
The Beaded Purse Poetry Contest
Theme: Catching Dreams Bare-Handed
Poetry only!
Each winner will receive a very lovely beaded purse containing the following awards!
First place: $25
Second place $15
Third place $10
The judges may award Honorable Mentions.
Each purse is lovingly selected to satisfy your poetic persona.
Rules:
- Please READ ALL the RULES!
- Must work with the "Catching Dreams Bare-Handed" theme.
- No hate language, racial slurs or inappropriate slang
- Fee - FREE!
- Up to three (3) submissions per person.
- Each submission must be no longer than 60 lines max.
- Single spaced
- Original, unpublished work.
- Deadline extended: November 1st, 2009
- Entries may be submitted via the website using the form below
OR
you may email an entry directly to the judges at beadedpurse@hazelst.com in the body of the email
OR email an MSWord or txt attachment.
Or you may mail in your entry to:
Hazel Street Productions
(Beaded Purse)
PO Box 5936
Sherman Oaks, CA 91413
- DO NOT put any contact info or information about the author on your entry! This is reason for disqualification!
Just the TITLE and your POEM! PLEASE! We want our judges to be impartial.
- ON A SEPARATE (S-E-P-A-R-A-T-E) piece of paper type your name, address and phone/email address.
- We need TWO means of contact with your entry. Sometimes emails change by the time the contest judging is completed so we require one additional contact.
Criteria for judging
- Does it work with the theme?
- Is it written well?
- Does it move the reader?
The top winning entries will be published at www.LenoraSmalley.com.
Be sure to share this info with other poets. Your email address and contact info are required for contacting the winners. We do not share your info with any third party. |