Sponsors:
Arcadia University, Montgomery Theater, and the
Indian Valley Arts Foundation
Executive
Director: Joanne Leva, Montgomery County
Poet Laureate Program
Purpose:
To recognize and promote excellence in poetry
Eligibility:
ALL MONTGOMERY COUNTY RESIDENTS 18 years and older
Entry
Rules: Ten (10) poems; no more, no fewer.
Any style, form, or length. All work to be original,
published or unpublished, typewritten or word processed,
one side only. DO NOT PLACE NAME OR ADDRESS ON
POETRY PAGES. Attach Entry Form with paper clip
to packet of poems. List titles of poems, your name,
address, and phone number on opposite side of this
page. If return of manuscript is desired, enclose
a stamped, self-addressed envelope with sufficient
postage. *Please do not send certified mail.
Deadline: Poems must be mailed to:
The Montgomery County Poet Laureate Competition,
C/O Arcadia University, 450 S. Easton Road, Glenside,
PA 19038. Manuscript must be post-marked NO LATER
than Monday, February 1, 2010.
Reader's
Fee: $25.00
Please make your check payable to: The Indian Valley
Arts Foundation. In the memo, please write "Poet
Laureate."
Notification: Winner will be notified
by Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
Please note all entries will be judged anonymously.
Awards: $500 Honorarium to the winner
and a formal awards presentation by the Celebrity
Judge on Friday, April 16, 2010 at Arcadia University,
in Glenside .
Judges: Three recognized poets, two
of which reside in the Delaware Valley, Camille
Norvasis and Bill Wunder. The third, a "Celebrity"
Judge, Robert Bly.
For
further information or additional entry forms please
write to:
Joanne Leva
The Montgomery County Poet Laureate Program
C/O The Indian Valley Arts Foundation
P.O. Box 69268
Telford, PA 18969
The Montgomery County Poet Laureate Program assumes
no responsibility for loss of any work and will
not be responsible for return of work unless a stamped,
self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage
is enclosed.