PUB: The Claremont Review - The Annual Poetry Contest


We are always impressed by the volume and quality of the work submitted to the Annual Contest. Thank you for your participation and keep those submissions coming!

Please note: continue to submit short fiction, short plays and graphic art to The Claremont Review, but keep them separate from Annual Contest entries. Good luck and keep writing!
 
Contest Rules
 

The entry fee is $20.00 for up to 3 poems or 1 story.
If you would like to submit both genre's (poetry & fiction) the entry fee is $25.00.
All entrants receive a one year subscription to The Claremont Review.

 
  • Send us a separate cover letter that includes: your name, address, phone, e-mail information, the categories entered, the titles of your pieces, and a short bio. Fiction entries please include a word count. Please do NOT put your name on the entries themselves.
  • Include S.A.S.E. (self addressed stamped envelope) for notification of results.

  • Submissions from outside Canada (including the USA!) must include either International Reply Coupons or Canadian stamps. American postage is not valid in Canada. IRCs should be at least available to order from your local post office, though they may not keep them in stock. We have heard that some US postal outlets claim not to sell them at all. Our understanding is that this is wrong: selling IRCs is an international obligation. Here is a link to the USPS website.

     

  • No faxed or e-mail submissions.

     

  • Contestants must be aged 13-19.

     

  • Make cheque or money order payable to The Claremont Review.

     

  • All entries must be postmarked by March 15th, 2011.

     

  • All entries will be judged anonymously and on merit.
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    Prizes

    There is a total of $2000 in prizes available, with winners selected in both categories as follows:

    First Place......... $500

    Second Place.... $300

    Third Place........ $200

    All winners and honourable mentions will be published in the Fall issue of the Claremont Review, and will receive one perfect bound copy of that issue.

    In addition, the winners will be highlighted and their winning entries published on the abebooks.com website -- a level of exposure that most writers, young or old, only dream of. Wow.

    All contest entries will be considered for publication regardless of contest results.

     
    Poetry Guidelines
     

    Your entry fee allows you to enter:

    • up to three poems, each on a separate sheet of 8.5 by 11 paper.

    Please do not put your name on the poems themselves.
    Fiction Guidelines  

    Your entry fee allows you to enter:

    • up to three postcard stories (maximum 500 words apiece), each on a separate sheet of 8.5 by 11 paper, OR
    • one longer story (maximum 5000 words)

    Give us stories that reveal something about the human condition. Traditional or experimental. Your name should not appear anywhere on the story itself. Be prepared to send us a copy of your story electronically if it is accepted.

      What to Send us & Where to Send it  

    Please send:

    • your entries,
    • your cover letter,
    • and your entry fee to:

      Annual Writing Contest
      Editors
      The Claremont Review
      4980 Wesley Road
      Victoria, B.C. V8Y 1Y9
      Canada

    via theclaremontreview.ca