New Zealand Poetry Society Te Hunga Tito Ruri o Aotearoa
2008 International Poetry Competition
The New Zealand Poetry Society's 2008 International Poetry Competition will close on 30 May 2008. Links for the entry forms are at the bottom of this page.
The New Zealand Poetry Society gratefully acknowledges the assistance of our Sponsors: Community Post, the Asia:New Zealand Foundation, and the Jeanette Stace Poetry Trust.
There are four competition sections:
The Open Section is for verse/poems, and is open to any age. The line limit is 40, and you can send an unlimited number of poems. The fee is $NZ5 per poem, or $NZ4 if you are a member of the NZPS. You can join the NZPS on the competition entry form if you wish. The Open Section will be judged by Tony Beyer.
The Junior Open Section is for verse/poems, and has an age limit of 17 years on 30 May 2008. The line limit is 40 and you can send an unlimited number of poems. The fee is $NZ2 per poem. There will be prizes for two sub-sections: primary/intermediate, and secondary. The Junior Open Section will be judged by Helen Rickerby.
The Haiku Section is for haiku and senryu, and open to any age. The fee is $NZ1 per poem, and every 5th poem is free for NZPS members. You can join the NZPS on the entry form if you wish. The Haiku Section will be judged by Sandra Simpson. The Jeanette Stace Memorial Prize for first place is generously sponsored by the Jeanette Stace Poetry Trust.
The Haiku Junior Section is for haiku and senryu, and has an age limit of 17 years on 30 May 2008. The fee is NZ.50c per poem. The Junior Haiku section will be judged by Nola Borrell. The Jeanette Stace Memorial Prize for first place is generously sponsored by the Jeanette Stace Poetry Trust.
Schools may enter their students as a group entry, and students may also enter independently.
Good advice:
Nervous about entering a competition? Please feel free to read the advice at Writers' Services: http://www.writersservices.com/services/s_entering_competitions.htm
Payment:
All international currencies are accepted - see www.xe.com for the current exchange rate.
Please do not send coins. You can pay by cash, cheque, 50c stamps (NZ only), Money Order (NZ only), or by IRC (available from the Postal Service of most countries, and worth $NZ2).
You can click on the name of each form below (in blue) to read / download, or copy the address into your browser.
You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download these forms. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader you can get it free from the Adobe website at www.adobe.com If you prefer not to download Adobe Acrobat Reader, please email the Competition Secretary at competition@poetrysociety.org.nz to request the forms as Word documents.
Please read the submission guidelines carefully before sending your entry. There have been a few changes since last year. We advise you to keep a copy of the submission instructions, as a reminder of when you will be free to submit your poems elsewhere.
Instructions for each section:
Open and Open Junior submission instructions http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/files/open & junior submission guidelines.pdf
Haiku and Haiku Junior submission instructions
School submission instructions http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/files/2008 School Instructions.pdf
Entry forms for each section:
Open and Open Junior entry form http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/files/open & junior entry form.pdf
Haiku and Haiku Junior entry form http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/files/2008 Haiku Entry Form.pdf
School group entry form http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/files/school group entry form.pdf
(students may enter independently, using the Open and Open Junior entry form)
For queries and any further information, email Laurice Gilbert, the Competition Secretary, at: competition@poetrysociety.org.nz
Good luck!
