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2nd NORTH-EAST POETRY COMPETITION 2008
Organisers The Competition is organised by The Poetry Society(India) in association with The North East ZoneCultural Centre & Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.Competitors • The Competition is open to all residents of the North East. • Members of the Governing Board and the Executive Committee and coordinators of The Poetry Society (India), are not permitted to enter the Competition. • No competitor may win more than one prize. Adjudication and Prizes • The poems entered for the Competition will be read by a panel of eminent Indian poets who will select the prize-winning poems. • The decision of the judges will be final and the organisers will not enter into any correspondence about the result. Poems in English and in English Translation will only be accepted. • Any poems downloaded from the website or copied from any texts will be rejected. • Certificate to all participants. • There is no age limit for the competition and students are particularly advised to participate in the same. • A list of prize-winners and the prize-winning poems will be distributed to the leading newspapers for publication and will be available through www.indianpoerty.org • The prize-giving ceremony will be held on June 28, 2008 at Guwahati, Assam. Entry • All entries for the Competition should be sent to: The Poetry Society (India), New Delhi or Nagaland .• Each entry must be a poem written only in English by the competitor. • Each poem must be the unaided work of the author. • Each poem must be typed on a separate sheet of paper. • The maximum length of a poem should be about 40 lines. • School/College seal and authorised signature is mandatory on forms for students. • Entries will be judged without the panel of judges knowing the identity of the competitors. The competitor'sname must not be typed or written on the manuscripts . Manuscripts must be attached toan entry form, or to a separate sheet of paper, giving the name (or nom de plume) and full address of the competitor, and should list the title of the poem entered for the Competition. • Manuscripts will not be returned. • The worldwide copyright of each prize-winning or shortlisted poem, and of any other poem selected by the judges for special commendation will remain with the author, but The Poetry Society (India) shall have the unrestricted right to present the poem on television, radio or the stage, or to publish it at the time of the prize-giving, or at any time up to twelve months afterwards. • Only one poem per form will be entertained. Competitors can submit as many poems as they wish, provided each is accompanied by a form. • All competitors shall be deemed to have read and accepted all the conditions of entry for the North East Poetry Competition 2008 at the time of submission.
The Poetry Society The Poetry Society (india) was registered in 1984 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. It promotes Indian Poetry and looks after the interests of Poets in India and undertake collection, interpretation, translation, publication and propogation of India and other countries www.indianpoetry.org All the entries with this form should be sent to : North East Poetry Competition 2008 The Poetry Society (India) L - 67A, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi - 110017, India Or Coordinator North East Chapter Poetry Society (India) Noel Manuel Hussain Building, Circular Road Dimapur - 797112, Nagaland. The participants of the North East Poetry Competition are welcome to participate in the poetry workshop and translation workshop at the North East Poetry Festival 2008 at Guwahati. Please tick below if you would like to be invited. Poetry Workshop Yes Translation Workshop Yes The Poetry Society Coordinator North East Chapter Noel manuel Hussain Building, Circular Road Dimapur - 797112, Nagaland. Contact : +91 9436019342 email : noelmanuel@rediffmail.com The Poetry Society (India) North East Region Events - Past and Present 1st Nagaland Poetry Competition 2006 - 15th May 2006 1st North East Poetry Festival 2007 - 21st - 23rd March 2007 2nd Nagaland Poetry Competition 2007 - 14th Dec. 2007 2nd North East Poetry Festival 2008 - 26th - 28th June 2008 3rd Nagaland Poetry Competition 2008 - 6th Dec. 2008 2ND NORTH EAST POETRY COMPETITION 2008 Communal Harmony & National Integration Closing Date For Entries - 17th June , 2008 ENTRY FORM North East Poetry Competition 2008 |
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Text_________________ Name (in block capitals)_____________________________________________________________ Address (in block capitals) ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Phone___________________ E-mail__________________________________________________ Designation/Profession/Occupation______________________________________________________ Date of Birth__________________ Mother Tongue ________________________________ Highest educational qualification_________________________________________________________ Declaration: I have read and accept all the conditions of entry and wish to enter the following poem/s for the North East Poetry Competition, 2008. Name of the school (in block capitals) _____________________________________________________ Title of the Poem/s (in block capitals) ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ (All details must be complete before submission) Note: Students must get the school/college seal and authorised signature on the form. Forms without the seal and authorised signature will not be accepted. Signature of the Student_____________________________ Authorised signatory of the school______________________ Designation _________________________________ Seal_________________________________
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