http://kspf.iinet.net.au/comppoetry.phpThe Karen W. Treanor Poetry Awards 2014
This competition is open to poetry pieces from West Australia authors only.
Lines: 14 minimum - 50 maximum
Entry fee: $7.00
Closes: 5pm Friday 19 September 2014
Click here for entry form.
Karen W Treanor Poetry Awards 2014
Criteria and Payment Form
2 CATEGORIES: (Open only to Western Australian residents.)
• Karen W Treanor Open Awards
• Karen W Treanor Youth Awards (12 to 18 years)
LINES: Minimum 14, Maximum 50
Open style, open theme, traditional or contemporary.
ENTRY FEES:
• Karen W Treanor Open Awards: $7.00 per poem
Payment options (PLEASE TICK):
□ Cheque or money order, payable to: KSP Foundation Inc.
□ Direct deposit to: KSP Foundation Inc, BSB: 633-000, Acct No: 147352983
Date of payment: ________________ Reference (eg. SURNAME COMP) ___________________________
• Karen W Treanor Youth Awards: no entry fee.
PRIZES (subject to Judge’s discretion):
• Karen W Treanor Open Awards: 1st $600, 2nd $300, 3rd $175
• Karen W Treanor Youth Awards: 1st $75, 2nd $25, Commended: 5 of $10 each
• Karen W Treanor Encouragement Award (13 and under): $25
The Awards will be announced and presented at the Celebration of Katharine’s Birthday
at KSP Writers’ Centre on Sunday 7 December 2014. Results will be posted online next day.
Karen W Treanor Poetry Awards 2014
Conditions of Entry
• Work to be original, unpublished (including self-publishing) either in print or online, not have received an award in another competition, and not under consideration elsewhere from the time of entry in these awards until the official announcement of winners.
• Limit of one poem per author. Individual poems cannot be entered in more than one section.
• Entries to be typewritten, double-spaced on one side only of A4 white paper, with pages numbered, a wide left-hand margin, and poem title on each page. A good photocopy is acceptable. Post in an A4 size envelope.
• To ensure anonymity NO WRITERS’ NAMES TO APPEAR ON MS. Please attach a COVER SHEET with title of poem, line count, Section entered, and age if Young Writer.
• MSS will not be returned and will be destroyed after the competition, so keep a copy of your work.
• Results and judges’ reports will be posted on the KSP website at
www.kspf.iinet.net.au/ > Competitions on Monday 8 December 2014.
• Shortlisted award winners will be notified by phone or email prior to announcement at the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre on Sunday afternoon, 7 December 2014, when those winners able to attend will be invited to read excerpts from their stories.
• The KSP Competitions Secretary and members of the KSP Foundation Management Committee are not allowed to enter.
• Award placements are issued only by discretion of the judge. The judges’ decisions are final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
• The KSP Foundation Inc. reserves the right to publish the winning entry or entries online or in a publication related to KSP should the opportunity occur, in consultation with the author.
• Mundaring Community Financial Services as the sponsor of the competition retains the right to publish the winning entries in publicity materials whilst authorship and copyright remain with the author.
Please note: All entries must be accompanied by a fully filled in Entry Form.
Please send entries to:
Karen W Treanor Poetry Awards
11 Old York Road
GREENMOUNT WA 6056
Entries which do not reflect the stated conditions, which are not accompanied by a fully filled Entry Form or are postmarked later than 5pm, Friday, 19 September 2014 may be disqualified and the fee/s forfeited.
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