Melbourne Poets Union – International Poetry Competition 2010 due by Friday 29 October

Competition: INTERNATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION 2010
Prizes: $1,000 First Prize $300 Second Prize $200 third prize
+ $100 Martin Downey Urban Realist Award
+ Plus Book Vouchers for Highly Commended & Books for Commended

Judge: Competition Judge – Ron Pretty

Poems: not more than 50 lines
Due: Friday 29th October (see conditions below)
Entry form: Download Entry Forms from MPU’s Website http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mpuinc

More Information: Contact for MPU Inc is Leon Shann Tel.(03)9386 6259 or email shann3056@optusnet.com.au

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

• poems should be in English, unpublished, not accepted or submitted for publication
• elsewhere and must be your original work
• poems should not be entered in any other competition, or have previously been a winner
• in any other competition
• may be on any theme, maximum 50 lines and must be typed
• shall not bear the poet’s name
• entries should be received by Friday 29th October 2010, or postmarked that date
• entries must be accompanied by cheque/money order payable to Melbourne Poets Union
• and addressed to Melbourne Poets Union, PO Box 266, Flinders Lane, Vic 8009
• $7 per poem or $13 for 2 poems or $18 for 3 poems (no cash please)

NOTE:

• entry fees are not refundable
• there is no limit to the number of entries an individual may submit
• failure to meet any of these conditions shall render the poems ineligible
• please enclose a self stamped address envelope (SSAE) for results
• the judge’s decision is final - no correspondence shall be entered into.
• MPU reserves the right to publish the winning poem/s on their website.

Entry Forms – please download from MPU’s Website: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mpuinc

Sponsors: Black Inc Books, Black Pepper Publishing, The Paperback Bookshop

ENTRY FORMS AND CONDITIONS ARE ATTACHED (BELOW) - in Word doc and pdf form.