Friday, March 5, 2010

2010 International Poetry Competition New Zealand

The Poetry Society of New Zealand is once again running its annual International Poetry Competition. The poetry competition which closes on 31 May 2010 is divided into 4 sections: Open, Junior, Haiku, Junior Haiku. The competition welcomes submissions from within New Zealand and from international poets.

Open Section
Poems must be in English and previously unpublished in New Zealand or elsewhere.
Entry Fee: $5.00 per poem or ($4 for NZPS members)
Prizes: $500, $250, and $100. Up to 20 poems may additionally receive commendation

Junior Open Section
Poems must be in English and previously unpublished in New Zealand or elsewhere. Entrants must age 17 years or under on the closing date
Entry Fee: $2.00 per poem
Prizes: $200, $100, and $50. Up to 20 poems may additionally receive commendation

Open Haiku Section
Poems must be in English and previously unpublished in New Zealand or elsewhere. For haiku writers and includes senryu
Entry Fee: $1.00 per haiku
Prizes: 5 prizes of $100 each. Overall winner will receive the Jeanette Stace Memorial Prize of $150. Up to 20 commendations.

Junior Haiku Section
Poems must be in English and previously unpublished in New Zealand or elsewhere. For haiku and senryu writers. Entrants must age 17 years or under on the closing date
Entry Fee: $1.00 per pair of haiku
Prizes: 3 prizes of $50 in each of 2 age groups (primary/intermediate and secondary). Best of the two First Prize winners receive the Jeanette Stace Memorial Prize of $100. Up to 20 commendations.

More entry details on the New Zealand Poetry Society's 2010 International Poetry Competition

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