Deadline: 1 April 2012
We recommend all entrants to read the rules carefully before making submission.
RULES: GENERAL
- The competition is opened to everyone, international to all poets and writers whether published or not, regardless of experience. Current employees of Poetry Foundation Ghana or their relatives are not eligible. Previously published poems in other contests, books, magazines, etc. are not accepted.
- All poems must be 40 lines or fewer, should be typed single line spacing, and must only be on the theme of POLITICS. Only ONE poem must be submitted and should be the original work of the contestant.
- The closing date of the competition is midnight, 1st April 2012.
- Under no circumstances can alterations be made to poems once entered.
- Submissions will be done online ONLY and will receive automatic confirmation at the time of submission.
- Summited poem should come in a message format and not as an attached file. Any poem submitted as an attachment will not be attended to.
- The competition organizers reserve the right to change the judging panel without notice and to withhold prizes if later found a rule breached by a contestant.
- The judges’ decision is final and neither the judges nor PFG staff will enter into any correspondence.
- No employee or member of PFG is eligible to enter the PFG Poetry Competition.
RULES FOR POEM SUBMISSION
- The theme or subject matter of the submitted poem must be on POLITICS and nothing else. Poems which fail to capture this theme will be discarded.
- Submitted poem should be pasted directly in the text area and the subject line bearing the name POETRY CONTEST. No attachments will be accepted.
- All entries/inquiries must be submitted to: submissions@poetryfoundationghana.org
- All entries will be judged anonymously and the poet’s name will not appear on the poem itself.
- All poems must have a title and must not exceed 40 lines in length (excluding title).
- Poems must be the original work of the contestant.
- Entries must not have been published, self-published, published on a website or broadcast before February, 2012.
- Entries must be written in English language.
- There are no charges, ENTRY is free.
PRIZES AND WINNERS
CASH PRIZES WILL BE WON
- First Prize = GH₵400
- Second Prize = GH ₵200
- Third Prize = GH ₵100
*Winners and commendations will be notified by 30th April, 2012. All winners will be asked to provide a biography and photograph
*The copyright of each poem remains with the author. However, authors of the winning poems, by entering the competition, grant the Poetry Foundation Ghana the right to publish and/or broadcast their poem for one year from April 2012. Use of the poems elsewhere during this time is subject to permission from the Poetry Foundation Ghana.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: submissions@poetryfoundationghana.org
For submissions: submissions@poetryfoundationghana.org
Website: http://poetryfoundationghana.org