NORWICH WRITERS' CIRCLE ANNUAL OPEN POETRY COMPETITION

RULES

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The closing date is 15th February 2011.
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Entries must be the poet's own unpublished work.

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They should not be on offer for publication nor entered in any other current competition.
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The maximum length of each poem is 40 lines.
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Each poem with its title must be in clear type on one side of A4 sheet(s). Details of the poet must not appear on this sheet.
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The name and address of the poet and the titles of all submitted poems must be typed on a separate sheet of A4 paper.  Please give an e-mail address where possible.
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Prize winners will be notified by post  - SAE welcome.
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Entries are only accepted by mail. Poems will not be returned.
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The entry fee is £3.00 per poem.
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The adjudicator's word is final.

NOTES

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All entries will be considered by our adjudicator.
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All submissions will be considered for the Open Category.

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70 poems will be chosen for the Anthology.
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A poem may not win more than one prize.
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The names of poets who poems are selected for the Anthology will be published on this website, as soon as possible after the adjudication.
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Anthologies have to be purchased, even by those featured.

Please make all entry cheques and postal orders must be made payable to:

Norwich Writers' Circle, Account Payee Only.

(IRC accepted from outside the UK)

Please send all entries to:

The NWC Open Poetry Competition Secretary, 1 Stannard Road, Norwich NR4 7JD

To download an Open Poetry Competition Information Pack, please click here.

If you need to contact the OPC Secretary, please contact her by e-mail here.