Ware Continuation Sheet Poets - poetrypf.co.uk

1 WARE POETSwas founded in 1991 to provide a forumfor Poets to read their own work, and also to hear andenjoy guest Poets . The group usually meets on the firstFriday of each month. There is a modest entrance charge,and refreshments are available. Everybody is welcomeand has the opportunity to read one or two of their ownpoems in the first half of the evening - or to read poems byother Poets . Regulars come not just from Ware, but from awide area of Hertfordshire, Essex, Bedfordshire and North London. Ware Poets meets at Ware Arts Centre,Kibes Lane, Ware SG12 7BS. Details of forthcoming WarePoets events can be found in the relevant area of thePOETRYPF website at 1st Prize 600 2nd Prize 300 3rd Prize 150 plus The Ware Sonnet Prizeof 150awarded for the best sonnet Competition2019 CLOSING DATE:3 0 T H A P R I L 2 0 1 9 SOLE ADJUDICATORMAGGIEBUTTC ontinuation SheetWarePoetsWarePoetsMaggieButtRules and Instructions for EntryMaggie Butt has published five poetry collections and anovel.

2 Her most recent poetry collection is Degrees ofTwilight(The London Magazine 2015). She is an advisoryfellow for the Royal Literary Fund and an associateprofessor of creative writing at Middlesex University whereshe s taught creative writing since 1990. Previously, she wasa journalist and BBC TV documentary producer. Her poemshave escaped the page into choreography, a geo-locativemobile phone app, and live musical accompaniment. competition is open to anyone aged 16 or should be in English, must not have been publishedeither in print or on a website, nor be currently submitted or acceptedfor future publication. They must not previously have beenawarded a prize in any other must be your own original work and may be on any must be typed or neatly handwritten on A4 paper, and nolonger than 50 poem must be on a separate sheetof paper which must not bear your name or any other formof the entry form or a separate Sheet of paper, please give yourname, address and email address (Details are kept securely, usedonly for competition purposes, not shared with third parties, anddestroyed after the competition).

3 Sonnetsto be considered for TheWare Sonnet Prizeshould be marked with an S in the top righthand corner. They will also be considered for the main number of poems may be submitted on payment of theappropriate fee, which is 4 per poem, 12 for 4 poems,and 3 thereafter in the same andPostal Orders (in sterling only) should be made payable to WAREPOETS you would like receipt of entry to be confirmed, please enclose astamped addressed envelope marked RECEIPT. For the results Sheet ,enclose SAE marked regret that we are unable to return poems, or amend them closing date is 30th April 2019;results will be sent out inmid-June. An informal prizegiving ceremony and reading will beheld at Ware Arts Centre on Friday 5th July remains with the authors but Ware Poets reserves the rightto print winning and shortlisted poems in the competition Entrants in the competition will be deemed to have accepted theseconditions of entry.

4 The adjudicator s decision will be final; nocorrespondence can be entered Entries should be sent to: The Competition Secretary, Ware Poets Competition,21 Trinity Road, Ware SG12 7DB. We are unable to accept entries by Please tell us where you heard about the will publish an anthology of the winning and shortlisted poemsin July 2019. The price will be , post free. To receive a copy,please complete and return the form Poets COMPETITIONA N T H O L O G Y 2 0 1 9 WarePoetsPlease sendcopies of the Ware CompetitionAnthology 2019at per copy to the address above.(Please add the relevant amount on to your entry fee.)Ware Poets COMPETITIONA N T H O L O G Y 2 0 1 9 NameAddressPostcodeEmailPoem TitlesContinue overleaf if enclose a cheque/PO (payable to Ware Poets Competition) to the amount of Entry FormWarePoetsI heard about the