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Slipstream poets
OPEN POETRY COMPETITION2009/2010
prizes £150; £75; £50.
Closing date 31st January 2010
Winning entries will be announced and published on the slipstream web site
www.slipstream-poets.co.uk
Adjudicator – Catherine Smith
In 2004 Catherine was selected by The Arts Council/PBS as one of the ‘Next Generation’ poets – the twenty most exhilarating poets to have published a first collection in the previous ten years. Her first collection – ‘The New Bride’ - was short-listed for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection 2001; her next book – ‘The Butcher’s Hands’ – was a PBS recommendation and short-listed for the Aldebrugh/Jerwood Prize. Her latest collection – ‘Lip’ – was short-listed for the Forward Prize for Best Collection, 2008. She lives in Sussex and teaches at SussexUniversity and The Arvon Foundation
Rules
- Poems may be on any subject, must be previously unpublished, not exceed 60 lines, carry no means of identifying the author and be received by the Competition Secretary no later than 31st January 2010. Multiple entries must be on separate sheets.
- Name of the competitor & title(s) of poem(s) must be clearly listed on the Entry Form to which a cheque for the total entry fee should be attached. £3 per poem, 4 for £10 or 6 for £12.
- The copyright of all poems remains with the author. However, unless otherwise arranged with the Competition Secretary, authors of winning poems agree to allow inclusion of their poems on the Slipstream web site in the 2010 Competition Section .
- Prize Money will be paid in pounds sterling; entry fees must likewise be paid in pounds sterling.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL PRIZE
As in last year’s competition, all West Sussex entrants will, in addition, be judged by Judith Cair and the best poem by a West Sussex entrant will be awarded The Jim Johnston ‘Chanctonbury Cup’.
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