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<\/a><\/p>\n2014 Far Horizons Award for Poetry<\/span><\/h1>\nThe Malahat Review<\/em>, Canada\u2019s premier literary magazine, invites emerging poets from Canada, the United States, and elsewhere to enter the\u00a0Far Horizons Award for Poetry.<\/b>\u00a0Eligible poets have yet to publish their poetry in book form (a book of poetry is defined to have a length of 48 pages or more). One prize of $1000 (CAD) is awarded. Poets contributing to\u00a0The Malahat Review<\/em>\u00a0have won or been nominated for National Magazine Awards for Poetry and the Pushcart Prize.<\/span><\/p>\nEntries may be sent by regular mail or email.\u00a0<\/strong>When submitting by email, please ensure you include a\u00a0cover letter<\/em>\u00a0with relevant contact details (more below under Enter by Email); do not simply put this information in the body of the email. We also ask that\u00a0no personal or contact information\u00a0<\/em>is written anywhere on the poems themselves!<\/span><\/p>\nNew this year: Pay only $15 for each additional entry after the first.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n2014 Deadline<\/span><\/h2>\nThis year’s judge will be\u00a0Julie Bruck<\/strong>.\u00a0Read a biography of Bruck here.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\nWant inspiration?\u00a0Check out a recent interview with Bruck on the poetic process and what she’s looking for in the winning poem.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\nThe deadline for the 2014 Far Horizons Award for Poetry is\u00a0May 1, 2014<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\nRead about Kayla Czaga, winner of the Far Horizons contest in 2012.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\nRead a catch-up interview with Czaga two years post-win.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nGuidelines<\/span><\/h2>\n\n- Emerging poets may enter up to three poems per entry.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Writers who have self-published a book of poetry are considered to have published their poetry in book form and are therefore ineligible to enter the Far Horizons Awards. You are, however, welcome to enter your work in ourOpen Season Awards<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Each poem may not exceed 60 lines, excluding spaces between stanzas.<\/span><\/li>\n
- No restrictions as to subject matter or aesthetic approach apply.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Entry fee required:Entrants receive a one-year subscription to\u00a0The Malahat Review<\/em>\u00a0for themselves or a friend.<\/span>\n
\n- $25 CAD for Canadian entries;<\/li>\n
- $30 US for American entries;<\/li>\n
- $35 US for entries from Mexico and outside North America.<\/li>\n
- $15 CAD for each additional entry\u00a0<\/strong>(from anywhere)<\/li>\n
- See How to Pay below<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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- Entrants submitting more than one entry receive a one-year subscription for the first entry only.<\/span><\/li>\n
- One entry consists of 1-3 poems. A second entry will be 3-6 poems, a third entry 7-9 poems, etc. Each entry\u00a0after\u00a0<\/em>the first is $15 CAD.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Entries already published, accepted, or submitted elsewhere are ineligible.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Previous publication is considered to be any appearance in print or online, including on or in a newspaper, newsletter, magazine, anthology, chapbook, book, website, electronic magazine, personal blog, Twitter, or Facebook. Please note that even if the print run or circulation of the print publication where the work has previously appeared is small, this is still considered previous publication. No work that has been excerpted elsewhere is eligible for submission; nor is a work that has been revised since its original publication.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Entrants\u2019 anonymity is preserved throughout the judging. Contact information (including an email address) should not appear on the submission, but on a separate page that also lists the title of each enclosed poem.<\/span><\/li>\n
- No entries will be returned.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The winner and finalists will be notified via email.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Entrants will not be notified separately by letter about the judges\u2019 decisions even if a SASE is included for this purpose.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Only the winning entry will be published in\u00a0The Malahat Review<\/em>\u2019s Winter 2014 issue.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The winner will be announced on\u00a0The<\/em>\u00a0Malahat’s\u00a0<\/em>website, Facebook page, and Twitter account in July, 2014.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The winner will be interviewed by a\u00a0Malahat<\/em>\u00a0volunteer. The interview will appear on our website and in\u00a0Malahat lite<\/em><\/span><\/a>, the magazine\u2019s monthly e-newsletter, in September 2014.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Enter by Email<\/span><\/h2>\n\n- Send entries as an attachment to\u00a0horizons@uvic.ca<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
- The subject line must contain the entrant’s full name and method of payment. e.g., “John Smith cheque” or “Jane Tucker credit online” or “Jane Doe credit mail-in”<\/span><\/li>\n
- Entrants must also submit an information sheet as a separate attached file:Acceptable file formats: Word (.doc and .docx) or PDF<\/span>\n
\n- Entrant’s full name<\/li>\n
- Titles of each individual poems (please do not title entire submission)<\/li>\n
- Line count for each poem, excluding stanza breaks<\/li>\n
- Entrant’s mailing address<\/li>\n
- Entrant’s email address<\/li>\n
- Method of payment (see How to Pay below)<\/li>\n
- A single cover sheet is best, even if additional entries are submitted (please list all poems on the same cover sheet).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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- When submitting via PDF, please\u00a0do not\u00a0<\/em>submit all poems in a single PDF document, as it is not possible for our office to separate out each individual poem. Instead, please send each poem as a\u00a0separate\u00a0<\/em>document.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Enter by Regular Mail<\/span><\/h2>\n\n- Provide the following information on a separate sheet:<\/span>\n
\n- Entrant’s full name<\/li>\n
- Titles of each individual poems (please do not title entire submission)<\/li>\n
- Line count for each poem, excluding stanza breaks<\/li>\n
- Entrant’s mailing address<\/li>\n
- Entrant’s email address<\/li>\n
- Method of payment (see How to Pay below)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Send entries to:<\/span>\nThe Malahat Review<\/b><\/em><\/span>
\nFar Horizons Award for Poetry<\/span>
\nUniversity of Victoria<\/span>
\nP.O. Box 1700<\/span>
\nStn CSC<\/span>
\nVictoria, B.C. V8W 2Y2<\/span>
\nCanada<\/span><\/p>\n
\nEmail:<\/strong>\u00a0horizons@uvic.ca<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nTelephone:<\/strong>\u00a0250-721-8524<\/span>
\nFax:<\/strong>\u00a0250-472-5051<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nHow To Pay<\/span><\/h2>\n\n- You can pay online, or mail your payment with your entry. Please try and submit payment the same day as you send in your online entries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Pay Online<\/span><\/h3>\n\n- Please enclose your receipt with your contest entry so we can identify your online payment.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\nPay by Mail<\/span><\/h3>\n\n- By Cheque or Money Order:<\/strong>\u00a0Enclose a cheque or money order, made out to The Malahat Review, in Canadian or US funds with your entry.<\/span><\/li>\n
- By Credit Card:<\/strong>\u00a0Complete our\u00a0Credit Card Payment Form<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and enclose it with your entry.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Entries may be sent by regular mail or email.\u00a0<\/strong>When submitting by email, please ensure you include a\u00a0cover letter<\/em>\u00a0with relevant contact details (more below under Enter by Email); do not simply put this information in the body of the email. We also ask that\u00a0no personal or contact information\u00a0<\/em>is written anywhere on the poems themselves!<\/span><\/p>\n New this year: Pay only $15 for each additional entry after the first.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n This year’s judge will be\u00a0Julie Bruck<\/strong>.\u00a0Read a biography of Bruck here.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Want inspiration?\u00a0Check out a recent interview with Bruck on the poetic process and what she’s looking for in the winning poem.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The deadline for the 2014 Far Horizons Award for Poetry is\u00a0May 1, 2014<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n Read about Kayla Czaga, winner of the Far Horizons contest in 2012.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Read a catch-up interview with Czaga two years post-win.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Email:<\/strong>\u00a0horizons@uvic.ca<\/span><\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n2014 Deadline<\/span><\/h2>\n
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\nFar Horizons Award for Poetry<\/span>
\nUniversity of Victoria<\/span>
\nP.O. Box 1700<\/span>
\nStn CSC<\/span>
\nVictoria, B.C. V8W 2Y2<\/span>
\nCanada<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nTelephone:<\/strong>\u00a0250-721-8524<\/span>
\nFax:<\/strong>\u00a0250-472-5051<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nHow To Pay<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Pay Online<\/span><\/h3>\n
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