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3rd Muses Prize - Rules 2006
Muses Prize - Winners
I. Categories:
* Best Poetry Book of the Year - Female Poet and Male Poet
* Best Poem Chapbook of the Year - Male Poet and Female Poet
* Best Poem of the Year - Male Poet and Female Poet
* Best Poet of the Year- Female Poet and Male Poet
* Best New Poet of the Year - Male Poet and Female Poet
* Best Poembook Design of the Year - Male and Female Poet
II. Objectives:
1. To encourage more poets to write poetry
2. To encourage more poets to publish poetry books
3. To boost the sales of poetry books that are worth reading.
III. Contest Rules: Poetry Book Publishers and Published Poet:
1. Deadline of submission of poetry books or chapbooks: Feb , 2008
2. Only poetrybooks/chapbooks published between Jan 2007 and Dec 31, 2007 are allowed..
3. Submit poetry books/chapbooks for evaluation to:
Muses Review - Poetry/ 2267 Woodranch Road San Jose, California 95131 USA
4. All poetry books/chapbooks/poems that are submitted will not be returned.
5. Prize: Publicity and trophy/plaque, no cash prize for the mean time.
Cash prize will be announced later.
During ancient times, the laurel leaf was a sufficient prize for the best poet.
6. Entry fee/Reading fee for Muses Prize-Poetry:
i. Best Poem of Year: no entry fee (By nomination)
ii. Best Chabook of Year: $5 per chapbook (Submission of chapbook is required)
iii. Best Poetry Book: $15 per poetry book (Submission of poetrybook is requird)
7. Entry fee of 15$ includes 1-year homepage in Muses Review.
8. News updates can be found at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/musesreview
http//groups.yahoo.com/group/muses_prize_poetry
www.musesreview.org
www.musesprize.org
9. Nomination Process: Best Poem of Year, Best Poet of Year, Best New Poet of Year.
10. Submission Process: Best Poem Chap of Year, Best Poetry Book of Year
11. Shortlist of winners to be announced on April 2008.
12. You may contact us at: admin@musesreview.org
IV. General Rules:
A. Any nationality (regardless of sexual orientation, skin color, political beliefs, gender, age, etc.) who have published a poetry book/chapbook/ ebook in the English language.
B. Americans (Native Americans, Asian-Americans, African-Americans, European/Caucasian, Latino/South American) are welcome to submit a poetry book/chapbooks/ebooks.
C. Anthologies with poetry collection with different poets are not allowed. Anthologies with poetry collection by a single living poet are allowed.
D. Chapbooks are not allowed for the Best Poetry Book of the Year.
Chapbooks are allowed for the Best Poetry Chapbook of the Year.
E. Poetry books should have pages from a minimum of 50 pages and above. Chapbooks are 49 pages and below.
F. Books, based on translation of poems of other poets, are not allowed.
G. Books, based on English translation of non-English poems composed by the poet himself, are allowed. For example, if the poet composed the poems in Spanish and then translate his OWN poems to English. This book will be allowed.
H. Submit short biography.
I. One does not have to be a literary major to be eligible. One can be a physics, chemistry, economics, nursing, etc. as long as your poetry book is published in the year required.
J. A poet can win five times or more in any category for the Best Poetry Book or Best Poem Chapbook or Best Poem of the Year or Best Poet of Year but only once for Best New Poet of Year.
K. If the poet wins 5 times, the poet will be elected to the "Muses' Hall of Fame for Poets".
L.. In cases, when the competition is very tough, we can declare two winners in the categories of Best Poetry Book, Best Chapbook, Best Poem and at the most 5 runner-ups.
M.. No posthumous awards will be given to a dead poet.
V. Decision of the judge of panel is final.