VIII INTERNATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION 2008

Closing Date: 12th MAY 2008. 

3 Categories: Silver Wyvern - Formal Verse - Short poems

Adjudicators : 

Silver Wyvern: Jo Shapcott

Short poems: Penelope Shuttle

Formal verse: Michael Swan 

Prizes: Silver Wyvern: £400 + Alessi 'Wyvern' bowl; 2nd: £100;  3rd & 4th £50 each 

(maximum 60 lines; theme ‘Colour'. Interpret as wished.) 

Formal verse: £50 + Alessi bowl (max. 40 lines ; open theme).

Short poems: £50 + Alessi bowl (max. 10 lines; open theme) 

N.B. to date, prizewinners have also received hotel nights and dinners at autumn awards. All poets and companions present at the awards are guests at cocktails.

Possible anthology publication with Italian translation facing for selected poems (we always try to contact authors first for permission although entry to the competition implies agreement to publication). 

All contributors receive complimentary copies. Line illustrations (open theme) welcomed. 

Results June/July. Autumn awards & readings. 

Fee: UK £5; £12/3; £20/6; then £3 per poem.

Euroland: €10 for 2 poems ; then €4 

UK/Irish/Italian cheques or postal orders payable to G.Griffin-Hall and CROSSED (or Non trasferibile). 

Other countries: please contact. Cash is safer - notes only - wrapped in metallic foil.

No entry form required. Send (check postal rates for Italy!) 2 copies of each poem, unpublished, not a previous prizewinner. Mark category top right; one copy anonymous, the second with contact details and possibly email.   

The same poem may be entered in two or more categories but will count each time as a separate entry. 

Results: email or send 2 E (48p or €0.65) loose stamps. 

SEND TO: Poetry on the Lake, Isola San Giulio, 28016 Orta NO, Italy; (+39)347-8464227 poetryonthelake@yahoo.co.uk    www.poetryonthelake.org