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		<title>Poetry Contest: Writer&#8217;s Digest</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Call to Our Fellow Poets! Writer&#8217;s Digest is hosting its 5th Annual Poetry Awards Competition! This competition is the only one offered by Writer&#8217;s Digest exclusively for poets. Every style of poetry is welcome.  The only requirement is that your poems be 32 lines or fewer.  And, you can enter as many poems as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><span style="color: #336699;">A Call to Our Fellow Poets!</span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Writer&#8217;s Digest is hosting its 5th Annual Poetry Awards Competition!</h3>
<p>This competition is the <strong>only</strong> <strong>one</strong> offered by <a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/GeneralMenu/" target="_blank">Writer&#8217;s Digest</a> <strong>exclusively for poets.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Every style </strong>of poetry is welcome.  The only requirement is that your poems be <strong>32 lines or fewer</strong>.  And, you can <strong>enter as many poems as you&#8217;d like</strong>!</p>
<h2><span style="color: #336699;">Just what can you win?</span></h2>
<p>The <strong>1st Place Winner</strong> will receive:  <strong>$500</strong></p>
<p><strong>2nd Place:   $250</strong></p>
<p><strong>3rd Place:    $100</strong></p>
<h2><span style="color: #336699;">Wait!  There&#8217;s more . . .</span></h2>
<p><strong>4th &#8211; 10th Places</strong> will receive <strong>$25</strong> each.</p>
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</div></div><p><strong>11th &#8211; 25th Places</strong>:  A <strong>$50 Gift Certificate</strong> to <a href="http://writers-digest.ultimatewritersresource.com" target="_blank">Writer&#8217;s Digest Books</a></p>
<p>1st &#8211; 10th place winners will also have their names listed in the August 2010 issue of Writer&#8217;s Digest, to be followed by a listing on the Writer&#8217;s Digest site.  And, as an added bonus, all winners will receive a copy of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1582975825?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=creativmultip-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1582975825" target="_blank">2010 Poet&#8217;s Market</a>.</p>
<p><strong>The deadline for entering is December 15, 2009</strong></p>
<p>For <strong>competition rules</strong> and <strong>to enter</strong> <a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/poetryawards" target="_self"><strong>click here</strong></a> or visit <a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/GeneralMenu/" target="_blank">Writer&#8217;s Digest</a> and select &#8220;competitions&#8221; from the menu.</p>
<h2><span style="color: #336699;">Want some feedback on your poems before entering them?</span></h2>
<p>Visit the <a href="http://writersbra.com/community/" target="_blank">Writer&#8217;s Bra Community</a>, share your thoughts, your work, whatever&#8217;s on your mind.  That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re here for!</p>
<h2>Oh!  When you win, be sure to shout about it through <a href="http://writersbra.com/ballyhoo/" target="_self">Writers Bra Bally-hoo!</a></h2>
<p>•Keep Writing•</p>
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