Rules for the WFOP Triad Contest

1. Contestant must be a current WFOP member in good standing.
2. There is no entry fee. Do not send a SASE. Entries will not be returned.
3. Entry form must be completed in full, included with the submission and postmarked by the contest deadline date listed on the entry form.
4. Contestant may enter only one, original, unpublished poem in each category. The same poem may not be entered in more than one category. Categories are described on the entry form. Note: Only poets who have not won a monetary award in a WFOP contest are eligible for the New Poet category.
5. Manuscript must be typed on 8.5" x 11" white paper, one side only, one poem to a page. Type the category in the upper left corner.
6. Writer's name should not appear on the page with the poem.
7. Only the winners will be notified prior to the Fall Conference where the presentations will be made. The names will be posted on the WFOP website and included in the Museletter following the conference.
8. The first place winner in each category will be ineligible to enter that category again the following year.
9. Prizes will be awarded only if:
   a. there are sufficient entries
   b. the contest judge determines that an entry warrants an award.
10. WFOP is not responsible for lost manuscripts. Entries will not be returned and there will be no notification if an entry is disqualified for failure to follow any of the above rules. Author retains all rights to her/his work.
11. Prizes are:
    Designated Theme (2009 Food): $50, $30, $20
    Poet's Choice: $50, $30, $20
    Kay Saunders Memorial New Poet: $50, $30, $20

Do not use more than one entry form! List all poems entered on the same form.

Deadline August 1, 2009

Printable Entry Form       09Triad.doc