The Barbara Mandigo Kelly
Peace Poetry Awards
The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards is an annual series of awards to encourage poets to explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit. The Poetry Awards include three age categories: Adult, Youth 13-18, and Youth 12 & Under. Each year, the deadline for submissions is July 1.
The contest is open to people worldwide. Poems must be original, unpublished, and in English.
Deadline
All entries must be postmarked by July 1, 2015.
Awards
Adult Winner – $1,000
Youth (13 to 18) Winner – $200
Youth (12 and under) Winner – $200
We may award Honorable Mentions in each category.
Procedures
1. Send two copies of up to three typed unpublished poems. Maximum of 30 lines per poem.
2. Include name, address, email, telephone number, and age (if youth) in upper right-hand corner of one copy of each poem.
3. Title each poem.
4. Do not staple individual poems together.
5. Please keep copies of all entries as we will be unable to return them.
Any entry that does not adhere to ALL of the contest rules will not be considered for a prize.
Judging
Judging will be done by a committee of poets selected by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. Copies of the winning poems from previous years are available here.
Send Entries To:
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
PMB 121, 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1
Santa Barbara, CA 93108-2794
Winners
Winners and Honorable Mentions will be announced by October 1, 2015 on the NAPF website. Winners will be notified by mail. Past years’ winning poems can be found here.
Book Offer
Please include an additional $10 if you would like to receive a copy of Never Enough Flowers: The Poetry of Peace II, a collection of first-place and honorable mention poems of the Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards from 2003-2010.
Entry Fee
Adults – $15 for up to three poems
Youth (13 to 18) – $5 for up to three poems
Youth (12 and under) – no fee
Please make checks payable to Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.
>via: http://www.peacecontests.org/#journal