27 May 2011

The Free Nyki Poetry Contest (Canada/ worldwide)

Post date: 27 May 2011
Deadline: 1 August 2011

The Free Nyki Poetry Contest will be accepting submissions of poetry from across Canada and international contributors until its deadline on August 1st, 2011. the contest will be judged by wrongfully convicted poet, musician, and activist Nicole Kish (Nyki), who is currently serving a life sentence for a crime she obviously did not commit.

You can submit up to 3 poems (including the poem’s title and page # on each page of the poem) by e-mail to freenykipoetry@gmail.com. Make sure to include in the subject line of your e-mail, POETRY CONTEST. From there all submissions will be sent to Nyki via snail mail. So the sooner you submit the better. All poems for the contest will be anonymously submitted to Nyki.

The top ten poems selected will appear in volume 2 of Bound for Glory, with the three top contestants winning a cash prize and all proceeds earned from Bound for Glory’s second release going to the Free Nyki Campaign.

First place -$100

Second place -$50

Third place-$25

As well, the remaining participants published in Bound for Glory will receive a free copy of the magazine. The deadline for submissions is August 1st 2011.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: freenykipoetry@gmail.com

For submissions: freenykipoetry@gmail.com

Website: http://www.freenyki.org/
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