1st Prize: $100
2nd Prize: $75
Deadline
for submission is August 15, 2012.
Happy Bookers calls for submission of poems from poets all
around the world. Since the competition is organized in commemoration of the 25th
year of Akwa Ibom state (Nigeria), the poems should be only 25 words long.
Poems should be written
in the English Language. Theme is unrestricted, but poems must be in honour of
Akwa Ibom state.
Deadline for submission is August 15, 2012.
Entry is free
Poems must be the exclusive work of entrant and must not have
been previously published anywhere. Poems must be pasted in the body of the
mail and sent to poetry25@happybookers.com.ng.
Subject of email: poetry contest
Entries must contain the following details: Title, Name and
Surname, Email address, Address, Phone number and a short autobiography (no more than 30 words).
Entries that fail to meet any of the above
criteria may be disqualified.
Entries must be received by noon, August 15, 2012.
Shortlist will be announced on September 3, 2012. Winners will be notified via e-mail by Sept. 10, 2012.
Contest will be judged by
writer, actress and performance poet, Iquo DianaAbasi Eke. Some of her poems
can be found on
iquoeke.blogspot.com.
AWARDS:
1st Prize: $100
2nd Prize: $75
All prize winners will be announced both HERE and on the Happy
Bookers website. (www.happybookers.com.ng)
Poems will be published on the sites and in a journal, Akwa Ibom @ 25
Prizes are payable
through PayPal or direct bank transfer.
Good luck!
Labels: 2012 International Essay Contest, African Performance Poetry, Happy Bookers Poetry Contest
