ASCENT prize
Contest open from May 2007 to September 30th, 2007
GUIDELINES This contest will run for 5 months
There is no particular theme for this issue; send your best work.
The submissions will be judged in October 1997
the anthology will be produced in November 1997
with a publishing date hopefully no later than the end of March, 2008
.
As Ascent is a non-profit publication,
offering the print edition as a contest will fund publication.
(Ascent continues to publish quarterly electronic editions)
First Prize - $100 (CND) & 2 copies of the anthology
Second Prize - $75 (CND) & 2 copies of the anthology
Third Prize - $50 (CND) & 2 copies of the anthology
Fourth Prize - $25 (CND) & 2 copies of the anthology
Plus 5 - $10 (CND) honourable mention awards
with 1 copy of the anthology
Plus all additional contributors in the collection
receive one copy of the anthology.
If entry fees and anthology sales exceed costs,
then additional monies will fund future print editions of Ascent
with future prize money more widely distributed
among all the authors who appear in the anthology.
Rules & Guidelines:
-The fifth print edition will contain poetry.
-Poems published elsewhere (author must hold copyright) or
unpublished and not sent elsewhere are acceptable.
-Maximum length of each poem is 60 lines
(spaces between the stanzas count as lines.)
-Contest fee: $5 for one poem or 3 poems for $10.
-INCLUDE EACH POEM ON A SEPARATE PAGE WITHOUT YOUR NAME.
-You can send as many poems as you wish
Submit your poem or poems with a brief bio by e-mail
to ascentaspirations@shaw.ca.
In the subject heading say
Spring 2008 Edition
-by mail with your contest fee
include a cover page with
poem title or titles
( first line beside each title )
your name, address, phone number and e-mail.
We will be using the printed copies of your poems for judging
(winners' copies sent by email for the designing of the book pages).
Send your entry information, and POEMS with payment to:
David Fraser, or Ascent Aspirations Publishing
1560 Arbutus Drive
Nanoose Bay, BC
V9P 9C8
Winners and contributors list will be sent to you via e-mail
and it will be posted on the web site.
