Saturday, August 31, 2019

Writing Competition: Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize

Grand Prize: $500
 
We are seeking original, unpublished work for the contest. All finalists will be published in THR’s spring 2020 issue and invited to a special reading at ECTC in honor of poetry month. To enter the contest, participants should make a $10 donation through Paypal or by check or money order (we cannot accept cash) made out to The Heartland Review and up to three (3) poems to: 
 
2020 Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize
c/o Sandi Howard
ECTC
600 College Street Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
 
The donations will fund the contest, creation of the journal, and scholarships for creative writing students.
 
Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us immediately if a poem is accepted elsewhere.
 
Entrants should provide a cover page that includes name, address, email, and a 30-40 word biography with the poems in one Word document.
 
Personal information on the manuscripts results in immediate disqualification.
 
Deadline for entries is postmark November 16, 2019. Winners will be announced in February 2020.
 
Thank you for supporting our journal and remembering Joy.

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