The Olympia Poetry Network

The Olympia Poetry Network
is pleased to announce
the fifth annual
Lohmann Poetry Prize

In honor of Jeanne Lohmann
Awards: $200 to each of three co-winners

Contest Rules

Poet must be a current resident of Washington State.
Contest begins: December 1, 2007.
Postmark deadline: January 31, 2008.
Limit of one poem per author, up to 2 pages in length, double spaced.
Must be original work; no previously published works or works accepted for publication.
Author's name must not appear on the poem.
Include a cover sheet containing the poem’s title, author's name, full address, phone, fax, and e-mail.
“Lohmann Prize” should be indicated on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet.
Poems will not be returned.
Include either your e-mail address or a self-addressed stamped postcard to acknowledge receipt of the poem.
Include either your e-mail address or a self-addressed stamped envelope if you wish to receive a list of winners.
Winners will be announced in April 2008. They will be invited and urged to read their work at the awards ceremony on June 18, 2008, in Olympia, Washington. Please keep your calendar open for that date.
There is no fee to enter this contest.
Send poems to:         OPN
                                    P.O. Box 1312
                                    Olympia, WA 98501