The Akron Art Museum presents NEW WORDS 2007. Guidelines for submission of poetry for the NEW WORDS 2007 Poetry Competition:
- ONLY ADULT POETS CURRENTLY RESIDING IN OHIO ARE ELIGIBLE TO ENTER.
- Submit THREE COPIES EACH of a maximum of THREE poems not to exceed FIVE pages total.
- Since the poems will be judged anonymously, the poems + copies of the poems MUST NOT HAVE THE POET’S NAME ON THEM. Instead, please include one cover sheet with your NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, E-MAIL ADDRESS, THE TITLES OF ALL POEMS submitted.
- Poems that have been previously or simultaneously entered to other contests ARE eligible for submission. Poems that have been previously published are NOT eligible. The Akron Art Museum reserves the right to publish winning entries. Contestants should keep a copy of all entries since poems WILL NOT be returned.
- NOTE SPECIAL SCHEDULE FOR THIS YEAR ONLY: SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BEGINNING OCTOBER 2, 2006 AND MUST BE POSTMARKED BY NOVEMBER 24, 2006.
Submit entries to:
Poetry Competition Akron Art Museum
70 East Market Street
Akron, OH 44308-2084
Competition winners receive cash prizes of $125, $100, and $75. The top eight finalists will have the opportunity to read their poems at an awards ceremony during the New Words 2007 Poetry Reading which will be held Sunday, January 28, 2007 from 2 - 4 pm at the O’Neil House, 1290 West Exchange, Akron, 44313. This event is free and open to the public. For more information on the New Words 2007 Poetry Contest and Reading call 330.376.9185 x241. The final judge for the competition is Elton Glaser, author of six books of poems and editor of the Akron Series in Poetry.
