Tuesday, January 30, 2007

The New Zealand Poetry Society International Competition

The New Zealand Poetry Society 2007
International Competition.

Closes 30th May 2007

The New Zealand Poetry Society's annual International Verse and Haiku Competition, with adult and junior sections, is currently under way. The Open Junior and Haiku Junior sections are open to students who are 17 years of age or under on 30th May 2007. Please visit www.poetrysociety.org.nz for full competition details and to download the entry forms. Last year's competition results and judges' reports are also on the website.

There are cash prizes, and selected entries will appear in the New Zealand Poetry Society's annual anthology later in the year.

This year's judges are:
Open: James Norcliffe
Open Junior: Bernard Gadd
Haiku: Ernest Berry
Haiku Junior: Patricia Prime

The judges' details are available on www.poetrysociety.org.nz and entry forms are available for downloading.
Alternatively, for a hard copy, send a self-addressed envelope and IRC to:
The Competition Secretary,
PO Box 5283,
Lambton Quay,
Wellington, New Zealand

For further information, please email: competition@poetrysociety.org.nz

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