Hello Writers:
The Science Fiction Poetry Association is sponsoring an art-related contest for new poets called "SFPA New Poets Contest: The Art of Poetry."
If you write poems about science or in any speculative genre (science-fiction, fantasy, horror), and have three or fewer paid poetry publications, then you are eligible to submit up to three poems for the contest. Full guidelines can be found here, and are summarized below.
For more than 30 years, the SFPA has promoted the work of the best poets in the speculative genres. The SFPA publishes the poetry newsletter Star*Line and showcases nominees for their annual Rhysling Award in a yearly anthology. The SFPA hopes that this new contest will help raise awareness about the association with emerging poets, and that new poets will consider investing themselves in this genre as writers and readers for the rest of their lives.
The contest is offering small cash prizes (10$ or less) as well as SFPA membership or a book speculative poetry to the three top poems submitted. The contest is being run on the SFPA Website, and you MUST register to even SEE the contest topic which is "SPFA New Poets Contest: The Art of Poetry." It is also password protected. This is to protect the poets and their poems, and to keep down any possible spam. Submit poems as new topics, as shown by the example. Maximum of 20 lines each, three poems per poet, each in a different post.
The SFPA has chosen five works of art, and linked to them under the topic on the website. The poem(s) submitted MUST be inspired, however loosely, by one of these five works of art. Some are classics, like Vermeer's 'The Astronomer', and 'The Hunt of the Unicorn' tapestry. But there is also modern space art from Don Davis. The SFPA is a speculative poetry society, so poetry themes must follow science-fiction, horror, fantasy, straight science, or have some speculative aspect.
The deadline is June 30, 2010. So view the art, write some poems, and post your very best to the contest website!
The Science Fiction Poetry Association is sponsoring an art-related contest for new poets called "SFPA New Poets Contest: The Art of Poetry."
If you write poems about science or in any speculative genre (science-fiction, fantasy, horror), and have three or fewer paid poetry publications, then you are eligible to submit up to three poems for the contest. Full guidelines can be found here, and are summarized below.
For more than 30 years, the SFPA has promoted the work of the best poets in the speculative genres. The SFPA publishes the poetry newsletter Star*Line and showcases nominees for their annual Rhysling Award in a yearly anthology. The SFPA hopes that this new contest will help raise awareness about the association with emerging poets, and that new poets will consider investing themselves in this genre as writers and readers for the rest of their lives.
The contest is offering small cash prizes (10$ or less) as well as SFPA membership or a book speculative poetry to the three top poems submitted. The contest is being run on the SFPA Website, and you MUST register to even SEE the contest topic which is "SPFA New Poets Contest: The Art of Poetry." It is also password protected. This is to protect the poets and their poems, and to keep down any possible spam. Submit poems as new topics, as shown by the example. Maximum of 20 lines each, three poems per poet, each in a different post.
The SFPA has chosen five works of art, and linked to them under the topic on the website. The poem(s) submitted MUST be inspired, however loosely, by one of these five works of art. Some are classics, like Vermeer's 'The Astronomer', and 'The Hunt of the Unicorn' tapestry. But there is also modern space art from Don Davis. The SFPA is a speculative poetry society, so poetry themes must follow science-fiction, horror, fantasy, straight science, or have some speculative aspect.
The deadline is June 30, 2010. So view the art, write some poems, and post your very best to the contest website!