Well what do you know… the deadline for the Red Shed Comp. is April 30th. That’s only THREE WEEK AND FOUR DAYS TO GO
The sun’s shining, daffodils are convinced of the resurrection and the life, there are pale yellow catkins on the twisted hazel, blood red flowers on the quince, a haze of pale lilac light at the tips of the silver birch. All that stuff.
By the way. Whatever you do, please don’t write me poems like that last paragraph. Not if you sincerely want to win.If you want to know about writing prize-winning poems then head on over to Carole Bromley’s excellent post by following this link:
The York Competition is all done and dusted, so you now have no distraction and no excuse. Get enthused, follow Carole’s advice and then pick out a winner from your word hoard and send it off to the Red Shed Competiton. Make my day. The link to the competition is :
http://www.currockpress.com/the-red-shed-open-poetry-competition-2016.html
This is what you’ll find when you get there…just so you know you’ve reached the right place.
The Red Shed Open Poetry Competition 2016 entry form
Sole adjudicator: John Foggin
Closing date: Saturday 30th April, 2016
Prizes: 1st— £100
2nd—£50
Wakefield Postcode prize—£25
RULES FOR ENTRY:
- The competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over.
- Poems should be in English, they must not have been previously published, nor be currently submitted for publication elsewhere.
- Poems must be the original work of the entrant, they must be typed on A4 paper and be no longer than 50 lines. Each poem must be on a separate sheet of paper which must not bear names or any other form of identification.
- Entries must be accompanied by a completed application form or a separate sheet with all of the appropriate information included and a stamped addressed envelope. The results and the judge’s comments are sent out via this sae.
- Entries must be accompanied by an appropriate entry fee: £3 for first entry, £2 for each poem subsequently entered. Cheques (sterling only) must be made payable to Currock Press. Entrants paying via PayPal should ensure that their PayPal confirmation of payment numbers are listed.
- Entries eligible for the Wakefield postcode prize should be marked with a W in the top right hand corner.
- We regret that we are unable to return poems or enter into any correspondence with entrants. The adjudicator’s decision is final.
- The closing date is Saturday 30th April, 2016.
- An awards event will be held at Mocca Moocho Café, Cross Square, Wakefield on Sunday 29th May at 2.00pm.
- Copyright remains with the authors but Red Shed Readings reserves the right to print winning poems.
Entries should be sent to:
The Competition Organiser,
Red Shed Open Poetry Competition,
3 Sandal Cliff, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 6AU
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We’ll be having a guest next week. Whatever you do, don’t miss it. In the meantime, dust down your drafts and pick a winner.
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