HELEN SCHAIBLE SHAKESPEAREAN/PETRARCHAN SONNET CONTEST Free
Sponsored By: Poets' Club of Chicago
Contest Status: Active
PCI Recommendation: Neutral
Deadline: 9/1
Contest Type: Poetry (Individual Poems)
Experience Level: All Authors
Language: English
Translations Eligible: No
Other Restrictions: Members of the Poets' Club not eligible
Genres: Sonnet using a Shakespearean or Petrarchan rhyme scheme; for definitions, see:
http://www.forwardpress.co.uk/04_wor...orkshop_09.htm http://www.bartleby.com/61/27/S0312700.html
Top Award: $50
Other Awards: 2nd Prize $35, 3rd Prize $15, three Hon. Mentions
Publication of Winners: No
Entry Fee: None
Sponsor Details:
Poets' Club of Chicago
1212 South Michigan Avenue, Apt 2702
Chicago, IL 60605
USA
Contact: Tom Roby
Phone: 312-786-1959
http://www.illinoispoets.org/#schaible
What To Submit: 2 copies of MS, SASE #10 envelope for notification
Length Limit: 14 lines
Submission Format: Typed, double-spaced, on letter-size paper, submitted in duplicate; one copy should have author's name, address, phone number in upper right corner, the other copy anonymous. Send to Tom Roby at the address above.
Submissions Per Entrant: One Submission Per Entrant
Unpublished Submission: Yes
Exclusive Submission: No
PCI Editor's Comments: Prize is low, but since it's free, you have little to lose. See website for other small competitions from the Illinois State Poetry Society.
Suggestions: Read sample poems by Illinois State Poetry Society members at:
http://www.illinoispoets.org/poemindex.htm
Contest Judge: Tom Roby and other members of the Poets' Club
Winners Notified: October 30
MS Returned: No
Typical Number of Entrants: 120