Guernsey’s International
Poetry Competition 2014
Judge: Andrew Motion
Closing date for receipt of entries:
31 December 2014
Maximum length 14 lines
Entries should be in English, typed on A4 paper
The prize is open to anyone except those involved in organising the competition. Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, self-published, published on any public website or broadcast, nor winning or placed in any other competition, as at 28 February 2015.
You may send as many entries as you like. Payments must be made by cheque or postal order, or if submitting by email you may request a PayPal invoice or Direct Transfer details. Cheques should be from a UK bank and made payable to Guernsey Literary Festival with the sender’s name and address on the back.
Please do not write your name, age or residency on the same sheet as your poems, as they will be judged anonymously.
Enter each poem on a separate page and enclose another separate sheet with your name, address, telephone number, email address, plus the title(s) of your poems. Winners will be contacted by 28 February 2015. Winning poems will become part of the Poems on the Move exhibition, and/or be placed on one of the 33 Guernsey buses, for a period of no less than 6 months, to coincide with the Guernsey Literary Festival on 16-20 September 2015.
Email:
poetry@cwgsy.net
Post to:
Poems on the Move 2014 Guernsey Literary Festival, P.O. Box 174,
St Peter Port,
Guernsey GY1 3LG Channel Islands, UK
Prizes and Opportunities:
Six finalists from each category, and a further 15 poems for the bus exhibition, will be selected by the judge. The decision is final.
Poems on the Move Exhibition 2015
Six finalists from the Open Category,
and the top three finalists from both other categories (printed poster size 845mm wide x 2000mm high).
Poems on the Buses Exhibition 2015
All 18 finalists, and a further 15 poems from the Open Category (printed poster size 1575mm wide x 356mm high).
Open Category 1st prize £600 2nd place £400 3rd place £200
Finalists will be invited to an Awards Event during the Guernsey Literary Festival on 16-20 September 2015, with an opportunity to read their poem.
More entry forms at:
www.guernseyliteraryfestival.com: Competitions, Poems on the Move.pdf
Entries @£4 per poem or 3 poems for £10 Fees not refundable
Young People’s Poetry: entries FREE
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