Contests

DEADLINE for entries: Postmarked MARCH 1st

 Spring 2012 Categories:

“Poet’s Choice,” limit 80 lines, any subject, any form; judge: Matt Schumacher
“Free Verse,” limit 40 lines, any subject, any free form; judge: Mark Reed
“New Poets,” limit 30 lines, any subject, any form; judge Lynn Otto
“Traditional Forms,” limit 40 lines, will be open to any traditional form judge: Jim Hills
The theme for “Members Only” (limit 6-12 lines),  will be “Indecision.” judge: Gail Denham
Dueling Judges" any subject, any form, 40 lines maximum (two judges, two sets of prizes) judges: Kyle Archibald and Caleb Crossman

Awards:

Poet’s Choice: 1^st $100; 2^nd $50; 3^rd $30; 4^th $20; HMs.
All other categories: 1^st $50; 2^nd $30; 3^rd $20; HMs.

 Please Read All The Rules

Poems must be your original, unpublished work. None may be a prior cash winner in any contest.

• You may enter one poem in each category, with no duplication; a different poem in each.
• Simultaneous submissions are acceptable; please note that entry fees are non-refundable, and the OPA is to be notified as soon as possible if your poem is accepted elsewhere. OPA has first publication rights.
• Type or computer-generate poems on copier weight, 8½ x 11 white paper; 10 or 12 font size, no fancy fonts, black ink only, single-sided only with no photos or decorations. If a second page is required, staple the pages together. Do not use paperclips or bindings.
• Copies: Send two copies of each poem. On the 1st copy, in the upper right corner, type: category, line count, name, address, phone number, and email. On the 2nd copy, in the upper right corner, type:category and line count only.
• New Poets category send two copies: One copy with category, identification, line count and, type and sign this statement: I have never won a cash prize for a poem.” (This applies to all contests, not just those sponsored by OSPA.). On the 2nd copy, in the upper right corner, type:category and line count only.
• Members Only category: Make certain your dues are current.
• Cost: Members pay a flat rate submission fee of $5 per contest. Non-members pay $4 per poem. If you join at the time you enter, you are eligible for Members rates.
• If you join when you enter, you are eligible for member rates. Dues must be mailed separately (see below).
• Mail all entries with proper postage. Please no registered or certified mail. Keep copies; entries will not be returned.
• If you'd like acknowledgment that your entry arrived, provide a note and an email address or a self addressed stamped postcard.
• To receive a list of winners, enclose a #10 self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) or provide an email address for notification.
• Postmarked Deadline: March 1, 2012.
• Winners will be notified prior to the Spring Conference in April. Those unable to attend will receive prizes by mail. First, Second and Third Place Winning Poems may be published in Verseweavers, the Oregon Poetry Association's anthology. Honorable Mentions will be awarded by certificates s merited. All rights revert to author, after publication.
• Please read these rules carefully.
• There are special requirements for New Poets and Members Only categories.
• Failure to follow these rules may result in your entry being disqualified.
• Dues must be mailed separately.
• Questions? Check our FAQ: www.oregonpoets.org/opa-contest-spring-2012-faq.pdf; still got questions e-mail: Colette Tennant  CTennant@corban.edu.

   

  MAIL POEMS TO:

   

  Colette Tennant
  2885 Grayhawk Ct. NW
  Salem, OR 97304

  To renew or to join mail dues:

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  OPA
  PO Box 14582
  Portland, OR 97293

   

   

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  OPA congratulates all the poets below, and thanks them and all the poets who entered our most recent contest for sharing their work.

   

  The fall contest winners are:

   ** Poet's Choice: Judged by Penelope Scambly Schott
   
  1st Place: M.E. Hope

  2nd Place: Scot Siegel

  3rd Place: Joy McDowell

   
  1st HM: David Hedges
   
  2nd HM: Michael Hanner
   
  3rd HM: Toni Hanner
   
  4th HM: Margaret Chula
   
  5th HM: Adrian Potter
   
   
  ** New Poets: Judged by John C. Morrison

  1st Place: Fred Melden

  2nd Place: A. Molotkov

  3rd Place: Julie Stuckey

   
  1st HM: Shirley Plummer
   
  2nd HM: Jacqueline Barnas
   
  3rd HM: Pamela Devereaux Wilson
   
  4th HM: Marisa Petersen
   
  5th HM: Nghiem Do

   
   
  ** Traditional Form (Prose Poem): Judged by Jonah Bornstein

  1st Place: David Hedges

  2nd Place: Toni Hanner

  3rd Place: Michael Hanner

   
  1st HM: Tiel Aisha Ansari
   
  2nd HM: Marilyn Johnston
   
  3rd HM: Liz Robinson
   
  4th HM: Clarence Socwell
   
  5th HM: Kathryn Ridall

   

  ** Free Verse: Judged by Shaindel Beers

  1st Place: Colette Tennant

  2nd Place: Scot Siegel

  3rd Place: Pepper Trail

   
  1st HM: Joy McDowell
   
  2nd HM: Tiel Aisha Ansari
   
  3rd HM: Nancy Flynn
   
  4th HM: Rachel Barton
   
  5th HM: Linda Knowlton Appel

   
  ** Member's Choice: Judged by Arlene Ang

  1st Place: M.E. Hope

  2nd Place: Stephanie Lenox

  3rd Place: Margaret Chula

   
  1st HM: Karen Keltz
   
  2nd HM: Clarence Socwell
   
  3rd HM: Catherine McGuire
   
  4th HM: Toni Hanner
   
  5th HM: Marilyn Johnston

   
  ** You Do, Too! Any form but written in second person point of view. (sponsored by the Eugene/Springfield Unit): Judged by Brent Goodman

  1st Place: Margaret Gish Miller

  2nd Place: Colette Tennant

  3rd Place: Toni Hanner

   
  1st HM: Shelley Reece
   
  2nd HM: Stephanie Lenox
   
  3rd HM: Dennis Davis
   
  4th HM: Nancy Flynn
   
  5th HM: Liz Robinson

    

   

   

  The winners from the Spring 2011 contest are as follows:

   

  ** Poet's Choice: Judged by Kim Stafford
   
  1st Place: On reading the news of my neighbor's foreclosure
  M.E. Hope
  Klamath Falls
   
  2nd Place: Processing
  Charlotte Abernathy
  Ashland, OR
   
  3rd Place: Refugee
  Carol Brockfield
  Medford, OR
   
  1st HM: The Dragonfly
  Lynne Malone
  Portland, OR
   
  2nd HM: What Remains
  Marilyn Johnston
  Salem, OR
   
  3rd HM: Rites of Passage
  John McBride
  Bettendorf, IA
   
  4th HM: Another Wednesday Morning, 1959
  David Hedges
  West Linn, OR
   
  5th HM: Looking for Celilo
  Shirley Sachiko Kishiyama
  Portland, OR
   
   
  ** Free Verse: Judged by Susan Terris
   
  1st Place: Windblown
  Colette Jonopulos
  Eugene, OR
   
  2nd Place: If ee cummings Worked Public Affairs for FEMA
  C. Morgan Hunt
  Ashland, OR
   
  3rd Place: Moth Whispers
  Mariah Blackhorse
  Enterprise, OR
   
  1st HM: What the stone letters said
  Carolyn Martin
  Clackamas, OR
   
  2nd HM: Spoil
  Liz Robinson
  Phoenix, OR
   
  3rd HM: Lacuna
  Carlyn Syvanen
  Sequim, WA
   
  4th HM: What Surrealism Means to Me
  Toni Hanner
  Eugene, OR
   
  5th HM: Continuity
  A. Molotkov
  Portland, OR
   
  5th HM: Little Dark-Headed Birds
  Carol Brockfield
  Medford, OR
   
   
  ** Traditional Verse (Sonnet): Judged by Judith Montgomery
   
  1st Place: Jessica on That Wilderness of Monkeys
  Judith Fay Pulman
  Portland, OR
   
  2nd Place: Summer Leaving
  Ruth F. Harrison
  Waldport, OR
   
  3rd Place: A Sonnet in Address to My Brother
  Christopher M. Wicks
  Silverton, OR
   
  1st HM: I've Put My Foot Down, Boy
  Carol Ann Lantz
  Corvallis, OR
   
  2nd HM: Butterfly Watching
  Tiel Aisha Ansari
  Portland, OR
   
  3rd HM: The Modern Sonnet
  David Hedges
  West Linn, OR
   
  4th HM: White Liars After Dark
  Lisa E. Baldwin
  Grants Pass, OR
   
   
  ** New Poets: Judged by Barbara LaMorticella

  1st Place: How Life Isn't Fair
  Paulina Violet Jaeger
  Beaverton, OR

  2nd Place: Fields of Poppies
  Dave Warner
  Milton, WA

  3rd Place: For Magic Sam
  Madeleine Denko-Carter
  Portland, OR

  1st HM: The Brink
  Linda Ferguson
  Portland, OR

  2nd HM: Little Black Bug
  Elizabeth Enslin
  Portland, OR

  3rd HM: Finding Myself
  A. Molotkov
  Portland, OR

  HM: Montana Hwy 90 Northbound
  Judith Fay Pulman
  Portland, OR

  HM: Celestial Seduction
  C. Morgan Hunt
  Ashland, OR
   
  HM: Autumn Gauntlet
  Paula Sheller Adams
  Forest Grove, OR

  HM: As I Am Now
  Susan L. Cary
  Cheshire, OR
   
   
  ** Members Only: Judged by Pepper Trail
   
  1st Place: Seabirds
  Jay D. Schroder
  Talent, OR
   
  2nd Place: There are Jockies & there are jockies
  Joan Dobbie
  Eugene, OR
   
  3rd Place: So, fame
  Ruth F. Harrison
  Waldport, OR
   
  1st HM: Vincent's Crows

   
  2nd HM: Meander
  M.E. Hope
  Klamath Falls, OR
   
  3rd HM: Gleaner
  Penelope Scambly Schott
  Portland, OR
   
  4th HM: Anamorph Along Highway 101
  Quinton Hallett
  Noti, OR
   
  5th HM: Agathokakological
  Sue Parman
  Hillsboro, OR
   
   
  ** Experimental: Judged by K. Silem Mohammad
   
  1st Place: ,, [two commas]
  Toni Hanner
  Eugene, OR
   
  2nd Place: "breathe"
  Sally Ehrman
  Ashland, OR
   
  3rd Place: Christmas Milk Train
  Carol Brockfield
  Medford, OR
   
  1st HM: Jubilee
  Nancy Flynn
  Portland, OR
   
  2nd HM: Observations in Five Reverses
  Kathy Bowman
  Joseph, OR
   
  3rd HM: Winter Mosaic
  Colette Jonopulos
  Eugene, OR