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| PSHN Contests |
| Members Contest Prizes: $15, $10, $5 and publication in "The Poet's Touchstone" Rights revert to author. Membership in PSNH is required |
| The Poetry Society of New Hampshire sponsors four contests open only to members. Judges for the contests are members of the Society. Guidelines for the contests: All poems must be titled unless the form does not require it. Subject and form are open unless otherwise stated. Each poem is limited to 30 lines maximum. One poem per page. Submit two copies of each poem, one with no identification (name/address), the other with the name and address in the upper right corner. In the upper left corner of both copies write "PSNH members contest and the DEADLINE DATE.In the lower left-hand corner on the outside of the envelope in which the poems are mailed write the contest deadline date. SASE for winners list only. Poems will not be returned. Entries are limited to three poems per poet per contest. Poems must not be previously published, have won a prize of more than $10, nor be entered in another contest. To be considered, poems must be postmarked on or before the deadline date. Deadlines are: Feb 1, May 1, Aug. 1 and Nov 1. Entries that do not meet the guidelines will not be considered. Mail poems and check payable to the Poetry Society of New Hampshire to: Roger Davis, members contest coordinator 33 Derry St. Manchester, N.H. 03104-5004 August Membership Judge: Allen Marquis |
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| Members and National Contest |
| National Contest Prizes: $100, $50, $25, $25 and publication in "The Poet's Touchstone" Rights revert to author. |
| The Poetry Society of New Hampshire sponsors four National Contests open to all poets, members or not. Judges for the contests are not members of the Poetry Society of New Hampshire. Prizes are awarded to four places, 1st place, $100, 2nd place, $50, 3rd and 4th places $25 each. Winning poems will be published in our quarterly magazine, The Poets Touchstone, and winning poets will receive one copy of the issue in which their poems appear. Rights revert to the author after publication. Guidelines for November Contest: SASE for guidelines on others. Entries that do not meet the guidelines will not be considered or returned. Deadlines for National Contest: Feb 15, May 15, Aug 15, Nov 15 Subject and form are open. Line length limited to 30 lines. One poem per page. Poems must be typed. Two copies of each poem, one with NO identification (no name, no address), the other with the name and address in the upper right corner. SASE for winners list only. Poems will not be returned. Entry fee is $3 for the first poem, and $1 each for the second and third poems. Entries limited to 3 poems per poet per contest. Poems must not be previously published, have won a prize of more than $10, nor be currently entered in another contest. Poems must be postmarked by the deadline date. Deadlines are: February 15th, May 15th, August 15th, and November 15th. Mail poems and check payable to the Poetry Society of New Hampshire to me at the address above. |
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