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Oregon Poetry Association Contest
Fall 2020 Oregon Poetry Association Contest
Deadline: September 1, 2020
Categories Limit: one entry per category. New Spanish Language Category!
1) Poet’s Choice: Limit 80 lines, any subject, any form. Judge: Pepper Trail.
2) Members Only: Limit 20 lines, any subject, any form. Entrant must be a current OPA member. Judge: Amy Miller.
3) New Poets: Limit 30 lines, any subject, any form. A new poet is someone with no more than two poems published in online or print journals. Self-published work is not considered published in this context. Judge: Eleanor Berry.
4) Traditional Form—Pantoum: Limit 40 lines, any subject. Judge: Erica Goss.
5) Theme—Community: Limit 40 lines, any form, on the subject of “Community" - What does it engender? Judge: Emmett Wheatfall.
6) Under 30: Limit 29 lines, open to anyone under the age of 30, any form, any subject. Judge: Marilyn Johnston.
7) Spanish Language: Limit 40 lines, original poem, plus poet's translation in English of his/her own poem, any subject, any form. Judge: Jose Angel Araguz.
AWARDS: Poet’s Choice: 1st $100; 2nd $50; 3rd $30; 3 Honorable Mentions.
All other categories: 1st $50; 2nd $30; 3rd $20; 3 Honorable Mentions.
All 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place poems will be published on the OPA website and in the annual anthology of prizewinners, Verseweavers.
Entry Fee: OPA Members—Flat rate of $8 for up to seven poems (limit of one poem per category). Non-members— Flat rate of $15 for up to six poems (limit of one poem per category).
Deadline: Submitted electronically or postmarked by September 1, 2020, midnight PDT. Electronic submissions at http://OPA.submittable.com
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