The South Carolina Review’s
2009/2010 POETRY CONTEST & FUNDRAISER
$500 PRIZE FOR FIRST PLACE
Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by March 15, 2010.
One winning poem will be awarded $500, and two runners-up will receive $100 and
$50, respectively. Winning poems and selected fi nalists will be published in the Fall
2010 issue. Entries must be original, unpublished, and not have won a monetary
award in other contests.
Guidelines
Number and Page Restrictions: Send one copy of up to four poems (ten pages
maximum). On a cover page, include name, address, phone number, and title(s) of
your poem(s). All poems submitted for the contest must be anonymous. Include
SASE.
Entry Fee: A $20 entry fee (checks payable to the Clemson University Foundation
with “SCR Poetry Contest” on the memo-line) covers the cost of up to four poems
(ten pages maximum). Moreover, if you would like to make a gift to assist the journal
in these hard economic times, you may do so by adding $25, $50, $100 or more to
the entry fee and specifying “Friends of SCR” on the memo-line of your check.
Please indicate your choice and a current mailing as well as email address in your
cover letter. Multiple entries will be allowed, provided that each contains a separate
entry fee, cover letter, and SASE.
Submit entries to:
The South Carolina Review Poetry Contest
611 Strode Tower
Box 340522
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-0522
Entries arriving by email or FAX will not be considered. Any
entries not following the requirements listed above may be
disqualifi ed. Please direct any inquiries to SCR’s editor, Dr.
Wayne Chapman, at cwayne@clemson.edu