The World's First Major Award for Ecopoetry
COMPETITION NOW OPEN - Closes 1st October 2016
The Resurgence Poetry Prize is the world’s first major ‘ecopoetry’ award. Three prizes will be awarded each year for original and previously unpublished ecopoems in English.
With a first prize of £5,000 for the best single poem embracing ecological themes, the award ranks amongst the highest of any English language single poem competition. Second prize is £2,000 and third prize £1,000.
Rules
Three awards (First, Second and Third place) will be made for original and previously unpublished ‘ecopoems’ in English (or any dialect of English). Poets may submit as many poems as they wish but each poem must not be more than 54 lines in length. Each individual poet is able to win only one award (in order that the Prize may recognise as many poets as possible). When the judging is complete, all poems will be shredded and recycled.
· Poems that have won or which are under consideration in other competitions are not eligible, nor poems which are translations of another author’s work.
· Poems do not need to address a specific theme, but to be eligible a poems will in some way – thematically, structurally, linguistically or formally – investigate the interrelationship between human culture and the natural world.
· A poem’s spoken quality – its suitability for being read and recorded aloud – will form part of the judging criteria. The three winning poets will be expected to read their poems for use on radio and for recording and download.
· Copyright remains with the author, but the Resurgence Poetry Prize reserves the right to publish free of charge the winning and commended poems in any format whatsoever for up to one year from the closing of entries and to retain ownership and commercial rights of the recording of the poem by the author as set out above in perpetuity.
· The judges will read all eligible poems; their decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the results.
· Poems may be submitted electronically or by post. All documents must consist of typed, single-spaced A4 pages, and must NOT bear the name of the author or any means of identifying the author.
· Poems must be accompanied by a completed application form, either electronic or paper, displaying clearly the titles of all the poems submitted together with the name, address and other contact details of the author.
· Poems must also be accompanied by payment as specified in the entry instructions. Unpaid for poems will not be considered by the judges.
· Online entries and payments will be acknowledged by email. Postal entries will only be acknowledged by return of a SAE submitted at the time of entry.
· At their absolute discretion, the Resurgence Poetry Prize organisers reserve the right to return poems and their corresponding entry fees without the poems being considered.
How to Enter
We encourage writers whenever possible to enter their poems and make payment online, as this is the safest and most secure method.
Entry Fees:
Price for 1/first poem: £8
Each additional poem after that: £3
Enter Online:
First, please read the entry rules above carefully before uploading your poems. By submitting your poems, you automatically agree with our rules. Failure to adhere to the rules may result in disqualification.
Here is the link to start the submission process: http://www.resurgenceprize.org/shop/ Please read any notes you see throughout the process. You can pay with a credit or debit card.
You will be able to upload your entries after payment is completed. Allowed file types are .doc, .docx, .rtf, pdf, .txt. Maximum allowed file size is 2MB.
Note: The name of your upload document MUST be either the title or the first line of your poem. This will ensure that you can be identified as the author in the event that you win a prize.
You can enter as many poems as you wish. Once payment has been received, you will receive email acknowledgements from both the payment provider and the Resurgence Poetry Prize.
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