- The Sparkle and Shine Poetry Contest -
Open
to Members of The Ontario Poetry Society
-
See Winners List -
1st Prize: $50 2nd
Prize: $35 3rd Prize: $25
and 2 Honourable Mention Awards of $15 each
plus all winning poems to receive a fancy certificate
and publication in Verse Afire
Themes:
Poems
to be about fame, glitz and glamour,
poems about
astronomy, astrological poems, horoscopes,
space travel, silver and gold coins or body or face paint, fireworks,
poems about fashion, celebrations, parties, star-struck poems,
poems about prisms, poems about shooting stars or falling stars,
poems about polishing shoes, glass, leather, furniture, silverware &
tea services,
famous people poems such as actors, singers, politicians,
sports figures and authors and gem poems, such as diamonds, rubies,
emeralds, etc., whether in a natural setting or in a jewelry setting
Rules
and Guidelines:
All styles
welcome, Max. length per poem is 36 lines and
the spaces between the stanzas count as lines. Poems may be previously
published, but no previous contest winning poems
Blind
Judging:
No author
ID to be anywhere on the same page as the poem
Include a cover page with author’s name, address, telephone # and
e-mail
(if possible) and poem title(s) OR first lines of the poem(s) if no
title(s)
Contest
Fee:
1
book of 10 regular Canadian non-cancelled stamps for up to
5 poems. Additional poems are 2 non-cancelled postage stamps each
There is no limit to the number of submissions
Contest
Deadline:
May 31st,
2013 Postmark Date
Send
entries to:
Attn:
I.B. Iskov
The Ontario Poetry Society
#710 – 65 Spring Garden Ave.,
Toronto, Ontario M2N 6H5
Contest Judge is Katerina Fretwell
Winners will be announced on T.O.P.S. website, Facebook and in Verse Afire