Contest announcement
It turns out there are really a lot of parameters to consider in planning a contest: I think I have a handle on all the major ones, but if you have questions, please ask 'em. And feel free to spread the word!
Contest information:
Theme: Since about every third poem I write has something to do with the Moon, I wanted to use a Lunar theme that would be amenable to a wide variety of approaches. Therefore: each poem entered must be inspired by the name of one (or more) of the Lunar maria. There's a full list here.
Submitting: Email all entries to dichroic at riseagain dot net with Poetry Competition in the subject line. The two winning poems will be "published" here. By submitting, you grant me the right to post them here, once. You retain all subsequent publication rights (for those who do not win, you retain *all* rights).
Deadline: poems are due by September 1. I will choose and announce the winner by mid-September.
Prizes: First place: one annual SFPA membership. Second price: one copy of the 2009 Rhysling anthology, donated by Sam Henderson.
What's eligible: This one was easy and instantaneous - all subgenres of speculative poetry will be welcome - science fiction, fantasy, mythic, horror, scifiaku... whatever. Villanelle, tanka, freeform, minimalist … also whatever. Poems previously published in any journal are *not* eligible - I'm not about to go checking, so this is on the honor system. Poems published in your own blog are fine. In my own defense, I am limiting submissions to "short" poems by the Rhysling definition: under 50 lines.
Who's eligible: Anyone who is not a current member of SFPA.
Contest information:
Theme: Since about every third poem I write has something to do with the Moon, I wanted to use a Lunar theme that would be amenable to a wide variety of approaches. Therefore: each poem entered must be inspired by the name of one (or more) of the Lunar maria. There's a full list here.
Submitting: Email all entries to dichroic at riseagain dot net with Poetry Competition in the subject line. The two winning poems will be "published" here. By submitting, you grant me the right to post them here, once. You retain all subsequent publication rights (for those who do not win, you retain *all* rights).
Deadline: poems are due by September 1. I will choose and announce the winner by mid-September.
Prizes: First place: one annual SFPA membership. Second price: one copy of the 2009 Rhysling anthology, donated by Sam Henderson.
What's eligible: This one was easy and instantaneous - all subgenres of speculative poetry will be welcome - science fiction, fantasy, mythic, horror, scifiaku... whatever. Villanelle, tanka, freeform, minimalist … also whatever. Poems previously published in any journal are *not* eligible - I'm not about to go checking, so this is on the honor system. Poems published in your own blog are fine. In my own defense, I am limiting submissions to "short" poems by the Rhysling definition: under 50 lines.
Who's eligible: Anyone who is not a current member of SFPA.