POETS NORTHWEST

of Houston, Texas

Poetry Postmark Deadline - April 26, 2010

Mail to: Lynn Grice

9611 Magnolia Ridge Dr. - Houston, TX 77070

Rules

Submit ID sheet along with one set of originals with NO identification and one set of copies with Name, Address, Phone/E-Mail, Member/Non-Member in upper right corner of 8.5 by 11 white paper. Both originals and copies must have the Number and Name of Category in the upper left hand corner.

• Poetry must be original, unpublished work.

• Poetry must follow guidelines for category. Line limit does not include title, nor spaces (unless otherwise stated).

• Only one poem per category and no part of that poem may be entered in another category.

• Dues-paid members pay $2 entry fee and may enter any/all categories. Non-members pay $2 per category or ...

• Non-members may send $12 membership dues and $2 entry fee ($14 total) with entries.

• Please do not enter category sponsored by a relative.

• Mail all poems first class with check payable to PNW to:  Lynn Grice, 9611 Magnolia Ridge Dr., Houston, TX 77070.

Retain copies of your poems. ALL POEMS WILL BE DESTROYED AFTER THE CONTEST. The minimum number of entries for a category to be judged is five. If five entries are not received, it is up to the judge to award prizes or not. If the judge determines not to judge that category, sponsor money WILL be refunded.

Poets Northwest Board of Directors - President/Correspondence Secretary: Alina Alamo; Vice President: Kitty Mobley; Treasurer/Membership: Jim Hale; Newsletter: Franchesca Alamo; Publicity: Lynn Roberts Grice; Historian: Claire Ottenstein-Ross; Events Coordinator/Fundraising: Maxine Kohanski; Judge: June Brown Leap; Web Manager: Kate Eriksen

CONTEST CATEGORIES

1. The Anonymous Prize  1^st $100  2^nd $50  3^rd $25  Living in Light of Eternity. Open from.  1 page limit. Sponsored anonymously. Judged by Nancy Toth.

2. The Glenn Beck Award  1^st $50  2^nd $35  3^rd $15   Dedicated to ‘would be politicians’.  The Left and Right of Politics. Open form. 1 page limit. Sponsored by Cal Johnson. Judged by Fran Johnson.

3. The President’s Award   1^st $25  2^nd $15 3^rd $10  Dedicated to our PNW poets. Humorous.  Open form. 
   1 page limit. Sponsored by Alina Alamo.

4. 3 K’s Award  1^st $25  2^nd $15  3^rd $10  Open subject. Open form. 28 line limit.  Sponsored by Maxine B. Kohanski.

5. Anything Goes!  1^st $25  2^nd $15  3^rd $10  Dedicated to my father, George Claude Brown. Open subject. Open form. 1 page limit. Sponsored by June Brown Leap.  

6. The Eriksen Award   1^st $25  2^nd $15  3^rd $10  Dedicated to the children of the world. Escape to Fantasy. Open form. 1 page limit. Sponsored by Kate Eriksen.

7. Roses With Thorns Award  1^st $25  2^nd $15  3^rd $10  Something Beautiful that Wounds. Open form.
   36 line limit. Sponsored by Tom Levy

8. The Dalphna Award  1^st $20  2^nd $15  3^rd $10  Dedicated to Claire Ottenstein-Ross.  Pets.  Open form. 
   25 line limit.  Sponsored by Dalphna Boatright Barnes.

9. The Lickson Award  1^st $25  2^nd $15  3^rd $5  Dedicated to my father, Leonard Lickson.  Baseball.  Open form.  40 line limit.  Sponsored by Jeff Lickson. Judged by Jim Hale.

10. Walker, Texas Poet  1^st $20  2^nd $15  3^rd $10  Dedicated to Audrey & Randy McCarthy’s 10^th Wedding Anniversary.  An uplifting, happy experience enjoying the beauty of nature while walking. Open form. 1 page limit.  Sponsored by Dory Maguire.

11. PNW VP Award  1^st $25  2^nd $10  3^rd $5 . Dedicated to the memory of my mother. Imaginary Friends. Open form. 32 line limit. Sponsored by Kitty Mobley.

12. The “Remember When” Award  1^st $25 2^nd $10  3^rd $5  Memories.  Rhymed. 1 page limit. Sponsored by Nancy Toth.

13. Alonzo’s Arts Award  1^st $20  2^nd $10 3^rd $5  Pursue Peace through Poetry. Open form. 1 page limit. Sponsored by Jimmie Radliff.

14. The Good Neighbor Award  1^st $20  2^nd $15 Dedicated to Carole and Gordon Beaty. Relate one’s experience having a good neighbor. Open form. 1 page limit. Sponsored by Nina Pechal.

15. The Grice Menagerie Award  1^st $20  2^nd $10  3^rd $5  Dedicated to Simone & The Boys. Unusual Pets. Open form. 1 page limit. Sponsored by Lynn Roberts Grice

16. The Hale Award  1^st $20  2^nd $15 Dedicated to James Stephen Hale. Love lost or found. Open form. 1 page limit. Sponsored by James Hale.

17. Hap Fulgham Award  1^st $20  2^nd $10  3^rd $5  Dedicated to Henry C. Fulgham  Open subject. Open form. 30 line limit. Sponsored by Geneva Fulgham.

18. “Marianne” Sonnet Variation Award  1^st $20  2^nd $10  3^rd $5  Loyalty. “Marianne” Sonnet form:  AABA BBCB CCDC DDD or EEE. 15 line limit. Sponsored by Marianne McNeil Logan.

19. The Presents of His Presence Award  1^st $20  2^nd $10  3^rd $5  God's gifts to you throughout a day (big or little, a specific day or every day…). Open form. 1 page line limit. Sponsored by Leslie Ann Engle.

20. The Ross Award  1^st $20  2^nd $15  Your favorite childhood story. Open form. 28 line limit. Sponsored by Claire Ottenstein-Ross.

21. Stone River Press Award  1^st $20 2^nd $10  3^rd $5  Dedicated to Mimi, who was always upbeat. No Sad Songs, Anything Upbeat.  Open form. 32 line limit. Sponsored by Jackie Pelham.

22. The Adversity Award  1^st $15  2^nd $10  3^rd $5  In Memory of Kenneth Sells. Dealing with Adversity in Life. Open form. 1 page limit. Sponsored by Cathy Sells.

23. The Alamo Family Award  1^st $15  2^nd $10  3^rd $5  Family. Open form. 28 line limit. Sponsored by Alina Alamo.

24. The Mystery Award  1^st $25  2^nd $5  Anything mysterious – Person, Place or Thing. Open form. 24 line limit.  Sponsored by Sharon Young. Judged by Sharon & Robert Young.

25. The Sonnet Lovers' Award  1^st $20  2^nd $10  Dedicated to those who try. An Act of Kindness.  Sonnet form. 14 line limit. Sponsored by Carol Taylor.

26. Heart and Home Award  1^st $15  2^nd $5  3^rd $5  Dedicated to Poets Northwest poets. You Can't Go Home. Open form. 1 page limit. Sponsored Frances Johnson.

27. Houston Chapter Award  1^st $15  2^nd $10  Open subject. Free verse. 32 line limit. Sponsored by Houston Chapter.  Judged by June Chalon.

28. The Lynch Prize  1^st $15  2^nd $10  Dedicated to Dr. John Gorman of the University of Houston - Clear Lake.  Creativity. Open form. 1 page limit. Sponsored by Peggy Zuleika Lynch. Judged by James L. Johnson.

29. The Menski Award  1^st $25 Owls. Open form. 28 line limit. Sponsored by Schemen Kohanski.

30. The Ferguson Family Award  1^st $12  2^nd $8  Poetry Blots Out Life's Messes. Open form. 24 line limit. Sponsored by Doris Ferguson.

31. The “I Am Poetry” Prize  1^st $20  Open subject. Open form; must use metaphor, simile and/or other poetic devices. 36 line limit.  Sponsored by Lisa Salinas.

32. The Marta Award  1^st $10  2^nd $7  3^rd $3  Dedicated to Cathy Sells.  Invisible Acts of Power.  Free verse. 
    1 page limit. Sponsored by Marta Arnold.

33. The “Czech”Award  1^st $10  2^nd $5  Dedicated to God (not necessary). Open subject. Rhymed. 1 page limit. Sponsored by Belinda Stojanik.

34. The “True Haiku” Prize  1^st $10  Nature and the seasons (without using the name of the season). Traditional un-capitalized Haiku form. 3 line limit (5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables). Sponsored by Lisa Salinas.