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Competition rules

Please make sure you have read the rules before submitting

ENTRY

• Poems may be in any style, of any length, on any subject. Sequences will be judged as separate poems.
• Each poem should be typed, on A4 paper, single sided and with pages numbered.
• Please do not write your name on the same sheet as your poems. Your poems will be judged anonymously.
• Enclose a separate sheet with your name, address, telephone number, email address, plus the title/s of your poem/s.
• Mark your envelope ‘Women’s Poetry Competition.’
• The entry fee of £5 allows you to enter up to three poems. You may enter as many times as you like, provided each set of poems is accompanied by the £5 entry fee.
• Entry fees are payable in sterling.
• Entries may be submitted online. Payment of entry and the submission of poems must be done at the same time. There is a £1 processing charge to cover administration.
• Entries sent by post can be paid for online via our website (you must send a copy of your payment confirmation with your poems) or you can phone +44 (0)191 233 3860 with your credit/debit card details. Cheques should be made payable to Mslexia Publications Ltd.
• Overseas entries may be submitted by post or online. We regret FREEPOST is not available for entries from overseas.
• Entries will not be returned; please retain your own copy. If you require acknowledgement of receipt of your entries please enclose an SAE marked ‘Acknowledgement.’
• No alterations may be made to a poem once it has been submitted.
• Winners will be contacted by post in September 2010 and winning poems will be published in the OCT/NOV/DEC issue of Mslexia.
• Copyright of each poem remains with the author, but Mslexia has the unrestricted right to publish the winning poems in its magazine and on its website, as well as retaining unrestricted rights to use the winning poems and any related material for PR purposes.

ELIGIBILITY

• Poems should be in English (or English dialect) and should not have been published, self-published or accepted for publication elsewhere, including in online publications.
• Poems that have won or are under consideration in other poetry competitions are not eligible.
• Poems should not be a translation of another author’s work.
• We will accept poems from women of any nationality from any country.
• You do not have to subscribe to Mslexia to be eligible, but you do have to be a woman.
• Employees of Mslexia are not eligible.

For more information or clarification, check out the FAQs or contact us at poetry@mslexia.co.uk or +44 (0) 191 233 3860.

Closing date: 26 JULY 2010

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