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Stepping Stones Nigeria (Excel for Charity) Poetry Competition 2011
Closing Date: 31-October-2011
"And even if you found yourself in some prison, whose walls let in none of the world's sound - wouldn't you still have your childhood, that jewel beyond all price, that treasure house of memories? Turn your attention to it." - Rainer Maria Rilke
For previously unpublished poems in English Language on the theme of 'Childhood' up to 40 lines long. Your poems must not have been posted to a publicly accessible website, or blog, and must not be under consideration for publication, or accepted for publication elsewhere. You may poetically explore the theme in any way you wish.
First Prize: £150.00 Second Prize: £75.00 Third Prize: £40.00 High Commendation Prizes: 2 x £10.00 First Publication: All prize winners will receive first publication in the Excel for Charity News Blog.
Entry Fees: £4 (1 Poem), £7.50 (2 Poems), £10.50 (3 Poems), £12.50 (4 Poems) and £14 (5 Poems). A third of net entry fees goes to Stepping Stones Nigeria
About Stepping Stones Nigeria Stepping Stones Nigeria (SSN) is a UK Charity whose work saves, protects and transforms the lives of thousands of vulnerable and disadvantaged children in Nigeria. They are a small and effective charity that works from a child-rights approach doing everything in their power to ensure that children in the Niger Delta get a proper education, healthcare, food and protection. All of their partner organisations are run by inspirational Nigerians whose work goes a long way to dispel the negative stereotypes that are often held by people from outside of Nigeria. They all share a commitment to upholding the highest standards in accountability, transparency and effective service delivery. Above all, these organisations work tirelessly to bring positive change to the lives of some of the most needy children on the planet.
The Stepping Stones Nigeria Website: www.steppingstonesnigeria.org SSN Contact: info@steppingstonesnigeria.org
The Judge: Susanna Roxman, author of Imagining Seals.
Competition Administration: Eastern Light EPM International - Organisers of Excel for Charity writing competitions series.
Enter Online or By Post
To Enter online (1) Select the number of poems you wish to enter from the PayPal Drop-Down Menu below, click on pay now, and make the applicable payment securely. You will be given a Transaction ID or Receipt Number by PayPal. Make a note of this. (2) Create a Cover Note titled STEPPING STONES NIGERIA POETRY COMPETITION 2011 which should have the Title(s) of your poem(s), your Name, Pen Name (if applicable), Mailing Address, E-mail Address and Telephone Number. YOUR NAME OR ANY OTHER IDENTIFYING MARKS MUST NOT APPEAR ON ANY OF THE POETRY PAGES. (3) Send your poems, and your Cover Note as Word, or rtf attachments to excelforcharity@easternlightepm.com in the subject line, type STEPPING STONES POETRY 2011 followed by your TRANSACTION ID.
To Enter by Post
1. You may enter as many poems as you want. 2. The decision of the judge is final, and no communication will be entered into. 3. For transparency, Eastern Light EPM International makes it clear that the primary aims of this competition are to raise money for the charity and to honour the winning writers. The prize money is expected to be generated by the entry fees. In the event that there are too few entries to pay the prize money from the entry fees after a third has been earmarked for donation to the charity, we reserve the right to (a) elect to incur the expense of making up the prize money from our own funds, (b) reapportion the prize money in agreement with the winners. We have so far never done that. Or (c) refund all entry fees to the entrants by the methods they paid for their entries. 4. All entries must be received by midnight 31-October-2011 5. Poems will not be returned, please don't send your only copy. 7. Although the results of our competitions are usually published on our website, many entrants still write us expecting personal notifications of the results. If you would like to receive information on the results, judge's report, or news about our other competitions, please join our e-mail mailing list at http://easternlightepm.com/excelforcharity/mailing-list we will never disclose your e-mail address to any person or organisation outside Excel for Charity without your prior written consent.
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Susanna Roxman is a poet, playwright and critic. She is the author of two poetry Broken Angels and Imagining Seals. Broken Angels received the Arts Award of the City of Lund (in Sweden), while Imagining Seals was supported by the Scottish Arts Council. Her third poetry collection, Crossing the North Sea, is forthcoming. Her poems have been published in many magazines world-wide, including New Contrast in South Africa, Stand and Orbis in Britain, Prairie Schooner, The Spoon River Poetry Review, Crab Orchard Review, and Visions International in the US, Poetry Ireland Review in Ireland, and Poetry Kanto in Japan. Her plays have also been published in Sentinel Literary Quarterly. She has also taken part in poetry readings during the Edinburgh Festival in 2006, 2009, and 2010. These readings were arranged by Dionysia Press.
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