NAPF - The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards

Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards

The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards are an annual series of awards to encourage poets to explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit. The Poetry Awards include three age categories: Adult, Youth 13-18, and Youth 12 & Under.

The deadline for submissions is July 1, 2013.

Past Award Winners

2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005
2004 | 2003| 2002 | 2001
2000 | 1999| 1998 | 1997 | 1996

This book is a collection of first place and honorable mention poems of the Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards from the years 2003-2010.
You can order a copy here.

2013 Peace Poetry Awards Guidelines

(A PDF Version of the following is available here.)

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 Poems must be original, unpublished and in English.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, 2013.

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Send 2 copies of up to 3 typed unpublished poems.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 for Adult entries.
$5 for up to three poems for Youth (13-18) entries.
No fee for Youth (12 and under) 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, 2013. 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 All poems must be the original work of the poet, unpublished, and in English.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 2013 Awards will be posted on the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation website after October 1, 2013. 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