Piscataqua Poems: A Seacoast Anthology
Please join us this fall as we gather together poems to celebrate our community. Between now and November 30th we will be accepting entries for our new anthology, Portsmouth Poems: A Seacoast Anthology, which will be published in March of 2013.
Whether you are an amatuer poet or a Hoot regular, we invite you to enter as many times as you wish. A portion of the book sale proceeds will be donated to the Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program.
What is it? This
winter, RiverRun Bookstore will be publishing an anthology of poems about the
Piscataqua region.
Is it a contest? Yes, in a friendly, gentle way. We invite
everyone to participate: young and old, published and just learning. However, there will be five prizes awarded
for what we consider to be the best poems.
Prizes include admission to a Pen Central writing workshop, a $150
RiverRun Gift Card, and three $100 Portsmouth A la Carte Cards.
Does it cost money to
enter? Yes, sadly it does. Each
entry costs $10, BUT!, every poet who enters will receive a copy of the
finished book (retail value $12)! Two dollars from each entry fee will be donated to The Portsmouth Poet Laureate
Program
How many times can I
enter? As many as you want, but we
will include a maximum of three poems from any one author in the
anthology. Yes, you have to pay the
entry fee for each poem.
What are the
guidelines for the poems? Your poem
has to be somehow related to the Piscataqua and seacoast region (Rye, Portsmouth, Kittery,
Dover, Newmarket, etc.) Your Poem must
be NO MORE than 2 pages long (12 point font, double spaced). Previously published poems will be accepted
as long as you retain all rights.
How do I enter?
Send us your poem in the mail, with a check to RiverRun Bookstore for $10. Include a cover sheet with the title of your
poem, your name and a contact email (or phone if you don’t have email). DO NOT put your name on the poem. Our address is 142 Fleet St, Portsmouth NH
03801 Submissions will not be returned.
What is the deadline? All poems must be postmarked no later than
November 30th 2012
When will the
anthology be published? Our
tentative release date is March 1st, 2013. If your poem is going to be included in the
anthology you will be notified by January 5th at the latest.
Who owns the rights
to the published poems? You own all
the rights to your work.
Who is judging the
poems? The poems will be selected between Dec 1st and January 1st
by a yet to be determined panel made up of RiverRun staff and owners, as well
as members of the local poetry community.
The poems will be judged blindly—judges will not know the identity of
the author.
I have more Questions!
Email us at
info@riverrunbookstore.com