2008 PENUMBRA

POETRY & HAIKU CONTEST

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY JUNE 30, 2008

Sponsor web site www.tallahasseewriters.net

Contest email: poetry@tallahasseewriters.net

 

Categories: No limit on entries in either or both categories. All skill levels welcome.

Poetry up to 50 lines, any style or subject; line length may be edited to fit chapbook publication format

3-line haiku (need not conform to strict syllable count)

Contest does not accept simultaneous submissions or work previously published or having received awards in other competitions.

Prizes: Poetry $200, $60, $40; haiku, $100, 40, $20.
Top winners and finalists in each category are published in the annual contest chapbook and mailed a complimentary copy.

Entries: Submit 2 copies of poetry on 8-1/2x11 paper; haiku on 3x5 index cards.

One copy should show name, address, phone, email and source of contest info; 2^nd copy should be anonymous for judging purposes. Include a brief bio with most recent or noteworthy awards and publications.

Notification: Winner and finalist notifications mailed no later than August 31 2008.

Winners list returned to entrants if SASE included. List posted to sponsor web site no later than September 30 2008.
 

Fees: $5 per poem; $3 per haiku in $US check, cash or money order.

Mail entries, fees, SASE for winners’ list and book orders to :

TWA Penumbra

P. O. Box 3428

Tallahassee, FL 32315-3428

Judging: Judges are published, recognized poets and haiku experts. 

Book Orders: Order form for PENUMBRA chapbooks available at sponsor website.