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I am delighted to announce that Dangerously Poetic is co-sponsoring the Dangerously Poetic Byron Bay Writer’s festival poetry competition this year!   Poetry is set to have a larger profile at the festival and Dangerously Poetic will have a marquee dedicated to A Passion for Poetry. We will also host a 2 hour poetry reading on the Sunday where the judge, Robyn Rowland, will announce the prize winners and they will have the opportunity to read their winning poems.

This national poetry prize will be awarded at the Byron Bay Writer’s Festival 2011 on Sunday, the 7th of August.

Poets are invited to write up to 40 lines on the theme-                                                                                                

A Passion for Nature and our place in it.

Judge: Dr. Robyn Rowland AO

First Prize : $500, a 3 day pass to the Byron Bay Writer’s Festival 2011, publication in Dangerously Poetic’s upcoming anthology ( projected launch date 2/2012), a free copy of the anthology and chance to read the poem at the festival.

Second Prize : $ 100, a 3 day pass to Byron Bay Writer’s Festival 2011, publication in DP’s upcoming anthology ( as above.)

• Entry fee: $10 first poem, $5 for each additional

• Poems will be no longer than 40 lines, single spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt.

• Poems shall not have won a competition, been previously published or under consideration elsewhere. Winning poems must be available for publication in anthology.

• Closing date is 15th June, 2011. All poems must be received by this date to be considered.

• No author name on poem.

• Please enclose 2 copies of each poem plus one entry form or email poems and entry form as .doc attachments to bev_sweeney@yahoo.com.au

• No poem will be returned, no communication will be entered into.

• Judge’s notes and final results will be posted on www.dangerouslypoetic.com