14 April 2012

Grey Hen Poetry Competition 2012 for Women Poets Over 60

Post date: 14 April 2012
Deadline: 30 April 2012

Our annual competition is for poems of up to 40 lines on any subject.

Adjudicators: Katherine Gallagher and Angela Kirby

Prizes:

Ist £100 2nd £50 3rd £25

All poems will be read by both adjudicators, whose joint decision will be final. Winning poems will be posted on the website.

Rules of Entry

For women over 60 only. Those who will reach 60 before the end of June 2011 are eligible.

Poems should be up to 40 lines, on any theme, previously unpublished, and not accepted for future publication. All entries should be typed and on A4 paper, and accompanied by an official entry form. Manuscripts cannot be returned, so please keep a copy. If you wish an acknowledgement, please enclose sae marked ‘receipt’ with your entry

Poems to be listed on entry form, together with contact details. No personal details on poem page/s please. No email submission.

Results will be posted on the website. Send sae marked ‘results’ with entries if you wish to be notified by post.

£3 per poem or 4 for £10. Cheques payable to Grey Hen Press.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: info@greyhenpress.com

For submissions: Poems (2 copies of each please) accepted by post only, and sent to Competition 2011, Grey Hen Press, PO Box 450, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22 9WS. Entry forms available here, click to download or by post from above address.

Website: http://greyhenpress.com
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