International Shakespearean/ Petrarchan Sonnet Contest

04 August 2010
International Shakespearean/ Petrarchan Sonnet Contest
Deadline: 1 September 2010
Geographical coverage: international
Reading Fee: none
Accepts (genre): sonnet
Prize/Payment: $50
Contact: via mail

International Shakespearean/Petrarchan Sonnet Contest

Open to all. Submit only one entry of either a Shakespearean or Petrarchan sonnet. The
entry must be original and unpublished.

Submit 2 copies, typed double-spaced, on standard 8 ½ ” x 11” paper with name and address on one copy in the upper right corner, but no ID on second copy.

First Prize $50. Second Prize $35. Third Prize $15.

There is no fee. Winners will be notified by November 1, 2010. The poet keeps all rights. No entries will be returned. Enclose an SASE for the winners’ list.

All rules printed here. Rules do not change from year to year, but the chairperson may, so
check the latest listings in chicagopoetry.com illinoispoets.org, poetsandpatrons.net, Poet’s
Market, Writer’s Market, or Strophes .

Mail entries, postmarked by September 1, 2010, to Barbara Eaton, 416 Gierz Street, Downers Grove, IL

More information here.
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