PUB: EKO Poetry Contest

POETRY COMPETITION

FOR EDUCATING KENYAN ORPHANS (EKO)
Charity No.111697
17th July 2010


Poet JOHN HEGLEY will be Judging

John Hegley is a regular sell-out at The Edinburgh Festival. He has performed at the Montreal Comedy Festival, the USA Comedy Festival in Aspen, with Ulrika Jonsson & Anita Dobson inThe Pyjama Game and on BBC R4's Hearing With Hegley.

John is widely known as one of the country's most innovative comic poets with several best-selling volumes of poetry to his name.

PRIZES

First Prize £1000
Second Prize £500
Third Prize £300
Fourth Prize £200

PRIZE PRESENTATIONS

There will be a reading given by John Hegley at the Rook Lane Chapel, Bath Street, Frome, Somerset BA11 1DN.

The winners will receive their prizes and be able to read their poems at the reading on the 17th July 2010.

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There are two ways to enter the competition:

  1. You may enter directly online - just click this 'Online Form' link, and follow the ONLINE FORM instructions.
  2. Or you can download an entryform by clicking HERE

Alternatively, you may request that an entry form be posted by sending a SAE to:

Competition Organiser, 
Educating Kenyan Orphans, 
Glen View, 
Church Street,
Coleford, 
Radstock, 
Somerset, 
BA3 5LZ.

THE RULES

  1. The competition is open to anyone aged 17 or over.
  2. Poems must not exceed 30 lines (not including title).
  3. Entries must be in English.
  4. Entries can be on any subject.
  5. The name of the poet must not appear on the manuscript.
  6. All poems are judged anonymously.
  7. Each poem must be given a title.
  8. Poems must not have been previously published.
  9. Poems must be the original work of the author.
  10. There is no restriction on the number of poems submitted by each applicant.
  11. Poems may not be altered after they have been submitted.
  12. Poems must be typed only on one side of A4 paper.
  13. No Trustees or relatives of Trustees may enter the competition.
  14. Prize winners who wish to attend the reading by John Hegley must find their own way to Frome, and arrange accommodation if required.

 

COPYRIGHT: The copyright of each poem remains with the author.
THE CLOSING DATE: Poemsmust arrive by email, online submission or post by the 7th.June 2010.
FEES: Each poem submitted will cost £5.00 including subsequent poems. Only sterling ( cheques,postal orders or money orders will be accepted) . Please make cheques payable to: Educating Kenyan Orphans.
RESULTS: The winners will be personally notified on or by the 5th. July 2010. 
RECEIPTS: Receipt of postal entries will only be confirmed if a SAE/postcard is enclosed.

 

 

 

via educatingkenyanorphans.co.uk