BATTERED MOONS POETRY COMPETITION
15 December 2009
Local budding poets are invited to participate in a new poetry competition, supported by the Swindon Literature Festival and ARTWORDS, an Arts Council literature project in Swindon.
The 7 winners will read at the Swindon Literature Festival alonsgside a well known poet and have their poems published online. The winners will be chosen anonymously by the two judges,
poets Martin Malone and Cristina Newton, who will both read all the entries. The competition is free to enter and open to all Swindon residents 14 or over.
• The poem(s) must be entirely the poet's own work and previously unpublished (this includes self-
publication, web publishing and broadcasting).
• The poem(s) must be no longer than 50 lines, not including title.
• Maximum 3 poems per person.
• Entries must be in English and typed on one side only of the page, one poem per page, in A4 size.
• No personal details or identification marks must be written anywhere on the poem.
• Include your full name, address, telephone number and poem title(s) on a separate document
and send as a separate attachment.
The deadline is 8 January 2010 and submissions are accepted now, via swindonpoetry@googlemail.com
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