The Poetry Forum
Columbus, Ohio USA
28th Annual
William Redding Memorial Poetry Contest
FIRST PLACE
$100 and a featured reading May 4, 2020
SECOND PLACE
$25 & mini-featured reading May 4, 2020
Submission Guidelines:
> Submit 3 Word document poems. One poem per page.
> Maximum 80 lines per poem.
> Email entries to abbott4949@gmail.com as single Word document with poems as
separate pages & no identifying information. Put name, address, phone, and
email on a separate first page.
> Surface mail entries should have name, address, phone number, and email address
on a separate first page. Poems should have no identifying information. Send
entries postmarked by February 29 to The Poetry Forum c/o 91 E. Duncan Street,
Columbus OH 43202. Poems will not be returned. No SASE required.
> Submissions that do not follow guidelines will be ignored.
> Previous first-place Redding Competition winners, Poetry Forum featured readers
since January 2017, and previously published poems are ineligible.
Deadline: February 29, 2020
(postmark of February 29 or email receipt by midnight this date)
The Poetry Forum thanks the following for their support: Bossy Grrls Pin-up Joint, Scott Woods, our featured poets, open mic participants, audiences, and generous patrons.
Bossy Grrls, 2598 N. High Street in Columbus
Visit The Poetry Forum web site columbuspoetryforum.com
Information: 614/937-6744