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November 16, 2009
BUXTON POETRY COMPETITION
This year's theme is "A
Breath of Fresh Air". Poets of all ages are welcome to enter -
there are three categories:
Open Poetry for poets 19 and over,
Young People's for budding poets between 12 and 18,
Children's Poetry for the 11 and unders.
Five finalists from each category will be selected by a panel
of judges. The first three winners from the Open Category will
receive a cash prize (£300, £200, £100). The first three winners
from the Young People's and Children's categories will receive
Waterstone's book tokens. The 15 finalists will have their work
exhibited in the Devonshire Dome during Buxton Festival 2010 as
well as being announced in the local media and listed on the
University and Festival's website. The three first-place poems
will be published in the 2010 Buxton Festival programme. The 15
finalists will be invited to an Awards Event at the Devonshire
Dome during Buxton Festival 2010. The three first-place poets
will have an opportunity to read their poems at the Awards
Event. Deadline April 1, 2010. Poems must not exceed 40 lines. The cost to submit a poem is £5. Entries to the young people's
and children's categories are free.
For more information, visit
http://www.derby.ac.uk/buxtonpoetrycompetition
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