YORKTOWN.NET PRESENTS
the 2010 INAUGURAL
FOUR SEASONS POETRY CONTEST
GENERAL RULESYORKTOWN.NET WILL PAY OUT FOUR QUARTERLY PRIZES EACH IN THE AMOUNT OF $300.00 OR THE NOOK E-BOOK READER AND $100.00 SHOPPING CREDIT *
YORKTOWN.NET WILL PAY OUT ONE GRAND PRIZE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1000.00**
ELIGIBILITY: Heretofore UNPUBLISHED poems are eligible. Each poet may submit a maximum of three poems each. If your work is copyright registered, you must include a separate letter of permission to use your copyrighted material for the purpose and intent of publishing. If your entry includes work that is "under contract" then it is considered PUBLISHED for the purposes of this contest and therefore is ineligible.
HOW TO ENTER: The United States Postal Service is the only mechanism for delivering your contest submission.
ENTRY / READING FEE: Your check (drawn on any US Banking institution) or money order in US currency must accompany your submission. Entry fee is $10.00 per poem, with a maximum of three poems. $10 X 3 = $30. Entry fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. A paid entry fee entitles the entrée to the right to download one copy of the Annual Four Season Poetry Anthology when it is published.
NOT RETURNABLE / REFUNDABLE: Your poems will not be returned to you. Your submissions will automatically be published in the annual FOUR SEASONS BOOK of POETRY. Entry fees received are not refundable. No changes may be made after the submission is received.
LIMITATIONS: Poems must not be longer than three pages each. Each person is eligible to enter each FOUR SEASONS quarterly poetry contest one time. Poems entered in other poetry contests are considered eligible. Poems that have won other poetry contests and that are published as a result are considered published and are therefore considered ineligible.
NOTIFICATION: If you wish to be notified of the receipt of your submission, please enclose a stamped, self addressed envelope. We will announce the winner for each of the four contests within 30 days of the respective deadline date. The winner will be contacted by telephone and also notified by mail.
COVER LETTER: Please include a cover letter with your submission for identification purposes. Give name, address, phone contact number and e-mail address. In your cover letter please include the type of verse, style and a list of the titles of your submitted work. In your cover letter please state in your own words that you are the author of the submitted work. Please don’t forget to sign and date the cover letter.
PHYSICAL FORMAT: Your poems must be typed or printed, cursive is not acceptable. If you are hand printing, you may use lined paper. For digital printers, use black ink, left align, 12 pt, sans serif font. Four sets of your poems must be provided, each stapled identically, three copies for the judges and one for publication. Please use standard white 8.5 x 11-inch paper, double spaced, one side only. The poem’s title should appear in capitals before the text and a "by" line should appear at the end with your name. A date may be placed, but be aware that for purposes of copyrights, a date stamp will be placed on each individual poem on the date received.
ANNUAL FOUR SEASONS POETRY ANTHOLOGY: Every poem submitted will automatically be published in the Annual Four Season Poetry Anthology without additional cost to you. Every entrant will be entitled to download a copy of Annual Four Season Poetry Anthology in the year that it is published. A CD ROM of the Annual Four Season Poetry Anthology will be available for purchase in the spring of the year it is published.
ANNUAL BANQUET: Each of the the FOUR SEASONS poetry contest quarterly winners will be invited to the annual FOUR SEASONS poetry contest banquet in February 2011 in south Florida date and place TBA. There they will read their work and be judged by their peers in attendance. The winner of the runoff contest will be awarded a $1000.00 prize**. The banquet will be held in Beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
MAIL TO:
YORKTOWN.NET LLC FOUR SEASONS
P.O. BOX 283
LAKE WORTH, FL 33460-283SUBMISSION CHECK LIST:
Four copies of each poem submitted
Cover letter with all contact information and signed
Entry fee $10.00 for each poem submitted maximum of three poems
Standard size #10 envelope is preferred
Stamped self addressed envelope if you wish notification of receipt.
*Nook 6" screen $100.00 good at Yorktown.net
**$1000.00 prize is contingent upon a minimum number of entries.
