Welcome to the first annual Emerging Voices Poetry Contest sponsored by Poet Joi Publications. This nationally based contest encourages new writers to create original work that explores contemporary subject matter, free verse, and experimental devices. First prize is $250, a one-year feature on www.PoetJoiPublications.com, online publication of the winning poem, and an announcement in our August 2009 newsletter.
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older to qualify for this contest. However, we will consider entries submitted by applicants who turn 18 on or before June 30, 2009.
Submission Period
Entries accepted September 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 (postmark dates). Winners announced August 1, 2009
Content
Applicants must submit original, unpublished work for consideration. While applicants may submit the same poem simultaneously to this and outside contests, poets may not submit poems that have already been distinguished by other awards and/or prizes.
Eligible work explores contemporary topics, free verse, experimental devices, and/or thematic elements, and may include up to six individual submissions.
Language
All submissions must be in English. Applicants may submit poems written in another language provided English translations accompany these works.
Prizes and Publication
First prize is $250, a one-year feature on www.poetjoipublications.com, online publication of the winning poem (one year), and an announcement in our August 2009 newsletter. Second prize is $75, online publication of the winning poem (one year), and honorable mention in our August 2009 newsletter. Third prize is $25, online publication of the winning poem (one year), and honorable mention in our August 2009 newsletter.
In the event that a poem submitted to the Emerging Voices Poetry Contest becomes published or receives an award elsewhere during the reading period, the applicant must notify Poet Joi Publications as soon as possible before the June 30, 2009 deadline. Previously published and/or award winning poems will not be considered for this contest.
Entry Fee
The reading fee is $8 for every 20 lines submitted. Applicants may combine multiple entries to yield a total line count. Exclude poem titles and any blank lines from the final count. Please note entry fees are non-refundable.
Entry fees must be paid by money order made out to Poet Joi Publications. Please send entry fees to:
Poet Joi Publications
Emerging Voices Poetry Contest
5001 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 112-338
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Deadline
June 30, 2009. Entries must be submitted electronically or postmarked by this date.
Announcement of Winners
Poet Joi Publications will announce all winners on www.PoetJoiPublications.com as well as in our August newsletter on August 1, 2009. Entrants with valid email addresses will receive additional email notification.
How To Enter
Send submissions electronically to:
Publications@PoetJoiPublications.com
Write the following in the subject line: Poetry Contest Submission (no. of poems) - First, Last Name
Provide the following information in the body of the email: Poem title(s), individual and total line counts, contact number, mailing address
Send submissions via U.S. Post to:
Poet Joi Publications
Emerging Voices Poetry Contest
5001 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 112-338
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Include a cover letter with the following information: First and last name, number of poems submitted, poem titles, individual and total line counts, contact number, mailing and email addresses
Privacy
Applicants' privacy is assured. Poet Joi Publications will not rent or sell applicant information to third parties under any circumstance at any point in time.
Copyright
Provided an entry wins any monetary prize, other award, or distinction, the applicant agrees to grant Poet Joi Publications a nonexclusive license to publish the work online. On occasion, winning entries may also be published in printed collections and made available on a print-on-demand-basis. We may ask winners for permission to include entries in one of these volumes. Winning writers may accept or decline this invitation based on personal discretion. No entry will be published in print without prior written consent. Writers retain all other rights. Upon online and in-print publication with Poet Joi Publications, for example, winners may publish the awarded work online and/or in print elsewhere, and may additionally enter the work into other contests.
Questions about this contest? Please use our Contact Us page to send a note to the contest administrator, or call 866.388.6936 for more information. Many thanks, and best of luck!
