$5000 first prize; plus ten $100 honorable mentions
"1) Entry fee of $16.00
includes a one year subscription to RATTLE.
2) Open to writers, worldwide;
poems must be written in English (no translations).
3) Submissions will be
judged in a blind review by the editors of RATTLE: Send no more than five poems
per entry; print name, address, phone number, and the titles of the poems onto a
coversheet. No contact information should appear on the poems. Include a check
or money order for $16.00, payable to RATTLE.
4) No previously published
works, or works accepted for publication elsewhere. No simultaneous submissions.
5) Manuscripts will not be returned; include a SASE to be notified of the
results.
6) Winners will be announced no later than September 15th, 2006,
and those poems will be published in the Winter 2006 issue of RATTLE. Additional
entries may also be offered publication.
7) For an idea of our editorial
tastes, back issues can be purchased at www.rattle.com"
FOR MORE INFO:
http://www.rattle.com/contest.htm
DEADLINE: August 1, 2006
