24th MPU INTERNATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION
Applications are now open(!)
CLOSING: 11.59pm Australian Eastern Standard Time, October 7th.
Our judge this year is the very well respected poet Joel Deane.
Catch Joel reading at IPC sponsor The Paperback Bookshop on October 10th!
First prize – Leon Shann Award $AU1500
Second Prize $AU500
Third prize $AU200
Martin Downey Urban Realist Award $AU100
Book Vouchers for Highly Commended (3)
& Books for Commended (6)
On this page you will find all of the details you need to submit to the comp, which closes on October 7th.
Thanks to Loran Steinberg for the outstanding poster design. And of course, thanks to our sponsors: Black Pepper Publishing, Black Inc Books, Snap Printing Heidelberg, The Paperback Bookshop and Wendy Fleming.
Click HERE to download the competition terms and conditions so you know what the process is (or see the bottom of this page where I will copy and paste the relevant text).
Joel Deane will also be reading with Dorothy Poulopoulos at a special MPU event on September 25th at Wesley Anne in Northcote. Which you can find by clicking HERE and heading to the upcoming events page.
ENTRY $12 per poem
DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORM HERE
| melbourne_poets_union_ipc_entry_form_2018.docx |
PAY HERE
For alternative payments (bank transfer or cheque) see conditions of entry.
Email poems and entry forms to:
mpoetsunion14@gmail.com
OR
Post entries to:
MPU International Poetry Competition
PO Box 266 Flinders Lane, VIC 8009, Australia
mpoetsunion14@gmail.com
OR
Post entries to:
MPU International Poetry Competition
PO Box 266 Flinders Lane, VIC 8009, Australia
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
- All entries must be single poems, written in English, typed in a standard font (such as Times Roman, Garamond or Calibri) in 12pt, and double spaced, with a maximum of 50 lines.
- Poems must be the original work of an individual author, unpublished, not accepted or submitted for publication, and not have been entered in any other competition.
- All poems must be accompanied by an entry form - see above for a downloadable copy of the form.
- The author's name or any identification must not appear on the same page(s) as the poem.
- There is no limit to the number of entries an individual may submit.
- Entry fees: $AU12 for one poem. Entry fees are not refundable.
- Entries may be submitted by post or by email.
- Postal entries: should be sent to MPU International Poetry Competition, PO Box 266, Flinders Lane, Victoria 8009 and received by midnight Sunday 7th of October 2018 or postmarked on that date. Entries must be accompanied by a cheque/money order payable to Melbourne Poets Union for the appropriate amount. Do not send cash.
- Email entries: should be submitted as MS Word files or PDF attachments to mpoetsunion14@gmail.com by midnight on Sunday 7th October 2018. Prior payment of the entry fee must be made on line to: Account name: Melbourne Poets Union, BSB: 063 010, Account number: 1005 4087. The author's surname must appear as the 'Message/Reference'.
- Shortlisted authors will be notified by phone one week prior to the announcement of results which will be on Friday 30th November 2018 at 6.pm for 6.30 p.m. at Collected Works Level 1, 37 Swanston Street , Melbourne. The awards will be presented at that event and all prize winners will be invited to read their poems.
- The competition results will be published on the MPU website. MPU reserves the right to publish the winning poem on their website and Facebook page.
- Joel Deane will judge the competition. His decision is final and no correspondence shall be entered into.
