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Quickfox Publishing Poetry Contest (South Africa)

Deadline: 30 June 2011

About the QuickFox 2011 Poetry Anthology

Why produce a poetry anthology, you may be asking? Well, for starters, we love poetry. We also realise how difficult it is getting an entire book of your own poetry published. Our solution to this problem is to produce an anthology featuring the best of everyone's work, which opens the book up to a broader market.

Submission guidelines

* All submissions must not be published previously in a book or anthology although they may have appeared in a journal or newsletter
* All submissions must be the entrant’s own original work
* Each poem must not be more than one page or 33 lines in length
* A maximum of 3 poems may be submitted by each entrant
* The entry must include a short author biography
* Closing date for all submissions is 30th June, 2011
* Entrants must be 18 years of age or older

How to enter

Download and complete the application form and email it back to us with up to three poems and your short author biography before the deadline. No late submissions will be considered. Submission of your entry form and poems implies acceptance of all the terms and conditions.

When will the Quickfox 2011 Poetry Anthology be published?

Our estimated date of publication is October 2011.

Where will the Anthology be available?

The Anthology will be available for sale from www.publisher.co.za, kalahari.net and selected bookstores nationwide. We are also considering releasing it in Kindle format via amazon.com.

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM (PDF)

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM (WORD DOC)

TERMS & CONDITIONS

* Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published in a book or anthology, though they may have been previously published in a magazine / journal / periodical.
* Poems must be no more than 1 page or 30 lines in length.
* Poems may be simultaneously submitted to this and other competitions, or for consideration in a magazine or journal, but not for consideration for a book or anthology.
* Each entrant may submit up to 3 poems only.
* All entries must be in English.
* Regretfully faxed submissions will not be accepted for consideration.
* Entrants must be contactable at the email address they provide at the time of judging. Winners who do not respond to email contact will still be pronounced winners but will forfeit their prize if they do not claim it within 30 days of the results being published on the website.
* Worldwide copyright of each entry remains with the author, however Quickfox Publishing reserves the right to publish all submissions in the Quickfox 2011 Poetry Anthology (working title of the Anthology, herewith referred to as The Anthology) in all formats of The Anthology, be it printed, electronic or audio format. We also reserve the right to reprint the published poems in all marketing material used to promote the anthology, as well as on the www.quickfox.co.za website.
* Should their poems be published, entrants will have no entitlement to royalties or any other forms of remuneration, from the sale of The Anthology or any reprints of The Anthology. The only cash remuneration will be in the form of three prizes which will be awarded to the chosen winners.
* The judges' decision is final and no individual correspondence can be entered into.
* Prize winners will be notified by email once judging is complete. Judging will begin when the competition closes and may last several months. The list of prize-winners will be displayed on the website.
* All deadlines, including the closing date, date of announcement, etc., may be postponed by QuickFox Publishing without notice or consultation.
* Entry implies acceptance of all the terms and conditions.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: info@quickfox.co.za

For submissions: info@quickfox.co.za

Website: http://www.quickfox.co.za

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