Boyup Brook Written Poetry Competition

[Irene]

The Boyup Brook Country Music Festival is on again in February 18 - 21st 2010.
We will again be running a written poetry competition in conjunction with the festival, as holding a successful competition for the first time last year.
The winning entry will be presented at the Bush Poets Breakfast on sunday morning, which, last year, saw over 1800 people attend.

For further details, please contact Irene Conner on iconner21@wn.com.au
We look forward to receiving your entries.


Boyup Brook 2010
WRITTEN BUSH POETRY COMPETITION
In conjunction with the Country Music Festival
18 - 21th February, 2010

Conditions of Entry
   This competition is an event for ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN  verse having very good RHYME and METRE.
   There are no subject restrictions
   Previously published poetry that has not won a first prize in any written competition will be accepted.   
   A4 size pages should be used keeping each entry separate, using one side of the paper only. 
   Entries should be typed where possible using a standard font (Times Roman, Century, Arial, Verdana)
   Send two copies of each poem
   Maximum of 40 lines/poem.   Max   3 poems per entrant
   Cover sheets should be used. Entrants names or other details must not appear on any of the poems.
   Cheques or money orders for the total amount of entry fees should be made out to Boyup Brook 2010 Bush Poetry Competition and must accompany all entries.
   CLOSING DATE. Entries must be received no later than 31st January 2009  - Late entries not accepted.
   Copyright remains with the author. Poems may be used in any anthology of competition entries.  Poems will not be returned.
   The Winners will be announced at the Bush Poets Breakfast, Boyup Brook,21st  Feb. 2010.  Winners will be notified
   If required entrants should supply an SSAE for results to be posted after 21st Feb 2009
   The judges’ decision will be final and no further correspondence will be entered into. Public Criticism of Judges decisions will result in disqualification from future events.

ENTRY FEE: $5 per poem   

PRIZES:          Open – 1st Prize - $100
                          Emerging Poet    (never previously won)   1st Prize - 100

Post to: Boyup Brook Poetry Comp
C/- Irene Conner
PO Box 584
Jurien Bay     WA      6156

ENTRY FORM – BUSH POETRY WRITTEN COMPETITION

Name ………………………………………………….

Address ……………………………………………………

               ………………………………….………………………….Post Code …………….
Phone…………………………….. email…………………………………….

Have you EVER won any written poetry competition?           Yes                        No

Titles of entries:

1. ……………………………………………………………………..

2. …………………………………………………………………….

3. …………………………………………………………………….

I declare the enclosed verse(s) is entirely my own work and that it conforms to the above conditions. I agree to be bound by these conditions and accept the judge’s decision as final.

Signed…………………………………………….. Date…………../……../ 200

[Terry]

G/day Irene,
First of all thanks for all the hard work you have done running and promoting both this and the Cervantes Competition, not to mention filling in and producing our W.A. club magazine while the editor was away and the numerous other ways in which you help when needed. No wonder your struggle to find time to write your beautiful poetry.
Now how about everybody giving Irene a hand by putting an entry or two into both this and the Cervantec comp. and remember the Boyup Brook comp has an emerging poets section, this is a great chance for poets who are new to the scene or those who haven't won anything yet.

Cheers and thanks once again Irene

Terry

[Irene]

Hi
Thanks to everyone who entered poems in our written competition - I had the pleasure of sorting through them to send them off to be judged, and it was great to recognise most of the names from this site and the ABPA site.

There were two categories - Open and Emerging poet - and the winners for these were:

Open
Winner - On Raffertys Run - Arthur Green. Warana. Qld.

Highly Commended
The Other Side of Paradise - Terry Piggott. Canning Vale. WA
Heart of the Grey - Arthur Green. Warana. Qld.

Commended
The Blooming - Glenny Palmer. Wimbledon. Qld
Faith - Glenny Palmer. Wimbledon. Qld
The Saddle in the Yard - Zondrae King. East Corrimal. NSW

Emerging Poet
Winner - Lost - Val Wallace. Glendale. NSW

High Commended
Where Barty Played - Manfred Vijars. Morningside. QLd

Commended
Aboriginal Dreaming - Val Wallace. Glendale. NSW
Two Bobs - Leonie Parker. Brassall. QLD

Congratulations to all those who placed in the competition - well done.The open category was very close, and there were a number of poems that may well have been winners, except that the decision has to be made somewhere. The result ultimately came down to some nitpicking in order to determine those placegetters.
Congratulations and thanks also to the others who submitted poems - unfortunately, there can only be a few placegetters, so please keep entering your poems.

[zondrae]

G'day,

and from me too
WELL DONE - CONGRATULATIONS
to all the winners. Looking down the list of names, I see most are members of the ABPA.