Group Entry Instructions: Open Junior Section PRIZES: First Prize is $200. The Runners up in each of 2 age groups (primary/ intermediate and secondary) receive prizes of $100 and $50, respectively. No student will receive more than one cash prize. There will be up to 20 commendations. FEES: $2.50 per poem; $23 per group of 10. No change or overpayment of less than $5 will be refunded. s should complete the Official Entry Form in the name of the school, and include: 1. A list showing each student's name, age, and the title of each entry. If there is no title, please use the first line of the poem to identify it. 2. Two copies of each poem on separate sheets of A4 paper. 3. A cheque for the total amount of entry fees. We strongly suggest you keep these instructions in a handy place for future reference. Please note that in the event of a poem being awarded a prize or selection for our anthology, we will request the student s personal contact details. Entry information Names must not appear anywhere on poems, only on the master entry form. Poems with any form of identification (including the school s name) will be disqualified. Enclose two copies of each poem, typed or neatly printed, each on a separate sheet of A4 paper, 1 poem per page. Poems may be no more than 40 lines. Each entry must be the original work of the student. Please ensure each poem is clearly attributed to the correct student. Entries must not have been previously published or accepted for publication in either print or electronic form. Entries will not be returned but will be destroyed, so please ensure the student has kept a copy. Poems must not be submitted elsewhere in NZ until 31 August. By then entrants will be notified if their poems have won or been selected for publication. Entry constitutes acceptance of all terms, and failure to comply with the rules will result in disqualification, with no refund of fees. Results will be published in our magazine, posted on our website, emailed by request, or enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope (SSAE) with your group entry. Publication: All poems entered must be made available for publication in an anthology to be published by the NZPS in November. Entrants will be notified by 31 August if their poems have won or been accepted for publication. NZPS has the right of first publication of all poems selected for the anthology they may not be published online or in newsletters until after publication in November. Promotion: Winners consent to the use of their poems for promotional purposes by the NZPS including but not limited to our website, brochure, and magazine, for one year after publication. Copyright in individual poems will remain with the poet, but copyright in any book produced by The New Zealand Poetry Society Inc. will remain with the NZPS. Questions? email: competition@poetrysociety.org.nz / www.poetrysociety.org.nz
Group Entry Instructions: Haiku Junior Section PRIZES: Primary/Intermediate: three prizes of NZ$50; Secondary: three prizes of NZ$50. No entrant will win more than 1 cash prize, except that the best of the two 1 st prize winners will be awarded the additional Jeanette Stace Memorial Prize of $100. There will be up to 20 commendations. FEES: $1.00 per haiku; multiple entry discount (for more than 20 haiku): 10%. No change or overpayment of less than $5 will be refunded. s should complete the Official Entry Form in the name of the school, and include: 3. A list showing each student's name, age, and the first line of each entry (plus second line if there are similar haiku). 4. Two copies of each haiku, on separate sheets of A5 paper. (That s half a sheet of photocopy paper). 3. A cheque for the total amount of entry fees. Please note that in the event of a haiku being awarded a prize or selection for our anthology, we will request the student s personal contact details for further communication. Entry information A guide to teaching haiku in the classroom is available on our website. Names must not appear anywhere on haiku, only on the master entry form. Haiku with any form of identification (including the school s name) will be disqualified. Enclose two copies of each haiku, typed or legibly printed on separate sheets of A5 paper (half a sheet of photocopy paper). Each entry must be the original work of the student. Please ensure each haiku is clearly attributed to the correct student. Entries must not have been previously published or accepted for publication in either print or electronic form. Entries will not be returned but will be destroyed, so please ensure the student has kept a copy. Haiku must not be submitted elsewhere in NZ until 31 August. By then entrants will be notified if their haiku have won or been selected for publication. Entry constitutes acceptance of all terms, and failure to comply with the rules will result in disqualification, with no refund of fees. Results will be published in our magazine, posted on our website, emailed by request, or enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope (SSAE) with your group entry. Publication: All haiku entered must be made available for publication in an anthology to be published by the NZPS in November. Entrants will be notified by 31 August if their poems have won or been selected for publication. NZPS has the right of first publication of all poems accepted for the anthology they may not appear online or in newsletters until after publication in November. Promotion: Winners consent to the use of their poems for promotional purposes by the NZPS including but not limited to our website, brochure, and magazine. Copyright in individual poems will remain with the poet, but copyright in any book produced by The New Zealand Poetry Society will remain with the NZPS. Questions? email: competition@poetrysociety.org.nz / www.poetrysociety.org.nz
Open Junior Section Primary/Intermediate (To Year 8 Only) Post Code: Telephone Email Please read the submission instructions carefully before posting your entry to us. Please attach a separate list of each student s name, age, and the title of his or her poem. If more than one poem has the same title please include the first line, to distinguish them. There must be no evidence of a name on any part of the entry. Please include two copies of each poem, on separate A4 pages, with payment and this form. Please note that in the event of a poem being awarded a prize or selection for our anthology, we will request the student s personal contact details for further communication. ENTRY FEES $2.50 per individual poem Multiple entry discount: $23 for each group of 10 poems Total number of poems submitted: Multiples of 10: x $23.00 = $ Individual: x $2.50 = $ TOTAL ENCLOSED $ SEND TO: Competition Secretary, NZPS, PO Box 5283, Wellington 6140, New Zealand web: www.poetrysociety.org.nz email: competition@poetrysociety.org.nz
Open Junior Section Secondary (Years 9-13 Only) Post Code: Telephone Email Please read the submission instructions carefully before posting your entry to us. Please attach a separate list of each student s name, age, and the title of his or her poem. If more than one poem has the same title, include the first line, to distinguish them. There must be no evidence of a name on any part of the entry. Please include two copies of each poem, on separate A4 pages, with payment and this form. Please note that in the event of a poem being awarded a prize or selection for our anthology, we will request the student s personal contact details for further communication. ENTRY FEES $2.50 per individual poem Multiple entry discount: $23 for each group of 10 poems Total number of poems submitted: Multiples of 10: x $23.00 = $ Individual: x $2.50 = $ TOTAL ENCLOSED $ SEND TO: Competition Secretary, NZPS, PO Box 5283, Wellington 6145, New Zealand www.poetrysociety.org.nz email: competition@poetrysociety.org.nz
Haiku Junior Section: Primary & Intermediate (To Year 8 only) Post Code: Telephone Contact Email Please read the submission instructions carefully before posting your entry to us. Please attach a separate list of each student s name, age, and the first line of his or her haiku. Haiku should not have titles, and are listed by their first lines. If there is more than one haiku with the same first line, please include the second line, to clearly distinguish them. Please check the teaching guidelines for haiku on our website. There must be no evidence of a name on any part of the entry. Please include two copies of each haiku, on separate pages, with payment and this form. Please note that in the event of a poem being awarded a prize or selection for our anthology, we will request the student s personal contact details for further communication. ENTRY FEES $1 per individual haiku Multiple entry discount for more than 20 haiku submitted: 10% Total number of haiku submitted: Individual (fewer than 20): x $1 = $ Multiple entries (20 or more) : x $1 = $ less 10% = $ TOTAL FEES ENCLOSED: $ SEND TO: Competition Secretary, NZPS, PO Box 5283, Wellington 6140, New Zealand www.poetrysociety.org.nz competition@poetrysociety.org.nz
Junior Haiku Section: Secondary (Years 9-13 Only) Post Code: Telephone Contact Email Please read the submission instructions carefully before posting your entry to us. Please attach a separate list of each student s name, age, and the first line of his or her haiku. Haiku should not have titles, and are listed by their first lines. If there is more than one haiku with the same first line, please include the second line, to clearly distinguish them. Please check the teaching guidelines for haiku on our website. There must be no evidence of a name on any part of the entry. Please include two copies of each haiku, on separate A5 pages, with payment and this form. Please note that in the event of a poem being awarded a prize or selection for our anthology, we will request the student s personal contact details for further communication. Entry Fees $1 per individual haiku. Multiple entry discount for more than 20 haiku submitted: 10% Total number of haiku submitted: Individual (fewer than 20): x $1 = $ Multiple entries (20 or more) : x $1 = $ less 10% = $ TOTAL FEES ENCLOSED: $ SEND TO: Competition Secretary, NZPS, PO Box 5283, Wellington 6140, New Zealand www.poetrysociety.org.nz competition@poetrysociety.org.nz