Poets
& Patrons 58th
Annual
CHICAGOLAND POETRY CONTEST
Deadline: September 1, 2014
PRIZES: $45, $20, $10 and three HMs in each category. Non-members may enter all open categories (1 poem per category) for $15; members may enter for $12. Each additional poem $2 ($1 for members).
PRIZES: $45, $20, $10 and three HMs in each category. Non-members may enter all open categories (1 poem per category) for $15; members may enter for $12. Each additional poem $2 ($1 for members).
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#1
RELIGIOUS POEM (open to all)
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#2
HUMOROUS POEM (open to all)
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#3
FORMAL VERSE (open to all)
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#4
FREE VERSE (open to all)
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#5
SOCIAL CONSCIENCE (open to all)
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#6
MINIATURE POEM (open to all)
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#7
NATURE (open to all)
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#8
MIDWEST THEME (open to members and Chicagoland residents)
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#9
CHICAGO ART and/or ARCHITECTURE (open to members and
Chicagoland residents)
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#10
CHICAGO NEWS, POLITICS, & HISTORY (open to members and
Chicagoland residents)
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#11
CHICAGOLAND WATER: Waterways, Fountains, or other (open to
members and Chicagoland residents)
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#12
CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS (open to members and Chicagoland
residents)
CONTEST
RULES
Categories #1 through #7 are open to all. Categories #8 through #12 are open to members and other persons living within 100 miles of Chicago. Poems must be in English and unpublished. Poems may not be entered if they have won earlier cash awards from Poets & Patrons. Do not enter the same poem in two or more categories. Line limit: 60 lines. Miniature poem: 12 lines.
Type or computer-generate on 8 1⁄2 x 11” standard paper. Use no unusual fonts or graphics. Send 2 copies of each poem. In the upper right-hand corner of each copy, place number, category, form of poem (for Formal) and the title of the poem. At the top left of one copy, place ID (name, address, web address, and phone number of poet). Do not staple pages together, unless your poem takes a second page. Label these p. 1 and p. 2. Organize your entries by category number, first the identified copy, and then the unidentified copy. Please send all entries flat, in a single mailing, using first class mail, postmarked no later than September 1, 2014. Be sure to enclose your check ($15; $12 for members) made payable to Poets & Patrons, Inc.
If you want a winners’ list, enclose SASE.
Send entries, inquiries, and fees to: Barbara Eaton, Contest Chair, 416 Gierz Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515-3838. Poet retains all rights. Poems will not be returned. Judges are out-of-state professionals, and their decisions are final. Winners will be notified in mid-October, and awards will be presented at the Awards Celebration in late October. Winners will also be posted at www.poetsandpatrons.net.
POETS & PATRONS HONORED SPONSORS
Categories #1 through #7 are open to all. Categories #8 through #12 are open to members and other persons living within 100 miles of Chicago. Poems must be in English and unpublished. Poems may not be entered if they have won earlier cash awards from Poets & Patrons. Do not enter the same poem in two or more categories. Line limit: 60 lines. Miniature poem: 12 lines.
Type or computer-generate on 8 1⁄2 x 11” standard paper. Use no unusual fonts or graphics. Send 2 copies of each poem. In the upper right-hand corner of each copy, place number, category, form of poem (for Formal) and the title of the poem. At the top left of one copy, place ID (name, address, web address, and phone number of poet). Do not staple pages together, unless your poem takes a second page. Label these p. 1 and p. 2. Organize your entries by category number, first the identified copy, and then the unidentified copy. Please send all entries flat, in a single mailing, using first class mail, postmarked no later than September 1, 2014. Be sure to enclose your check ($15; $12 for members) made payable to Poets & Patrons, Inc.
If you want a winners’ list, enclose SASE.
Send entries, inquiries, and fees to: Barbara Eaton, Contest Chair, 416 Gierz Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515-3838. Poet retains all rights. Poems will not be returned. Judges are out-of-state professionals, and their decisions are final. Winners will be notified in mid-October, and awards will be presented at the Awards Celebration in late October. Winners will also be posted at www.poetsandpatrons.net.
POETS & PATRONS HONORED SPONSORS
Camile
Balla
Charlotte Digregorio
John Gordon
Eve Lomoro
Donna Pucciani
Tom Roby
Jenene Ravesloot
Judith Tullis
Bakul Banerjee
Barbara Eaton
Caroline Johnson
Wilda Morris
Beth Staas
Linda Wallin
W. Clement Stone
The daughters of Helen Schaible
Charlotte Digregorio
John Gordon
Eve Lomoro
Donna Pucciani
Tom Roby
Jenene Ravesloot
Judith Tullis
Bakul Banerjee
Barbara Eaton
Caroline Johnson
Wilda Morris
Beth Staas
Linda Wallin
W. Clement Stone
The daughters of Helen Schaible
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