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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 2010 Poetry Super Highway Poetry Contest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   s p o n s o r e d b y Ain't Got No Press, Colin Galbraith, Corey Mesler, Delika Creations, Don Kingfisher Campbell, Edgar & Lenore's Publishing House, Ellaraine Lockie, Full Of Crow Press And Distribution, Jerry Garcia, Jim D. Babwe, LB Sedlacek, Linda Leedy Schneider, Lori Romero, Lovely Trinekts, Magnapoets, Marie Lecrivain, Mike Scheidemann (Voices; The Israel English Poetry Assoc., Moonrise Press, Poet Caldwell Lee, Poetic Matrix Press, R. S. Carlson, Ranfurly Review, Rattle Magazine, Rolland Vasin, RoyAnthonyShabla.com, Science Fiction Poetry Association, Southern California Haiku Study Group, Unlikely 2.0, WinningWriters.com for information on sponsoring this year's contest CLICK HERE Entry Guidelines | Prizes | Meet Your Judges | Contest Calendar See winners Judges, Winners and Prizes from previous contests: 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009   _________________ Entry Guidelines _________________ The Poetry Super Highway Poetry Contest Is open to all human beings on planet Earth. (except for the three judges)   Enter as many poems as you like.   Poems may be of any style, length, or subject matter.   This contest is separate from weekly Poet of the Week consideration though submissions for Poet of the week consideration must be separate from Contest Submissions and the same poems may not be submitted for both.   There is a One Dollar Per Poem (US Funds Only) entry fee.   Poems are sent to the three contest judges with your name removed. The judges score each poem from 0-5 using quarter point intervals. (0, .25, .5, .75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, etc...)   Poems are sent to judges only after you fill out the Contest Entry Form and we have received your payment. There are three easy steps to entering the contest:   STEP 1   FILL OUT THE ENTRY FORM   STEP 2   E-MAIL YOUR POEMS Guidelines on how and where to email poems will be displayed once you submit the contest entry form.   STEP 3   PAY THE ENTRY FEE Guidelines on how and where to submit your $1 per poem entry fee will be displayed once you submit the contest entry form. . Click here to go to the entry form. . ____________________ Deadlines Etcetera ____________________ Deadline for postmarking entry fees (or paying them via PayPal) is Saturday, October 2, 2010.   Regardless of when you postmark, your entry fees must be received by Friday, October 8, so if you're mailing your entry fee, please account for the amount of time it will take for your it to travel between your home and Los Angeles.   This is a not for profit contest. All of the collected entry fees will be divided between the top three scoring poems (minus postage for mailing out additional prizes. See Prize List below)   Once your entry fee is received, your poems will be sent with your name removed to the three judges who will score them 0 - 5 (5 being best).   Your poems will not be forwarded to the judges until your entry fee is received.   If you have any questions or need any of the contest details clarified, please e-mail Contest@PoetrySuperHighway.com   _________________________ Prizes _________________________ First Prize: 50% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH Second Prize: 30% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH. Third Prize: 20% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are able to supplement the cash prizes with an impressive array of prizes which would be of interest to poets and writers. The following prizes will be used to bolster first through third prize as well as distributed to other contest entrants. Our goal is to be able to send every single person who enters the contest something. If you're interested in becoming a sponsor to this years contest in exchange for promotional consideration, please click HERE for the details. Additional Prizes:   Ain't Got No Press http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/ 1 copy of the book "We Put Things In Our Mouths" by Rick Lupert Colin Galbraith http://www.colingalbraith.co.uk/ 1 copy of the chapbook “Fringe Fantastic” by Colin Galbraith Corey Mesler http://www.coreymesler.com/ 1 signed copy of the novel "Following Richard Brautigan" by Corey Mesler Delika Creations http://www.delaleuwritings.com/ 1 11” x 14” acrylic painting 1 5” x 7” acrylic painting Don Kingfisher Campbell http://dkc1031.blogspot.com/ 2 copies of the book “Amongst The Detritus: Selected Poems April '07 - March '10” by Don Kingfisher Campbell Edgar & Lenore's Publishing House http://edgarallanpoet.com/ 2 copies of the book “A Song Beneath Silence” by Apryl Skies 2 copies of the book "Running On Fumes" by Alicia Winski Ellaraine Lockie http://literati.net/ellaraine-lockie 1 copy of the chapbook “Love in the Time of Electrons” by Ellaraine Lockie 1 copy of the chapbook “Stroking David's Leg” by Ellaraine Lockie 1 copy of the chapbook Red for the Funeral” by Ellaraine Lockie Full Of Crow Press And Distribution http://www.fullofcrow.com/ 1 one-year subscription to the quarterly print magazine “Blink Ink” (5 issues total) Jerry Garcia http://www.gratefulnotdead.com/ 3 original prints of a California Scene photographed by Jerry Garcia Jim D. Babwe http://www.recursivemediaone.com/ 2 CD copies of the multimedia chapbook “52010” by Jim D. Babwe LB Sedlacek http://www.lbsedlacek.com/ 1 copy of the chapbook "Alexandra's Wreck" by LB Sedlacek 1 copy of the chapbook "Red Headed Eskimos" by LB Sedlacek 1 copy of the CD "Early Nothing & Other Poems" by LB Sedlacek Linda Leedy Schneider http://www.pw.org/content/linda_leedy_schneider 2 copies of the book “Mentor's Bouquet: A Poetry Anthology” edited by Linda Leedy Schneider Magnapoets http://www.magnapoets.com/ 1 one-year subscription to the bi-annual print journal “Magnapoets” 1 copy of Magnapoets Anthology series 1, “One Hundred Droplets” edited by Aurora Antonovic 1 copy of Magnapoets Anthology series 2, “While The Light Holds” edited by Aurora Antonovic Marie Lecrivain http://www.poeticdiversity.org/ 1 copy of the book "Antebellum Messiah" by Marie Lecrivain Mike Scheidemann (Voices; The Israel English Poetry Assoc.) http://www.freewebs.com/voicesisrael/ 1 copy of the book “Another Song for Another Eden” by Mike Schediermann 1 copy of The 2010 Voices Poetry Anthology Moonrise Press http://www.moonrisepress.com/ 1 copy of the poetry book "Miriam's Iris" by Maja Trochimczyk 1 copy of the poetry book "Rose Always" by Maja Trochimczyk 1 copy of the poetry anthology "Chopin with Cherries" edited by Maja Trochimczyk Lori Romero 1 copy of the book “The Emptiness That Makes Other Things Possible” Lovely Trinekts http://www.etsy.com/shop/FaithsLovelyTrinkets 10 $6 dollar gift certificates to the Lovely Trinkets website Poet Caldwell Lee http://www.home.earthlink.net/~caldwelllee/ 2 copies of the book “Holidays, Loves, Heroes” by Caldwell Lee 2 copies of the book “Holidays, Loves, Heroes” by Caldwell Lee Poetic Matrix Press http://www.poeticmatrix.com/ 1 copy of the book "Light in All Directions" by Brandon Cesmat 1 copy of the book "Katrina" by Lyn Lifshin 1 copy of the book "Blessings and Curses: by Anne Whitehouse Ranfurly Review http://www.ranfurly-review.co.uk/ One feature interview in the Ranfurly Review showcasing a selection of the winner's poetry Rattle Magazine http://www.rattle.com/ 2 copies of the Rattle Conversations anthology 2 one-year subscriptions to Rattle Rolland Vasin $500 added to the prize money divided by the top 3 scoring poets RoyAnthonyShabla.com http://RoyAnthonyShabla.com/ 1 copy of the book “Eating God” by Roy Anthony Shabla 1 copy of the book “(PEACE) WORDS” by Roy Anthony Shabla 1 copy of the chapbook “Revolution Rapture” by Zero One (Adult) Included with each donation, peace graffiti and a small miscellaneous chapbook R. S. Carlson 2 copies of the book "Waiting To Say Amen" by R. S. Carlson Science Fiction Poetry Association http://www.sfpoetry.com/ 1 One-Year Membership in the Science Fiction Poetry Association Southern California Haiku Study Group http://www.socalhaiku.org/ 2 copies of the book "an island of egrets: the 2010 Southern California Haiku Anthology" Unlikely 2.0 http://www.unlikelystories.org/ 6 copies of the book "When You Come Again, You Will Never Go" by Andreas Morgner 2 copies of the book "Carney Takedown" by Lawrence Welsh 2 copies of the book "I Can Sing Fire" by Anne Lombardo Ardolino 2 copies of the book "Blue Rooms, Black Holes, White Lights" by Belinda Subraman WinningWriters.com http://www.winningwriters.com/ 1 one-year subscription to Poetry Contest Insider .   ____________________ Meet Your Judges ____________________ Brenda Levy Tate (Nova Scotia, Canada) Brenda Levy Tate lives in southwest Nova Scotia just up the road from the Tusket Falls power dam. Because she especially loves her camera, motley assortment of books and unwieldy fossil collection, Brenda's house is slowly collapsing under boxes and shelves crammed with photos, flea-market hardcovers and rocks. Her work has appeared in numerous print publications and anthologies, most recently Lilith and Postcards from Eve (Fortunate Childe Publications, 2009 & 2010 respectively). She is a current Pushcart nominee for one of the poems included in Lilith. She is also a contributor to online journals, including Soundzine (June 2009) and Contemporary American Voices (August 2009 & June 2010) and was a featured poet with Triggerfish Critical Review (December 2009). Her books include Cleansing (Rising Tide 2003) and the chapbook Beeline (Lopside Press 2007). Brenda may also be heard reading her poetry and singing on YouTube under the username Silharima. In her former life, she taught senior high school in Yarmouth, NS.   Jim Knowles (Andover, Massachusetts) Jim Knowles is a poet, engineer, and artist from Andover, Mass. His work has appeared places like Mipoesias Best of Cafe Cafe, From East to West, Durable Goods, and "The Ranfury Review". He was a finalist in the 2008 Poetry Superhighway Contest, first in the 2009 PSH Contest, and won honorable mention (2nd) in the 2010 Inkwell Poetry Competition. He likes to explore as a reader, and to be surprised.   Sian Lindsey (County Donegal, Ireland) Sian Lindsey is a poet who recently retired from the US Air Force and is now in the final course of her MFA in Creative Writing. She has three children (two grown and a nine-year-old at home), two cats, and a husband who deploys to Afghanistan every other year. In those years Sian and her youngest son spend their time at home in County Donegal, Ireland, where life is beautiful, slow, and happy. In the intervening years she is captive in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she remains a slave to the air conditioner between April and October. Sian finds inspiration for her poetry in the wild green of Ireland, in the separation from her husband every other year, and in the constant chaos of moving from place to place, trying to bring and keep her family together. She is 44 years old and loves gadgets, technology, travelling, reading, writing, and being outdoors (when it's 70F or less). . _________________ 2010 Contest Calendar _________________ July 15: Contest begins   July 19 - 25: Judges featured as Poets of the Week   July 25, 2:00 pm (pacific): PSH Live Judges Event: Live broadcast where Judges will have the chance to read poems and discuss the contest and you can call in live and ask them questions. Click here for more info.   October 2: Final deadline for contest entries. (Entry fees must be received by PayPal or postmarked by October 2 or they'll be returned.)   October 9: Judges deadline for returning scored poems.   October 14: Second round scoring deadline (in the event of tied scores.)   October 17: 2pm (pacific) PSH Live Event: "Winners Announced" in a special broadcast. Listen to it live and if any of the winners happen to be listening, they'll be invited to call in and read their winning entries live on the air..   October 18 - 24: Contest Winners featured as Poets of the Week. Source: Poetry Super Highway S.