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2009
Peace Poetry Award Guidelines
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Awards:
- Adults - $1,000
- Youth (13
to 18) - $200
- Youth (12
and under) - $200
We award Honorable Mentions in each category
Eligibility:
- The contest is open to people worldwide. Poems must be original, unpublished and in English.
Deadlines:
- All entries must
be postmarked by July
1, 2009.
Procedures:
- Send 2 copies of up
to 3 typed unpublished poems. Maximum of 30 lines
per poem.
- Include name, address, email, telephone number,
and age (if youth) in upper right hand corner
of one copy of each poem.
- Title
each poem.
- Do not staple individual poems together.
- Please keep copies of all poems as we will be unable to return them.
Any entry that does not adhere to ALL of the contest rules will not be considered for a prize.
Fee:
- $15 for up to three poems. No fee for youth
entries.
Judging:
- Judging will be done by a committee
of poets selected by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.
Winners:
Winners will be announced by October
1, 2009. Winners and Honorable Mentions will
be notified by mail. The award is open to people
worldwide. All poems must be the original work
of the poet, unpublished, and in English. The
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation reserves the right
to publish and distribute the award winning
poems, including honorable mentions.
Copies of the winning
poems from the 2009 Awards will be posted on the
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation website after October
1, 2009. Copies of the winning poems from previous
years are posted on our website at: www.wagingpeace.org/menu/programs/awards-&contests/bmk-contest.
Send
Entries To:
Nuclear Age Peace
Foundation
Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards
PMB 121
1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1
Santa Barbara, CA 93108-2794
805-965-3443 • fax: 805-568-0466
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