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Beat Magazine, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library Services and the Firestation Centre for Arts & Culture.

The winner will be awarded £200

and be published by Beat Magazine, and the poems will be put on the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library Service website and displayed in libraries around the Borough.

Every poet is invited to submit up to 3 entries, they can use any poetic form, but must be previously unpublished, the poet’s own work and less than 40 lines.

Click here to start the process – The Registration From - it’s only 2 stages and only takes 2 minutes for a chance at £200

The judges are looking for distinct poetic voices that display originality, craftsmanship and memorability

The competition opens on May 1st 2011 until June 30th 2011

The entry fee is £3 per poem, limited to a maximum of 3 poems each entrant.

All entries will be considered anonymously by the judges

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You can obtain an entry form from the library services in your area, or enter using the online form – please note it is a 2 stage entry process. You will be directed to a paypal page and then to the submission form. It only takes 2 minutes, in 2 stages for a chance of £200.

The rules:

Every poet is invited to submit upto 3 entries,
Entries can be on any subject and can use any poetic form.

Entries must the poet’s own original work.

Entries must not have been published, self-published, published on a website or broadcast before November 2010.
Entries must be less than 40 lines.
The competition is open to anyone aged 17 or over

Handwritten entries must be typed in black ink on one side of A4.
Under no circumstances can alterations be made to poems once entered.
The judges’ decision is final and neither the judges nor Poetry Competition staff can enter into any correspondence.

General information:

Entries cannot be returned, so please keep a copy.

It is currently not possible to confirm receipt of entries.

An entry form, (using the on-line entry form is an entry form) must accompany all entries.

Submissions are possible through the official 2 stage on-line form available here, or handed into your local library, by post or by hand – marked: The Royal Berkshire Poetry Competition, FAO Lindsey Blake (Team Leader: Adults)
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Libraries, Arts and Heritage Service
Maidenhead Library
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1QU

The closing date is midnight the 3oth of June 2011

The winners and commendations will be announced at
a “Poetry Raw” evening
in The Firestation Centre for Arts and Culture

on the 14th July 2011
8pm onwards, there’s a bar

The copyright of each poem remains with the author. However, authors of the winning poems, by entering the competition, grant the competition organizers the right to publish and/or broadcast their poem for one year from July 2011.

If you are ready to enter please click here for the 2 stage entry form, you will be taken to a paypal page and redirected to the submission form- it won’t take 2 minutes: The Registration Form

Good Luck

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