems may not be broken into segments and entered as separate entries. Each poem must be self-contained and must be titled. Style and subject matter are open. Judging is blind. Type the line count on a separate cover sheet along with your name, address, phone number and email address. For entrants submitting online, the entry form you fill out replaces the cover sheet. You must not include your contact information when you place your poem in the box reserved for your poem. Entries received with names and other identifying information on the poems will be disqualified.

Competition Rules

1. Entrants must be 16 years of age or older.
   
2. Entry fee: $10 for first poem, $5 for each additional poem. You may enter as many poems as you wish, but all poems must be entered at the same time. If you enter one poem or batch of poems and then submit another entry later, you must again pay the full entry fee of $10 for the first poem, $5 for each additional poem. You may send one check (in U.S. funds) and one entry form for a single entry or batch of entries. Entries received without an entry fee will be disqualified. Entry fees may not be sent after poems have been received.
   
3. All entries must be in English, original, unpublished, and not submitted elsewhere until the winners are announced. "Unpublished" means poems may not have appeared in print or on the Internet for public consumption (i.e., poems posted on a public forum or on your Web site may not be entered). Writer's Digest reserves the one-time publication rights to the 1st through 25th-place winning entries to be published in a Writer's Digest publication.
   
4. If you are submitting your entry via regular mail, all entries must be on one side of 8-1/2 x 11 or A4 white paper. Unusual typefaces, colors, and graphics should not be used. Poems will not be returned so keep a copy for your records.
   
5. Entries must be postmarked by Wednesday, December 20, 2006. Online entries will close after midnight EST on December 20.
   
6. Winners will be notified by March 1, 2007. If you have not been contacted by this date, you may assume that your entry is not a finalist and may be marketed elsewhere.
   
7. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard with your entry if you want to be notified of its receipt. We cannot notify you personally of your poem's status before the winners are announced. This includes phone and email status inquiries. If entering online, you will receive a confirmation email for each entry you submit. Please note, the emailed confirmation will come from writingcompetition@fwpubs.com.
   
8. Winners' names will appear in the August 2007 issue of Writer's Digest magazine. Their names and poem titles will be posted at www.writersdigest.com.
   
9. The following are not permitted to enter the competition: employees of F+W Publications, Inc., and their immediate families and Writer's Digest contributing editors and correspondents as listed on the masthead.

Prizes
First Place: $500
Second Place: $250
Third Place: $100
Fourth Through Tenth Place: $25
Eleventh Through Twenty-Fifth Place: $50 gift certificate for Writer's Digest Books.

* The names and poem titles of the First through Tenth-Place winners will be printed in the August 2007 Writer's Digest, and winners will receive the 2007 Poet's Market.

For entrants paying with a credit card, we will accept entries submitted online.


Entry Form
To submit your entry online, visit our secure online entry form.

To enter via regular mail, use the printable form, and send it with your entries and entry fee to:
Writer's Digest Poetry Awards
4700 E. Galbraith Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236