12th Annual Robert
Frost Foundation

Annual
Poetry Award

To
view a copy of the online Frost
Enewsletter 
with the 11th Annual Robert Frost Award winning poem by Barbara Adams click here. (
includes
a slide show of the 2007 winners.)

Guidelines
for the 2008 Robert Frost Award (note
changes from 2007 highlighted)

• Poems should be
  postmarked (or emailed) between March
  1, 2008 and September 15,
  2008
  to be considered for the 2008 award.
• Please
  send two copies of your poem written in the "spirit of Robert Frost"
  (whatever you feel that may be).  One copy should have
  your name, address, email and phone #. The other copy should not
  have this information on it.  
• Poets
  may submit up to three poems on
  plain paper of not more than three pages for
  consideration. 
• Prior
  published work may be submitted; for all work submitted to the
  Robert Frost Foundation, you retain
  copyright and the Robert Frost
  Foundation will request your  permission if we choose to
  publish your work on our web site or in other foundation
  publications.
• Original
  manuscripts should have your name, address, email and phone #;
  please include a second copy of each page that will be sent to the
  judges and therefore should not have any information that identifies
  you as the author.
• Please
  note:  Email submissions are acceptable in the following
  formats:
  • --a
    single MS. Word document attached that presents one page per poem.
    For example,  page 1 should have your name, address, email
    and phone #; page 2 should other should not have this information
    on it.
  • --the
    text from any word processing document pasted into the body of the
    email.  Email submissions to should be sent to frostfoundation@comcast.net
• Manuscripts
  will not be returned. 
•  If
  you wish to receive information regarding the winning poet, enclose
  a self-addressed stamped envelope or include your email address.
• Deadline
  for submission is  
• Please
  enclose a $10.00 per poem entry reading fee made payable to The
  Robert Frost Foundation. In the case of
  electronic submissions, manuscripts submitted via email will be held
  until reading fees are received via regular mail.
• Officers
  and Directors of The Robert Frost
  Foundation as well as festival organizers are not eligible to enter
  the award.
• Mail
  entries to the new address (effective 2008):   

                                                                                                        

Attention: Poetry Award
The Robert Frost Foundation
51 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
Lawrence Public Library -- 3rd Floor

Please
contact

Mark Schorr  
frostfoundation@comcast.net for additional information

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