Each year for the past seven years, the Inglis House Poetry Workshop has sponsored an annual contest on disability-related poetry. The purpose of the contest has been two-fold. The first is to promote the writing of poets with disabilities and put their names and poetry before the public. The second is to encourage all writers to think about the issues surrounding and try to respond to them in their poetry. It goes almost without saying that submissions should avoid both cliches and stereotypes about disability. There are two categories for submission. A writer with a disability may submit to either or both. The guidelines for the 2010 contest are listed below.
Category 1: Open to All
Subject: Disabilities
First Place: $50
Second Place: $30
Third Place: $20
Contest Rules
* Any style poetry
* Two Poem Limit
* Each poem on separate page
* Poem length - 75 lines or less
* Name, address & category on each page
* Poem must relate to disabilities
Deadline: June 1, 2010
Mail entries to:
Inglis House Poetry Contest
2600 Belmont Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19131
or
Email to inglispoetry@hotmail.com
(More information HERE.)
Category 1: Open to All
Subject: Disabilities
First Place: $50
Second Place: $30
Third Place: $20
Contest Rules
* Any style poetry
* Two Poem Limit
* Each poem on separate page
* Poem length - 75 lines or less
* Name, address & category on each page
* Poem must relate to disabilities
Deadline: June 1, 2010
Mail entries to:
Inglis House Poetry Contest
2600 Belmont Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19131
or
Email to inglispoetry@hotmail.com
(More information HERE.)
