National Poetry Competition

Eastern Regional Libraries is running a National Poetry Competition for Australian residents.

Entries close Friday 23rd October
View the entry form (pdf, 287Kb)


Judge - Patricia Sykes
Patricia Sykes is an award-winning poet, and a librettist. Her first collection of poetry, Wire Dancing, arose out of her experiences as a performer with the Women’s Circus and was shortlisted for the Anne Elder and Mary Gilmore awards


Prizes
Adult 1st Prize $1000
Local Award $500 for residents of Knox, Maroondah and Yarra Ranges
Teenage 1st Prize $300 13-18 years
Junior 1st Prize $200 9-12 years

Sponsored by QLS


Conditions of entry
All entries to be submitted to any branch of Eastern Regional Libraries 7B Eastgate Court, Wantirna South, Victoria 3152 (Faxes and emails will not be accepted)

• Entries close Friday 23 October 2009
• Entries posted after this date will not be accepted
• A Registration Fee must accompany each entry form
• $5 (inc. GST) for Open entries
• $2 (inc. GST) for Teenage and Junior entries (NB If 2 poems are submitted the fee covers both poems)
• Entrants should be Australian residents
• All poems must be original and not have been previously published in print or online, or entered in any other competition.
• Poems should not exceed 40 lines in length
• Teenage and junior entries may require proof of age
• Schools are requested to limit the number of entries submitted per class.
• In order to ensure anonymity entries should be submitted without the author’s name appearing on the entry.
• All entries should be typed on A4 paper and stapled if required.
• Please ensure all personal details are included on the registration form
• The judge’s decision is final, no correspondence will be entered into.
• Eastern Regional Libraries reserves the right to retain a copy of prize winning entries and to reproduce these for loan.
• Copyright remains with the writer and is not taken over by the Library.
• Poems will not be returned.
• Entrants are advised to retain a copy of the poems submitted
• Winners only will be notified
• Results will be published in the local media and displayed in all branches of Eastern Regional Libraries and on the library’s website www.erl.vic.gov.au
• Prizes will be awarded at a presentation evening in late November.

Cheers, Maryanne