Poetry Competition
£18,000.00 prize money to be won The International Library of Poetry, an affiliate of the widely respected US National Library of Poetry, is sponsoring an International Open Amateur Poetry Competition. There will be a new contest each month, and each contest will award one Grand Prize of £1,000, plus ten Second Prizes of £50 each. The closing date for entry is 30th April 1997. Another competition begins on 1st May 1997. The competition is open to all and entry is free. In the next twelve months £18,000 in prize money will be awarded in the UK alone.
PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITY All of the poems entered into the competition will also be considered for inclusion in one of The International Library of Poetry's forthcoming anthologies. Every poem remains the exclusive property of its author.
Anthologies published by the organisation have included A Passage in Time, Voices on the Wind, The Other Side of the Mirror; Between a Laugh and a Tear and The Coming of Dawn among others.
The Corning of Donut, featured above, is one of the Library S recent deluxe hardbound anthologies.
HOW TO ENTER
Send one original poem, any subject, any style, to:
The International Library of Poetry Dept. 9022 FREEPOST LON 2229 SITTINGBOURNE Kent ME10 3BR
(No stamp required)
The poem should be no more than 20 lines, and the poet's name and address must appear at the top of the page. The entry must be typed or neatly handwritten and will not be returned. All poets who enter will receive a reply, along with complete competition rules, within nine weeks.
The International Library 01-Poetry. Poo, 1-101,,e. Crernera Road. Dolphin Park, Siningboume, Kent MEW 3HB
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