Please read this carefully. Each quarter we accept $5 entry fees along with your poetry submissions. Our judge announces his or her selection and, usually, all of the money collected is awarded to the winner.
At this time, however, due to recent tragedy, we think it is a better use of the funds to support those affected by the earthquake in Haiti.
Therefore, we are still accepting poetry for competition but please be aware there is no cash prize for the winner. If you would like to contribute more than the $5 entry fee please feel free. All money collected will be donated to Doctors Without Borders.
Every bit helps. Thank you for supporting this change.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Introducing: Sara Bauer
We are excited to announce the poetry contest judge for February 2010!
Sara Bauer has been writing and teaching in NJ public schools since 1998. In 2002, she joined the National Writing Project at Rutgers University, where she now serves as Co-director of Internal Relations. She also works as an adjunct for the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers. Sara earned her BA and MA at Centenary College, and completed an MFA in Poetry at Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2006. She has delivered several presentations about the teaching of writing, at ASCD and NCTE conventions. Her writing has been published in the NJEA Review, Sow's Ear poetry journal, Whiskey Island magazine and the online journal of The National Writing Project.
Sara Bauer has been writing and teaching in NJ public schools since 1998. In 2002, she joined the National Writing Project at Rutgers University, where she now serves as Co-director of Internal Relations. She also works as an adjunct for the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers. Sara earned her BA and MA at Centenary College, and completed an MFA in Poetry at Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2006. She has delivered several presentations about the teaching of writing, at ASCD and NCTE conventions. Her writing has been published in the NJEA Review, Sow's Ear poetry journal, Whiskey Island magazine and the online journal of The National Writing Project.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Enter the $5 quarterly poetry contest: topic is "DUMPED!"
ANNOUNCING a new topic in our continuing quarterly poetry contest. The contest is $5 to play, open to anyone, and the WINNER TAKES ALL. All contestants are published on this website.
The topic this time around is "DUMPED!" The contest will be decided and winners posted on or around February 14 - just in time to profess (or depress, or suppress) your innermost Valentine's confessions.
The rules are as follows. Create a 2 page MS Word document. On the first page, write a short poem or prose poem around the topic "DUMPED!" You can be as creative as you like with this in both form and content. On the second page, write the title of the poem, your name, your cell phone number, and your e-mail address.
Send $5 through PayPal and e-mail the document to neurohr.pierpaoli@gmail.com by 11:59PM on February 12, 2010. The PayPal link is in the right hand margin of the blog.
The entries will be evaluated by a qualified judge, yet to be determined and soon to be announced. Good luck!
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