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Enter the 3rd Annual Beullah Rose Poetry Prize from Smartish Pace! A prize for exceptional poetry by women.

Judges:
Clare Banks, Associate Editor
Traci O'Dea, Associate Editor

1st Prize
The 1st Prizewinner receives $200 and publication of the winning poem in Issue 16 of Smartish Pace. They will also be mentioned for one year in a number of advertisements, both in print and on the web, as being the winner of the 2nd Annual Beullah Rose Poetry Prize.

2nd & 3rd Prize
2nd & 3rd Prizewinners receive publication of their poems in Issue 16.

All Winners
All winners will have their poems, along with extensive bios, displayed continuously at our website on a special page dedicated to the winners of the Beullah Rose Poetry Prize. Each winner will also be given to the opportunity to have a notice and link to their personal web page and/or e-mail so that interested parties may learn more about the winning poet and/or contact them. Winners will have the opportunity of appearing in anthologies published by Smartish Pace.

All Submissions
All poems submitted for the prize will be considered for publication in Smartish Pace. Therefore, it is possible to have your poems selected for an issue of Smartish Pace even if they do not win the Beullah Rose Poetry Prize.

REQUIREMENTS

Online Submissions:

STEP 1:

Submit 3 poems along with a $5 entry fee via a secure, online debit transaction (select PayPal PAYMENTS button on left)

Additional poems may be submitted for $1 per poem. No more than 12 poems may be submitted (maximum submission: 12 poems = $5 + $9 = $14). To submit additional poems, click on the PAYMENTS button on left AFTER clicking on button above (NOTE: select number of additional poems you will be sending via email in the "Qty" column after clicking button):

STEP 2:

Email poems by attaching a Word, Wordperfect, or RTF file to: cbanks@smartishpace.com. All entries must include a bio. Please review bios from our most recent issue, to see the sort of information that we print in our contributors' section. The bios will NOT be used by the judging panel to determine the winner. Bios are needed only for the purpose of creating the contributors' section of the journal.

Include your name, address, e-mail and telephone number (preferred) on each page of poetry submitted.

Postal Submissions:

Submit 3 poems along with a $5 entry fee. Entry fees can be paid with a check or money order made payable to Smartish Pace. Additional poems may be submitted for $1 per poem. No more than 12 poems may be submitted (maximum submission: 12 poems = $5 + $9 = $14).

All entries must include a bio. Please review bios from our most recent issue, to see the sort of information that we print in our contributors' section. The bios will NOT be used by the judging panel to determine the winner. Bios are needed only for the purpose of creating the contributors' section of the journal.

Include a self addressed stamped envelope (SASE) with your entry.

Include your name, address, e-mail and telephone number (preferred) on each page of poetry submitted.

Write or print "Beullah Rose Poetry Prize" on the top of each poem submitted and send to:

Smartish Pace
Beullah Rose Poetry Prize
P.O. Box 22161
Baltimore, MD 21203

Deadline: November 1, 2008

Direct any further inquiries to: cbanks@smartishpace.com

We look forward to reading all of the poems submitted as we determine who will be the winners of our next Beullah Rose Poetry Prize.