Carillon Magazine

 

Open Poetry Competition 2008

 

THEME:          Silence                           

LENGTH:         15 - 20 LINES

DEADLINE:      1st November 2008

ENTRY FEE:      £2.00  for one or up to three entries for £3.00

FOUR PRIZES:   £80.00; £40.00; £20.00;  £10.00

                             All plus an annual subscription

 

GENERAL RULES AND GUIDELINES (No entry form required)

1.  No names on entries - enclose a single cover sheet containing

      your name,address and the titles of all entries.

 2.  Use a reasonably-sized (12 pt is good) plain font.

      Do not illustrate your entry. No need to double space.  

 3.  Entry fees must accompany entry.  

      Make cheques, etc. payable to Carillon Magazine

4.  No “bad” or discriminatory language.

5.  If you’d like personal notification of the results,

      please enclose a stamped,addressed envelope marked “results”.

      We shall send the results to various  magazines.  

      They will also appear on our website.

6.  Ensure that you pay sufficient postage: The Post Office charges £1.00 per item

      handling fee for under-stamped mail. (Guaranteed to handicap your entry).

7.  Do not cram entries into tiny envelopes. A single fold is acceptable.

8.  Entries will not be returned, so don’t send your only copy.

9.   Judging will be by a panel including the editor

10. Winning entries will be published in an extended Issue 23.   

      Available to non-subscribers for £3.50.

11.  NOTE: No email entries from the UK.

      Overseas entrants  may use e-mail to comps@carillonmag.org.uk

      but must make simultaneous electronic payment via Paypal (see below)

12.  Send entries to:  Graham Rippon,  19 Godric Drive, Brinsworth,

                                     Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK.   S60 5AN