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		Scroll Down For Contest Guidelines & How To Submit On-Line 2007 Erskine J. Poetry Prize Finalists Announced FIRST PRIZE: "I Sleep in My Clothes" by Dawn McGuire SECOND PRIZE: "Pleasing Others" by Joanne Lowery THIRD PRIZE: "Reincarnation in the Jardin" by Danielle Sellers FINALISTS: "Very Memory" by Douglas Basford "Innocence" by Rachel Dacus "Winter Etude (With Playstation Accompaniment) by Jeannine Hall Gailey "Interview with a Desaparecido, Argentina" by Pamela Garvey "A Lacework That Has Unraveled, The Bitter Bark of Tree" by Miriam Bird Greenberg "Three Elegies, Ab Sum" by Richard Hague "Left Eye" by Arthur Leung "Memoir" by Corey Mesler "Interpreting Her Dream" by Bruce Pratt PRIZE JUDGE: Stephen Reichert, Editor All poems will appear in Smartish Pace Issue 16 (April 2009) 2006 Erskine J. Poetry Prize Winners: FIRST PRIZE: "A French Statue" by Kevin McFadden SECOND PRIZE: "Hysterectomy" by Amber L. Cohen THIRD PRIZE: "Shifts" by Angie Mazakis FINALISTS: "Hardscrabble" by Amber L. Cohen "Door on Door" by Carol Frith "City" by Yao (Hoke S. Glover III) "Late Alzheimer's" by Susan Kelly-DeWitt "Abandoned" by Greg Nicholl "User's Guide" by Judith Pacht "Hesitation" by Suzanne Roberts "How I Would Paint" by Marjorie Saiser CONTEST GUIDELINES: Enter the 7th Annual Erskine J. Poetry Prize from Smartish Pace Online entries now accepted! (see below for details) JUDGES Stephen Reichert, Editor Daniel J. Todd, Senior 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 6th annual Erskine J. 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 Erskine J. Poetry Prize. Each winner will also be given 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. Each winner will have the opportunity to have their poem appear in a special Smartish Pace Erskine J. Anthology that will include winners of the Erskine J. Poetry Prize. This book is scheduled to appear after the 10th anniversary of the Erskine J. Poetry Prize. Winners will also have the opportunity of appearing in other 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 Erskine J. 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: sreichert@smartishpace.com. All entries must include a bio. 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 learn 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 "Erskine J." on the top of each poem submitted and send to: Smartish Pace Erskine J. Poetry Prize P.O. Box 22161 Baltimore, MD 21203 DEADLINE: August 15, 2008 Direct any further inquiries to: sreichert@smartishpace.com We look forward to reading all of the poems submitted as we determine who will be the next winners of the Erskine J. Poetry Prize.