Contests

HOWARD NEMEROV SONNET AWARD

$1,000 PRIZE

Final Judge:  Timothy Steele

Deadline: November 15, 2008

Sponsored by:
The Formalist
A Journal of Metrical Poetry

and
Measure: An Annual Review of Formal Poetry

Competition Rules for the 15th annual Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award:

1. Sonnets must be original and unpublished. No translations. Writers may enter as many sonnets as they wish. Sonnet sequences are acceptable, but each sonnet will be considered individually. Entry fee: $3 per sonnet made payable to The Formalist. Author's name, address, e-mail address, and phone number should be typed on the BACK of each entry.

2. Final Judge for the 2008 competition will be Timothy Steele. The winning poem and eleven finalists will be published in the 2009 issue of Measure: An Annual Review of Formal Poetry.

3. Entries must be sent to the address listed below and postmarked no later than November 15, 2008. Enclose a SASE if you would like to be notified of the contest results. Entries cannot be returned.

All submissions should be sent to:

Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award
The Formalist

320 Hunter Drive
Evansville, IN 47711

All checks should be made payable to The Formalist. Entry fees from outside the U.S. must be paid in cash — U.S. dollars — or by a check drawn on a U.S. bank.

Click here to see a list of previous winners and judges.

Please note: these are the complete guidelines.

 

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