MEMBERSHIP ADVANTAGES OF THE UTAH STATE POETRY SOCIETY:
ASSOCIATION WITH OTHERS WHO SHARE A LOVE OF POETRY
Members meet in chapters around Utah, with activities that include reading and discussing each other's poems and learning about poetry and techniques. They hold readings, workshops, etc.
The April Awards Festival and October Book Concert, honoring the Poet of the Year, gather Utah poets together. USPS members are automatically members of NFSPS (the National Federation of State Poetry Societies), affording contact with poets all over the U.S.
OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND OUTLETS FOR YOUR POETRY
USPS conducts a winter contest and an annual contest with numerous categories which members may enter to receive cash prizes and recognition. Contests are judged blind by qualified poets outside the Society.
USPS publishes POETRY PANORAMA, a biannual anthology of members' poems.
Each year, USPS publishes the book of an outstanding Utah poet (the winning entry in the Book Category of the contest).
Every ten years (mid-decade), USPS publishes UTAH SINGS, a large anthology of poetry by Utahns.
NFSPS conducts an annual contest, also judged blind, with top winners being published in their annual anthology. Utah poets regularly take many of the prizes.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Workshops are offered in which the techniques of writing poems are explored by competent and distinguished writers.
Critiques by qualified poets are available to USPS members through the Critique Bureau.
Nationally known poets and university instructors are invited to lecture and instruct at local and national events.
AS A MEMBER, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO:
Receive the POET TREE newsletter, the NFSPS STROPHES newsletter, the POETRY PANORAMA anthology, to which members may submit poems for consideration for publication, a copy of the Book of the Year, a directory of members, and direct notification of state contests, workshops, and other events.
Attend chapter meetings, workshops, conventions, and other events sponsored by USPS.
Enter all categories of the annual contests sponsored by USPS and NFSPS, at lower fees.
Attend the annual NFSPS convention.
Submit 12 poems per year to the Critique Bureau for free critiques by qualified poets.