Poetry Competition: C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize

C.P. CAVAFY POETRY PRIZE

Poetry International is pleased to announce its first annual C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize. The C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize is judged collectively by the editorial staff of Poetry International. Each year, we will honor Cavafy by selecting one stunning, original poem. The winner will receive a $1,000 prize and publication in an upcoming issue of Poetry International. All finalists will be considered for publication.

DEADLINE: FEB. 15, 2011

C.P. CAVAFY PRIZE GUIDELINES
––Include a $15 entry fee for up to three poems. You may include additional poems for a $3 reading fee per poem. Please make checks out to “Poetry International.”
––Poems translated from other languages are not eligible, unless you wrote both the original poem and the translation.
––We will announce the winner on our website and blog in the spring of 2011, so no SASE is necessary.
––For complete guidelines please refer to our website.

While we hope to be able to accept online submissions in the future, currently we can only accept submissions through snail mail. Please mail your submissions to:

C.P. Cavafy Award 

Poetry International 

Dept. of English and Comparative Literature 

San Diego State University 

5500 Campanile Dr.
San Diego, CA 92182-6020

Do you have a question about one of our contests? Are you interested in learning more about Poetry International? Email us at poetry(dot)international(at)yahoo(dot)com.

Poetry International
Department of English and Comparative Literature
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive MC 6020
San Diego, California 92182-6020