Mark Fischer Poetry Prize
for High School Students
Deadline: Friday April 29, 2011 @ 5pm
Telluride Arts invites submissions to the 1st annual Mark Fischer Poetry Prize for High School Students. The Mark Fischer Poetry Prize is in its 13th year and after a lot of interest we are adding a prize for high school students.
The prize is named in the memory of Telluride’s much-loved poet, lawyer, skier and raconteur. Mark Fischer was a daring experimenter who combined a polyglot’s command of languages with a quirky sense of humor and a passion for obtuse words. In that spirit, prizes will be awarded to the entry that best exhibits the qualities of originality, novelty, complex meaning, linguistic skill and wit. The wilder the better. All styles and content matter are acceptable.
Winners will be selected by a peer review committee. Awards (gift certificates) for first prize, second prize, third prize, and honorable mention will be presented at a celebratory reading in Telluride on Friday, May 20th.
Eligibility
· Poets residing in San Miguel County & Naturita who are currently enrolled in high school.
· Previously published work is acceptable so long as the writer retains the copyright.
Submission Guidelines
Submission to the contest grants one-time use rights of publication to the Telluride Arts in local papers and in any future anthology of work. Copyright is retained by the author.
· A cover letter that includes:
o Name
o Contact information: phone number, email and mailing address
o Short (one paragraph or less) bio
o The title of each work
· Please submit each poem on 8.5 x 11 page(s) in 12 point font.
· Please do not include your name on your poem pages.
· Please include $1 per poem entered. Multiple entries are welcome.
o Please make checks payable to Telluride Arts
· Email submission is preferred but not required.
o Submissions By Snail Mail: Send completed submission packet to: Telluride Arts PO Box 152 , Telluride, CO 81435
o Submissions by Email: Please note High School Poetry Contest in the subject line and email your complete submission packet to info@telluridearts.org. We will notify you upon receipt. If you do not receive a notification from us we did not receive your application. Please contact us.
· Completed entries must be received by Telluride Arts by 5pm on Friday April 29, 2011.
For more information, contact Sasha at Telluride Arts 970.728.8959 or sasha@telluridearts.org
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