THE NASSAU COUNTY POET LAUREATE SOCIETY

                  POETRY CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED FOR 2025

                      CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

                             Finalist Judge: NCPL Alan Semerdjian 
                                        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 2025 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 31, 2025
                      (Winners will be announced in May 2025)          

• Submit poems and biography online at www.ncplsociety.com and pay the fee with Paypal.

OR

• Mail poems and biography to:

Nassau County Poet Laureate Society Contest

PO Box 4104

Farmingdale, NY 11735

NOTE: If mailing, please include your name, address, email address
and phone number and fifty word bio on a separate sheet of paper.
Make your check payable to:
The Nassau County Poet Laureate Society. 

Poems will not be returned.