Wednesday, March 20, 2013

The NZ Poetry Society's annual International Poetry Competition is now open for entries



The New Zealand Poetry Society’s 26th Annual Poetry & Haiku competition closes on 31st May. Entry forms are available on the website www.poetrysociety.org.nz or by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to: The Competition Secretary, PO Box 5283, Wellington 6145.

Cash prizes include $500 for the top poem and $100 for the top haiku, plus an extra $150 from the Jeanette Stace Poetry Trust for the winning haiku. There are also junior sections for both forms of poem, with top prizes of $200 (verse) and $150 (haiku).

Prize-winning poems will be published in the NZ Poetry Society's annual poetry anthology, to be released in November 2013. All entries are eligible for selection for the anthology, which will be carried out by independent editor, Owen Bullock. Purchase of the anthology is not a requirement for having a poem included.

Laurice Gilbert
National Coordinator
New Zealand Poetry Society

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