The Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award

The Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award

$1,000 PRIZE

Final Judge: Charles Martin

Deadline: November 15, 2005
Sponsored by The Formalist
Competition Rules for the 12th annual Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award:

1.
Sonnets must be original and unpublished. No translations. Writers may enter
as many sonnets as they wish. Sonnet sequences are acceptable, but each sonnet
will be considered individually. Entry fee: $3 per sonnet. Author's name,
address, phone number, and e-mail address (if available) should be typed on the
back of each entry.

2.
Final Judge for the 2005 competition will be Charles Martin. The winning poem
will be published in the 2006 issue of The Evansville Review.

3.
Entries must be sent to the address below and postmarked no later than
November 15, 2005. Enclose an SASE if you would like to be notified of the
contest
results. Entries cannot be returned. For another copy of these rules, send an
SASE to:

Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award
The Formalist
320 Hunter Drive
Evansville, IN 47711

Please note: These are the complete guidelines. Thank you.

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