PUB: NAPF - The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards

Barbara Mandigo Kelly

Peace Poetry Awards


The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards are an annual series of awards to encourage poets to explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit. The Poetry Awards include three age categories: Adult, Youth 13-18, and Youth 12 & Under.

The deadline for submissions is July 1, 2012.

Past Award Winners

2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008
2007 2006 | 2005 | 2004
2003| 2002 | 2001 | 2000
1999| 1998 | 1997 | 1996

This book contains the winning poems
for the first seven years of the Barbara
Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards.
You can order a copy here.

2012 Peace Poetry Awards Guidelines

(A PDF Version of the following is available here.)

Awards:

  • Adults - $1,000
  • Youth (13 to 18) - $200
  • Youth (12 and under) - $200
We award Honorable Mentions in each category.

Eligibility:

  • The contest is open to people worldwide. Poems must be original, unpublished and in English.

Deadlines:

  • All entries must be postmarked by July 1, 2012.

Procedures:

  • Send 2 copies of up to 3 typed unpublished poems. Maximum of 30 lines per poem.
  • Include name, address, email, telephone number, and age (if youth) in upper right hand corner of one copy of each poem.
  • Title each poem.
  • Do not staple individual poems together.
  • Please keep copies of all poems as we will be unable to return them.

Any entry that does not adhere to ALL of the contest rules will not be considered for a prize.

Fee:

$15 for up to three poems for Adult entries.
$5 for up to three poems for Youth (13-18) entries.
No fee for Youth (12 and under) entries.

Judging:

Judging will be done by a committee of poets selected by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.

Winners:

Winners will be announced by October 1, 2012. Winners and Honorable Mentions will be notified by mail. The award is open to people worldwide. All poems must be the original work of the poet, unpublished, and in English. The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation reserves the right to publish and distribute the award winning poems, including honorable mentions.

Copies of the winning poems from the 2012 Awards will be posted on the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation website after October 1, 2012. Copies of the winning poems from previous years are posted on our website at: www.wagingpeace.org/menu/programs/awards-&-contests/bmk-contest.

Send Entries To:

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards
PMB 121
1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1
Santa Barbara, CA 93108-2794
805-965-3443 • fax: 805-568-0466
via wagingpeace.org