Great weekend, plenty of opportunity to get up and strut your stuff, and the biggest bush poets breakfast in the west on the sunday morning!! 12th - 16th February 2014. Guest poets from over your way this year are Murray Hartin and Marco Gliori.Look forward to seeing you there!
Irene
The written competition is also being run again - Open and Emerging categories.
Boyup Brook 2014
WRITTEN BUSH POETRY COMPETITION
In conjunction with the Country Music Festival
12 – 16th February, 2014
Conditions of Entry
This competition is an event for ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN verse having very good RHYME and METRE.
There are no subject restrictions
Previously published poetry that has not won a first prize in any written competition will be accepted.
A4 size pages should be used keeping each entry separate, using one side of the paper only.
Entries should be typed where possible using a standard font (Times Roman, Century, Arial, Verdana)
Send two copies of each poem
Maximum of 40 lines/poem. 3 Poems per entrant
Cover sheets should be used. Entrants names or other details must not appear on any of the poems.
Cheques or money orders for the total amount of entry fees should be made out to Boyup Brook 2013 Bush Poetry Competition and must accompany all entries where the direct transfer option is not used.
CLOSING DATE. Entries must be postmarked no later than 24th January 2014 - Late entries not accepted.
Copyright remains with the author. Poems may be used in any anthology of competition entries. Poems will not be returned.
The Winners will be announced at the Bush Poets Breakfast, Boyup Brook, 16th Feb. 2014. Winners will be notified
If required entrants should supply an SSAE for results to be posted after 21st Feb 2013
The judges’ decision will be final and no further correspondence will be entered into. Public Criticism of Judges decisions will result in disqualification from future events.
ENTRY FEE: $5 per poem
PRIZES: Open – 1st Prize - $100
Emerging Poet (never previously won) 1st Prize - 100
Post to: Boyup Brook Poetry Comp
C/- Irene Conner
PO Box 584
Jurien Bay WA 6156
Entries can be emailed to iconner21@wn.com.au and money paid via direct deposit. Please contact Irene on above email, or 0429652155 for details.
ENTRY FORM – BUSH POETRY WRITTEN COMPETITION
Name ………………………………………………….
Address ……………………………………………………
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Phone…………………………….. email…………………………………….
Have you EVER won any written poetry competition? Yes No
Titles of entries:
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I declare the enclosed verse(s) is entirely my own work and that it conforms to the above conditions. I agree to be bound by these conditions and accept the judge’s decision as final.
Signed…………………………………………….. Date…………../……../ 2013