The
Ontario Poetry Society
~ Open Heart 13 Magazine Poetry Competition ~ | |
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The Open Heart
13 Poetry Competition
Open to Canadian Residents Only Grand Prize: $100 for the best poem Plus $100 to be donated to the favorite charity of the Grand Prize Winner Plus 18 Honourable Mention Awards All winning poems to receive a fancy certificate Plus all winning poems to be published in a chapbook Plus all the winners will receive one free chapbook Rules and Guidelines: Blind Judging: No author ID to be anywhere on the same page as the poem, back or front. No theme to be added on the poem page. The judge should be able to discern the theme from the words. Enclose a cover page with poem title (or first line if no title), Author name, address, phone number & e-mail if possible. On your cover page, state Charity and complete mailing address for the Charity of your choice. Poems may be previously published, but no previous contest winners, please. Poems must include at least one of the following Heart themes: Love won, Love lost, Love of family, Love of animals, Love of Humanity, Valentine poems, Bonding, Charity, Generosity, Compassion, Courage, Heart health problems, Heart wood, Broken heart, Heartache, Hard hearted, Emotions carried in the heart Poems not to exceed 36 lines and the stanza breaks count as lines. All styles welcome. Deadline: December 25th, 2018 Contest Fee: $5 for the first poem, additional poems $1 each. There is no limit to the number of submissions per entrant. Enclose a #10 s.a.s.e. for winner's list and receive a FREE $1 coupon for our next contest. Send entries with payment to: The Ontario Poetry Society, #710 - 65 Spring Garden Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M2N 6H9 The Grand Prize Winner will receive the charitable donation receipt. Additional copies of the chapbook will be available for $10 each (postage included). Buy 5 for $50 and get an extra copy for free. Contest Judge is Marsha Barber (Won 1st Prize in the Open Heart 12 contest) |