Year 2008/2009
Poems of not more than 40 lines, on any subject. Competition open to everyone over 16 years of age.
Prizes: 1st £125, 2nd £75, £3rd £50
Final Adjudicator: David Pike - Editor, Pulsar
Assistant Judge: Neil Brooks
Administrator: Jill Pike
Winning and recommended poems will be published in the September 2009 edition of Pulsar. A free copy of the edition in question will be sent to every
poet mentioned/published within.
Rules:
1. Entries must be the poet’s own work, which has not been previously published or currently submitted for another competition. All entries must be legible; typed A4 sheets preferred.
2. Entry fee: £2.50 first poem, subsequent poems £1.50 each. Minimum entry fee £2.50. Cheques/postal orders should be made payable to ‘Ligden Poetry Society.’ No entry form required. Send legible poems with an attached note clearly defining the competitor name, address, and telephone number/e-mail address, and stating, ‘Pulsar Poetry Competition Entry.’
Send to: Poetry Competition Administrator, Pulsar Poetry Magazine, 34 Lineacre, Grange Park, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6DA, UK.
3. Entries will not be returned. Competitors wishing to receive a list of winners should send a small stamped addressed return envelope marked, ‘RESULTS.’
4. The decision of the adjudicator is final, no correspondence will be entered into. Copyright – originators retain copyright of their poems.
5. Closing date for entries is 30th April 2009. Results will be announced to winners/media/interested parties during May 2009. Please photocopy this information – as required.