Announcing the Fall for the Book Poetry Contest
September 14th, 2009
Poetry Contest
***deadline: SEPTEMBER 30***
Co-Sponsored by: Fall for the Book and The Writer’s Center
Guidelines:
- Write a poem of 60 lines or less
- Incorporate a quote from one Fall for the Book 2009 author into your poem
- Email your poem as an MS Word attachment (.rtf or .doc) to FFTBcontest@gmail.com. Include your name, contact information, and source of the quote in the body of the email, but leave your name and contact information OFF the actual poem, as submissions will be read anonymously
- 1st PLACE: $50 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble
- 2nd PLACE: membership to The Writer’s Center
- 3rd PLACE: one-year subscription to Poet Lore


Hello Poet Instigators–is there a deadline for this?
Comment by David — 09/20/2009 @ 11:10 PM
hey, good questions: SEPTEMBER 30! I better advertise that!!! thanks David!
Comment by poetrylucy — 09/21/2009 @ 10:08 AM
Where do I find a list of the Fall for the Book 2009 authors?
Comment by Claire Keyes — 09/22/2009 @ 11:10 AM
Thanks for asking, Claire–I’ll add a link!
Comment by admin — 09/22/2009 @ 11:48 AM
A quote from a poem or from something else?
Thanks,
Brian
Comment by Brian Dickson — 09/29/2009 @ 8:51 AM
From ANYTHING!
Comment by admin — 09/29/2009 @ 11:49 AM