2008 International Tanka Contest -- Call for Submissions
NEW
DEADLINE:
Our contest deadline has been extended! It is now
in hand,
MAY 10, 2008.
Eligibility: Open to all, members and non-members alike, except TSA
officers and judges.
Regulations: Any number of tanka may be submitted.
Entries: Must be original, in English, unpublished, and not submitted for
publication or to any other contest.
Entry Fee: $1.00 per tanka, U.S. funds only. Please make checks/money
orders payable to the "Tanka Society of America."
Submissions: Submit each tanka on three separate 3 x 5 inch cards, two
with the tanka only (for anonymous judging), the third with the tanka and the
author's name and address in the upper left-hand corner. Type or print neatly
please. Submit entries and fees to: Carole MacRury, 1636 Edwards Drive,
Point Roberts, WA 98281
Awards: First prize: $100; Second Prize: $50; Third Prize: $25. Amount of
prizes may be reduced if an insufficient number of entries are received. Winning
poems will be published in Ribbons, the TSA journal.
Adjudication: The name(s) of the judge(s) will be announced after the
contest.
Rights: All rights revert to the authors after publication.
Correspondence: Unfortunately, entries cannot be returned. Please send a
business size SASE for answers to queries or for a list of winning entries. For
foreign entries, send a SAE and US $1 cash.
Make checks/money orders payable to the "Tanka Society of America" and
mail to Carole MacRury, 1636 Edwards Drive, Point Roberts, WA
98281
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