Mayor's Poetry Competition 2010

Closing date: 31st January 2011. Prizes: 1st £500, 2nd £200,

3rd £100. Special ' Enfield Prize' for a poem on the subject of Enfield : £50

The adjudicator for the inaugural year of the competition will be award-winning poet and Enfield resident Mario Petrucci.

1. The competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over.
2. Poems must be original, unpublished, not currently submitted elsewhere nor have won any other prize.
3. Poems should be typed or neatly handwritten and must not exceed 50 lines. Poems must be in English.
4. The Enfield Prize - in addition, we want to encourage new writers and diverse audiences for poetry and so we would like to receive poems in any language for the special Enfield Prize for a poem on the subject of Enfield ; again poems must not exceed more than 50 lines and the writer must please supply the English translation, thank you.
5. Entries should not identify the author in any way.
6. No entry form is required but on a separate sheet of paper give your name, address, email address, and telephone number, with the titles of the poems submitted; and tell us where you heard about the competition.
7. Receipt of your entry to this competition will be acknowledged only if you supply a stamped self addressed envelope marked "Receipt" is enclosed with the entry.
8. Do not send the original writing - only send a copy of your poem(s); as we cannot return poems after the competition nor can we be held responsible for any loss of your poems.
9. A list of winners will be displayed on the web site at: www.enfield.gov.uk and at www.chela.co.uk/poetry.php
10. The entry fee ( Sterling only) is 3 per poem for the first three poems and 10 for 4 poems, and 2 per poem thereafter. Make cheques payable to Mayor's Charity Appeal and write your name and address on the back.
11. All entries are also automatically eligible for the Enfield Prize. If you believe your poem touches on Enfield life in any way, please write ' Enfield ' in the top right hand corner. The winners of the Enfield Prize can also win a main prize in the competition.
12. Closing date is 31st January 2011, and prize winners will be notified within 10 days of the closing date.
13. Copyright remains with the author but the organisers reserve the right to publish the winning poems and a selection from the short list in print form or on the web for the purposes of promoting 'Creative Enfield' and the creative work of local people.
14. We regret that we are unable to amend poems or return them after entry.
15. The winner and runners-up will be invited to read their entries at a special prize-giving event, date to be confirmed.
16. Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these conditions of entry on submission of their poems.
17. The judges will announce their decision in the press and to the winning entries, we cannot call everyone to report the judge's decision.
18. The adjudicator will advise the Worshipful the Mayor of Enfield, Cllr Jayne Buckland.
19. The decision of the adjudicator shall be final and binding upon the participants entering this competition.

Cheques should be made payable to The Mayor's Charity Appeal.

Send together with your entry to: The Mayor's Poetry Competition, Enfield Council, Civic Centre, Silver Street , Enfield EN1 3XA

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