Society of Classical Poets Competition

Deadline 1 January

Description

The Society of Classical Poets is calling for submissions for their 2014 Poetry Competition. There is a cash prize of $500 and a publication in their journal.

Guidelines

-Submit three to five poems, each of which does not exceed 50 lines.
-Poems must be within one or more of the four themes used by the Society:

• Beauty: Beauty in human nature, culture, the natural world, classical art forms, and the divine.
• Great Culture: Good figures, stories, and other elements from classical (pre-1900) history and literature.
• Falun Dafa: Today, this upright practice faces the worst spiritual persecution in history perpetrated by the Chinese communist regime, which is propped up by foreign investment and exports.
• Humor: Clean humor only please. Also includes riddles and children’s poetry.

-Email to submissions@classicalpoets.org

• Metered and rhymed poetry is preferred but not required. (We usually do not publish love poems, free verse, or overly dark poems that don’t teach a positive lesson.)
• Poems are judged based on both form and character.
• Put “Poetry Competition Submission” in the subject line of the email.
• The poem should ideally be written in 2013, but does not have to be. It is okay if you have submitted it to other contests or posted it on your blog.
• If you want feedback and criticism on your poetry please provide some indication such as: “feedback/criticism appreciated.”
• There is no submission fee or age requirement.
• Include a brief bio not exceeding 100 words.
• We note that you will retain ownership of your poetry. By submitting it to the Society for publication or for inclusion in the contest, you give the Society the rights to publish it online on this website and/or in a Society of Classical Poets journal with other poetry, but we would not be able to sell your individual poem on its own or have any further rights over it beyond those two forums. You could publish it anywhere else or sell it to any publication as desired.
• The competition is judged by Evan Mantyk, President of the Society.
• You do not have to be a member of the Society to participate.
• Exemplary submissions may be posted to the Society’s website.

Prize

$500

More

For more information and details on the publisher as well as full guidelines, please visit
http://classicalpoets.org/2012-poetry-competition/