Flarestack Poets Pamphlet Competition 2012 : Conditions of Entry
1. We ask for collections of up to 25 pages of poems. Poems may be of any length and may take up more than one page.
2 There is a fee of £20.00 per collection. Entrants may submit several collections, as long as each is separately paid for. Cheques should be crossed and made payable to Flarestack Poets.
3 Collections will be judged anonymously. Both judges, Jacqui Rowe and Meredith Andrea, will read all the entries.We ask for a cover page with the poet’s name, address, daytime telephone number and email address, plus the title of the collection, followed by a contents page listing poem titles.Thereafter, each page must bear the collection title only, NOT the poet’s name. We ask that pages acknowledging the prior appearances of poems in periodicals are omitted at this stage.
4 Poems must be typed on one side only of A4, and must be written in English.
5 Poems in collections submitted may have been previously published in journals or anthologies, but must not have appeared or be about to appear in single-authored pamphlet or collection form.
6 Copyright remains with poets but Flarestack Poets reserves the right to first UK publication of the winning collections for 12 months from publication.
7 Please send collections in a simple plastic wallet. Do not staple pages together.
8 Entries must be postmarked on or before 31stJanuary 2012. For acknowledgment of receipt please enclose a stamped self-addressed postcard marked ‘Receipt’.
9 We cannot return manuscripts or offer feedback. The judges’ decision is final. Winners will be announced in April, and results posted on Flarestack Poets website,www.flarestackpoets.co.uk To receive results by post, please enclose an SAE marked ‘Results’.
10 Two winners will have their collections published by Flarestack Poets in late Spring 2012. Each will receive £300 and 20 copies of their pamphlet. In addition they will be invited to read their work at Flarestack Poets’ launch event in Birmingham.
11 A selection of the best individual poems submitted in the competition will be published in an anthology to appear in late Spring 2012. Poets whose work is included in the anthology will receive a free copy and an invitation to read at Flarestack Poets launch.
12 Entries must bear the correct postage and be addressed to The Competition Secretary, FLARESTACK POETS, c/o 69, Beaks Hill Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham B38 8BL
13 Entry in the competition implies acceptance of the above conditions.
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