Closing Date: 31 July 2012
Details: #7 in the quarterly poetry competition in aid of Diversity House, a charity based in Sittingbourne, Kent, publishers of Swale Life magazine. This competition is for previously unpublished poems in English Language, on any subject, in any style, up to 50 lines long (excluding title). Poems entered must not have been posted to any website or blog, and must not be under consideration for publication, or accepted for publication elsewhere.
First Prize: £100.00 ($158.00)
Second Prize: £50.00 ($79.00)
Third Prize: £30.00 ($48.00)
High Commendation Prizes: 2 x £10.00 ($16.00)
Results & First Publication: Results will be announced in our News Blog on 31st August 2012 and all prize winners will receive first publication same day in Swale Life Magazine at www.swalelife.com
Entry Fees: £3 ($5) per poem, £12 ($19) for 5 poems.
Donations to Charity: A third of net entry fees will go to Diversity House.
The Judge: N Quentin Woolf
Competition Administration: Eastern Light EPM International -organisers of Excel for Charity writing competitions series.
Enter online or by post. Pay securely by PayPal and send your poems by e-mail or print off an Entry Form for postal entries at:
http://www.easternlightepm.com/excelforcharity/swale-life-poetry-competition/july-2012/
Send Cheques and Postal Orders in GB£ only payable to Eastern Light EPM International, together with your poems and entry form or cover note to:
Swale Life Poetry Competition, Eastern Light EPM International, Unit 136, 113-115 George Lane, South Woodford, London E18 1AB, United Kingdom