1. POSTMARK DEADLINE: February 1, 2008.

 6.     Preparation of entries (For book entry, see category #44 instructions):

Mail all entries in one envelope, author-identified copies beneath unidentified copies, with cover sheet and check on top, to:

                                    Contest Clerk

Any violation of rules will disqualify the entry.

No fees or poems will be returned except the Pearle M. Olsen Book manuscripts.  A business-size (4 x 9) SASE with $.60 postage may be included to receive the winners list.

DECISIONS OF THE JUDGES ARE FINAL. WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED AT THE ANNUAL USPS AWARDS FESTIVAL IN APRIL.  Nonmember winners will receive information about the Awards Festival by April 1. This contest is judged by qualified persons who are not members of USPS.

**1. INTRODUCTION CONTEST OPEN ONLY TO NONMEMBERS

Sponsor: USPS

We want to introduce the Utah State Poetry Society to you! This category is for Utah residents who are not currently members and have never been members of the Utah State Poetry Society.

            Any subject, any form

*also add email address (if available) on upper right corner of ID copy (Rule 6D)

First Prize – Membership in USPS and NFSPS, for the remainder of 2008 and all of 2009. This includes full contesting privileges, all editions of Panorama and state and national newsletters, contest and workshop notification, free critiquing of 12 poems per year through the Critique Bureau, and a copy of the winning book in the Pearle M. Olsen Award, available October 2008 and October 2009.

Second Prize – Membership in USPS through December 31, 2008. The winner will receive 1 edition of Panorama, post-April newsletters, notification of all contests and workshops, free critiquing of 12 poems, and a copy of the Pearle M. Olsen Award winning book, available Oct. 2008.

Third prize – One book of your choice from the past winning books in the book award category.

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MEMBERS OF USPS MAY ENTER ALL CATEGORIES EXCEPT CATEGORY #1, INTRODUCTION CONTEST.  NONMEMBERS MAY ENTER CATEGORIES

MARKED WITH ** BEFORE CATEGORY NUMBER AND INCLUDING THE WORDS "ALSO OPEN TO NONMEMBERS".     

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2.  $HOOT FOR THE LOOT

USPS members only

Sponsor: USPS                        Entry fee per poem $5

Top 3 winning poems will be published in the 2008 Poetry Panorama. Entering this category gives permission for publication, should poem win 1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup>, or 3<sup>rd</sup> place.

            Any subject, any form

            Line limit: 50               Prizes: $250, $100, $50

3. WORD WEAVERS AWARD

                                                       USPS members only

Sponsor: Word Weavers Chapter

Subject:   Nostalgia—a bittersweet longing for things, situations, or persons of the past.

            Any form                     

Line limit 40 Prizes: $55, $45, $35

**4. LILLIAN COLEMAN LETSON MEMORIAL

Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor: Elaine L. Ipson

Form: Villanelle or Shakespearean sonnet. Must be true to the form.

            Any subject                  Prizes: $50, $35, $25

5. MAX C. GOLIGHTLY MEMORIAL

USPS members only

Sponsors: Helen Keith Beaman, Mary Keith Boyack, Karen Keith Gibson

Subject: Without You

            Form: free verse

Line limit: 40                         Prizes: $35, $35, $35

6. DANIEL SETH MORRISE AWARD

USPS members only

Sponsor: Martha Morrise

Subject: Faith, any aspect

           Any form                    

Line limit: 40 Prizes: $50, $30, $20

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7.  READER AWARD

USPS members only

Sponsor: Jean Jenkins

Spontaneous use of words rich in assonance, resonance, imagery. Should flow and create sound impressions while telling a story (not lists), when read aloud. (Example: anyone lived in a pretty how town, by e. e. cummings)  Please read it.

            Any form                     

Line limit: 42 Prizes: $50, $35, $15

**8. "WORDS" POEM

Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor: Marilyn Bushman-Carlton

Subject: Compose a poem incorporating the following ten words within it:

cream, exaggerate, wind, raisin, chicken, soda, chimney, garlic, dirt, game.

Any form

Line limit: minimum 40, maximum 50    

9. ERIC W. CHRISTENSEN MEMORIAL

Sponsor: Elaine Christensen

Subject: Parenting—any aspect, difficult or rewarding. The award will be given for a meaningful, insightful poem, using imagery, heightened sense of sound, and consistency of tone.

Form: Free verse                        

Line limit: 40 Prizes:  $50, $30, $20

**10. DIXIE CHAPTER AWARD

Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor: Dixie Chapter

Subject: The desert of the American southwest (not just a description).

Any form

Line limit: 40  Prizes: $50, $30, $20

**11. DALE E. CUTTING SOCIAL & POLITICAL ISSUES

Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor: Pat Cutting

Subject: An op-ed poem on a social or political issue you feel so strongly about that you would like to write a letter about it to the editor of a major newspaper. Thanks to Thad Box for the term "op-ed poem."

            Any form       

Line limit: 50                          Prizes: $40, $20, $10

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12.  ZARA SABIN MEMORIAL

              USPS members only

Sponsor: Zara Sabin Memorial Fund

               Administrator: Maxine Shreve

Subject: The personal poem. An expression of a spontaneous, intense, personal emotion. The universal impersonal "we" does not fit this category. Imagery and metaphor should be used to develop and enrich expression and impact of the basic emotion.

            Any form

Line limit: 24                            Prizes: $40, $30, $20

13. JAY AND FREDA SNELL MEMORIAL

Sponsors:  L. C. Snell and N. Colwell Snell

Any subject, any form

Line limit: 40 Prizes: $40, $25, $15

14. MARY ANN CLARK AND LORENZO CLARK MEMORIAL AWARD

          USPS members only

Sponsor: Geraldine Felt

Subject: Occasion poem:  A poem about a special event—a holiday, wedding, birthday, historic event, baptism, graduation, etc.

Any form

Line limit: 40 Prizes:  $40, $25, $15

15.  VESTA CRAWFORD MEMORIAL

       USPS members only

Sponsor: Crawford Memorial Fund

The short poem.

            Any subject, any form

Line limit: minimum 6, maximum 12

            Prizes: $40, $30, $20

16. ANN W. HAFEN MEMORIAL

       USPS members only

Sponsor: Hafen Memorial Fund

Subject: Western general history. Any phase or facet of Western development. May be character portrait, representation of idealism or achievements characterizing pioneers.

            Any form                            

Line limit: 40 Prizes: $40, $30, $20

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17. SCAN CELTS AWARD

Sponsor: ScanCelts

Subject: Open Theme

Any form                          

Line limit: 40                      Prizes:  $40, $40, $40

18. DOROTHY & L. PAUL ROBERTS

      MEMORIAL

Sponsor: Roberts Foundation Memorial Fund

Subject: An upbeat expression showing awareness of the beauty in the world around us. More than description.

            Any form                            

Line limit: 42 Prizes: $40, $30, $20

**19. CHARLOTTE SHANNON MEMORIAL

Also open to nonmembers

Sponsors: Kathryn Clement and Pat Grimm

Any subject                           

Form: free verse

Line limit: 45                         Prizes: $30, $20, $10

**20.  PRESIDENT’S AWARD

                                                        Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor:  Vera Bakker

Subject:  Water

           Any form

           Line limit:  40 Prizes: $30, $20. $10

21. LIGHTEN YOUR LIFE AWARD

                                                       USPS Members only

Sponsor:  Eric and Grace Read

Any subject

Form: Humorous light verse, rhymed and metered, using puns, similes. No limericks.  Poems judged on author’s skill to make light of human foibles in a fun, but not hurtful, way.

       Line limit: 16 Prizes: $30, $20, $10

**22. EMOTIONAL POEM

                Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor: Rosamond Socwell

Subject: A poem concerning a concrete crucial moment evoking deep emotion other than love or grief. The use of metaphor and/or symbolic references should be inherent in the poem.

Form: Free verse                         

Line Limit: one standard page, no columns

**23.  KEN BREWER MEMORIAL AWARD

                                                            Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor:  Ben Lomond Chapter            

Any subject, any form

            Line limit:  Maximum 60 – Minimum 12

                                                  Prizes: $30, $20, $10

24.  LOVE POEM

USPS members only

Sponsor: Judy Johns

Subject: Love poem (in good taste, aimed at the opposite sex)

            Any form                            

Line limit: 40 Prizes: $30, $20, $10

**25. DAVID F. & ROBERT BALPH MEMORIAL

      Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor: Martha H. Balph

Subject:  A poem about a wild creature or creatures (broadly defined to include subjects from whales to hummingbirds or insects). If the poem is about a domestic animal, it should focus on the wild creature in that animal.

            Any form                         

Line limit: 42 Prizes: $30, $20, $10

26. WHITAKER AWARD

USPS members only

Sponsor: Rosalyn Ostler

For poets who have not won over $50 in contesting.  Check to make sure!  Use specific concrete imagery.

Any subject, any form

Line limit: 36                      Prizes: $30, $20, $10

27. REX CAMPBELL MEMORIAL

USPS members only

Sponsor: USPS

"Sound of Music"—a lyric poem; subjective, nostalgic, with apparent melody and personal emotion, but not sentimental. Melody may be secured by a variety of rhythm patterns, in rhymed or unrhymed verse. See Daffodils by Wordsworth.

Any subject, any form

Line limit: 36              Prizes: $25, $15, $10

**28. LEROY MEAGHER HUMOR

Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor: Meagher Memorial Fund

A humorous poem in any form.

Any subject

Line limit: 32                      Prizes: $25, $15, $10

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**29. PEGGY TANGREN NATURE POEM

Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor: USPS

Subject: A poem featuring some aspect of nature. Description is not enough. Must have deep significance and strong emotional appeal.

Any form

Line limit: 42                        Prizes: $25, $15, $10

30. EVELYN HUGHES MEMORIAL

Sponsor:  USPS                          

Any subject, any form 

            Line limit:  40                     Prizes:  $25, $15, $10

31.  BONNIE GUDMUNDSON MEMORIAL

                                                     USPS Members only

Sponsor:  USPS

Any subject, any form

            Line limit:  40                    Prizes:  $25, $15, $10

**32.  NORMAN L. BRINGHURST MEMORIAL AWARD

                                                    Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor:  LaVerna Johnson     

Any subject

Form:  Terzanelle—a combination of the Terza Rima and Villanelle forms,  where  the second line of a stanza is repeated as the third line of the following stanza.  Its characteristics include repeating triplets rather than quatrains in the body, with a concluding quatrain.  The Terzanelle, then, is a modified villanelle.  It is made up of 5 triplets or tercets and a concluding quatrain. Rhyme pattern: Repeated letters, whether upper or lower case, indicate rhyming words. Upper case letters indicate repeating lines.

ABA, bCB, dDC, dED, eFE; for the concluding quatrain, either aFAA or fFAA. Number of syllables varies; meter accent varies.

Line limit: 19                   Prizes:  $25, $20, $10

**33. LEROY MEAGHER SONNET

Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor: Meagher Memorial Fund

Use correct Shakespearean, Petrarchan, or Beymorlin forms only. Properly identify form in upper left corner under category name and number.

            Any subject Prizes: $25, $15, $10

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34.  THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT AWARD

                                                            USPS members only

Sponsor:  Theda Bassett                 

Create a rhymed, metered take-off or parody of a familiar rhyme, such as the title poem (above), The Gingham Dog & The Calico Cat or Two Little Kittens One Stormy Night etc. State original poem or, preferably, send a copy for the judge.

            Any subject

            Line limit:  48                Prizes: $25, $15, $10

**35. HAIKU

       Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor: USPS

Any subject

Any style or form of three-line haiku is acceptable                                                           Prizes:  $25, $15, $10

36.  UP AND COMING AWARD

                                                       USPS Members only

Sponsor:  USPS

Serious poetry by a member who has not yet won a cash prize from USPS

Any subject, any form

            Line limit:  40                        Prizes:  $25, $15, $10

**37. EVA WILLES WANGSGAARD MEMORIAL

      Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor: USPS

Serious poetry in traditional forms, including blank verse. Properly identify form in upper left corner under category name and number.

Any subject

            Form: Traditional

            Line limit: 40                    Prizes: $25, $15, $10

 **38. USPS FREE VERSE

Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor: USPS

Free of metrical and rhyme restrictions. No patterned rhyme.

Any subject

            Line limit: 40                     Prizes: $25, $15, $10

 **39. BILL RUESCH COSMIC AWARENESS

Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor: Poetry Conspiracy

Light a candle, turn on some relaxing music, take three cleansing breaths, and write what is true from your connection to the universal source of light and love. Please, no conventional religion.  Explore the mysteries.

            Any form           

Line limit: one standard page

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40.  CHILDREN’S POETRY

                                                    USPS members only

Sponsor: Kolette Montague

Subject:  Poetry for children (not about children)

            Any form

            Line limit:  one standard page

                                                     Prizes: $25, $20, $10

**41. LEROY MEAGHER FREE VERSE

Also open to nonmembers

Sponsor: Meagher Memorial Fund

Develop a complete poetic idea with every word relevant to the theme. Random rhymes are acceptable if germane to the poem, but no rhyme pattern.

Any subject

Line limit: 30 Prizes: $25, $15, $10

42. KATHRYN KAY MEMORIAL AWARD

                                                    USPS Members only

Sponsor:  Valley Winds Chapter

Subject:  The struggles and/or joys of writing poetry

            Any form

            Line limit:  42                  Prizes:  $25, $15, $10

43. ALICE MORREY BAILEY SWEEPSTAKES

USPS members only

Sponsor: USPS

For the USPS member accumulating the MOST POINTS for winning entries:

1<sup>st</sup> places -  5 points// 2<sup>nd</sup> places -  4 points;// 3<sup>rd</sup> places -  3 points.  

No honorable mentions will be awarded in this category.       

For more information contact:

Geraldine Felt                           Teresa Bogue

801-544-8490                         360 South 725 East

gcfelt@yahoo.com        teresab125@yahoo.com

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44. PEARLE M. OLSEN BOOK PUBLICATION AWARD 2008

      This contest is judged double-blind by qualified poets who are not members of USPS.

Co-sponsors: Pearle M. Olsen family, USPS

Administrator: USPS Laureates (former USPS Poets of the Year)

Prizes:  First:                Publication/50 copies of book

            Second:            $50 Laureates Award

            Third:               $25 Awarded by USPS

Poet may submit one entry only. Past first-place Pearle M. Olsen Book Publication Award winners are not eligible.

Reading fee: $20 check or money order, payable to USPS

Mail to: Kevin Clark

                        3853 South 700 West  #12

                        Salt Lake City, UT 84119                   

POEMS MUST:

MANUSCRIPT MUST:

MANUSCRIPT MAY:

IDENTIFICATION ENVELOPE (business size 4x9 unsealed) MUST:

MAILING/RETURN OF MANUSCRIPT:

The Book Chair reserves the right to adjust the format of the winning book if necessary. Winner must be available through the summer of 2008 while the book is being prepared and printed; must also attend certain special events and must be present for the reading of the book at the October 2008 Poetry Concert. The above requirements may be waived or modified in unusual circumstances, at the discretion of the Book Chair, officers of the Laureates, and the president of USPS. All entrants are encouraged to attend the April Awards Festival.

No exceptions to these rules.

Any violation of rules will disqualify the entry.

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