POETRY CONTEST
THE NASSAU COUNTY POET LAUREATE SOCIETY
POETRY CONTEST
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Finalist Judge: NCPL Paula Curci
FIRST PRIZE $1OO
CONTEST REQUIREMENTS
- Entry fee: ONE poem $5.00, THREE poems $13.00, FIVE poems $18.00.
- Suggested length: poem should not exceed one page.
- Nassau County residency not required. All are welcome to submit poems.
- Previously published poems are not accepted.
- Poems submitted must be for a general audience. Please, no profanity.
- By entering the contest, you agree to allowing the editor to format and publish one
of your poems in the 2024 NCPLS Review, if selected. - All entries must include a maximum fifty-word biography written in third person.
Bios will be edited for word count. Use Italics for all professional publications.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
DEADLINE: January 30, 2024
- Submit poems and biography online at ncplsociety.com and pay the fee with Paypal.
OR
- Mail poems and biography to:
Nassau County Poet Laureate Society Contest
PO Box 8095
Hicksville, NY 11802
NOTE: If mailing, please send two copies and include your name, address, email address
and phone number on one of your entry poems and make your check payable to:
The Nassau County Poet Laureate Society.
Poems will not be returned.