Jumat, 09 November 2018

How To Find Poetry Contest Sites That Fit You

By Stephen Burns


While you can write for fun, it helps to try and make something out of it. Entering your pieces in poetry contest sites is one way of monetizing your work. However, you cannot go registering into every website. Choose one that is rewarding and will enable you to make some money out of your writing. Here are tips that will help you identify the best website or contest to enter.

The competition must be organized or run by a team of professionals. The most trusted professionals are organizations interested in arts, departments of literature or veteran poets. Where a competition is organized by an individual, it should have the backing of a reputable organization or brand. Credible organizers assure you of fairness and that your pieces will be treated with the dignity they deserve. Participation enhances your writing skills.

Choose a site with a reputation of holding genuine contests. Reputation is built over time. You might have to look at their previous contests and reviews by other poets who have engaged the organizers. A website with a reputation for treating poets well will also give you a memorable experience. If the reputation is nasty, there is no way you are going to have a good experience with them.

What level of exposure will you be getting by entering the contest? The best organizers will engage you after shortlisting and beyond winning. The manner of engagement includes holding seminars and displaying your pieces during exhibitions or readings. Such exposure means that you take home more than the prize. Even when you do not win, your writing skills will improve.

The reward for participating in the competition should meet the standards set at the entry of the contest. It takes a lot of effort to complete poetry pieces. While money is desirable, it is only available to the best poets. The deal is spiced by being entered into exhibitions and your work being showcased. Whether you won or not, you become a better skilled writer and your fame spreads in poetry circles.

The winners of the contest must be genuine and publicly announced. You ascertain this by ensuring that entry or participation rules are clear. The judging criterion should be publicized so that participants can determine who is in and who is out. Judges should be impartial and provide everyone with an opportunity to win. There should also be different categories of participation, for example, beginners, intermediate and pros, among other, in order to give an opportunity to all.

Entry and participation rules must afford everyone an opportunity. This means a convenient mode of submitting your entries. The contest should also be publicized sufficiently to give a chance for everyone to participate. Enough time should be provided for submissions to reach the judging panel. Online submissions are recommended because they make it easy to get your piece to the panel even at the last minute.

Where there are proceeds from the competition, they must trickle down to the writers of these poems. Organizers may think of producing books or such other materials. Loyalties and collections from any sales made must be sent to writers. You should insist on being acknowledged as the author despite receiving your cash prize. This raises your profile as a poet and enables you to enjoy the rewards of your talent.




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