Friday, April 29, 2011

Celebrating Vancouver's 125th anniversary in poetry


subTerrain magazine is accepting poetry submissions for its Special Summer Issue celebrating Vancouver’s 125th Birthday. "We are seeking poems that explore Vancouver’s history, geography, and varied ethnicity. The issue will be comprised of 125 poems and several essays on the topic of poetry & politics in Vancouver.
Please try to address your subject in unique, fresh, and surprising ways."

Guidelines: Poem length: maximum 50 lines (including stanza breaks); Line length: maximum 56 characters (including spaces). Poems should be typed, single-spaced, on 8.5 x 11 paper. Deadline for entries: June 30, 2011 (postmarked)

Authors of work selected for inclusion in the issue, will receive $25 per poem plus publication. As well, all contributors will receive 5 copies of the issue and a one-year subscription to subTerrain.
Send  hard copy, mailed to the address below. Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you want your submission returned. All submissions not accompanied by a SASE will not be returned (so keep a copy for yourself!). Send entries to: SubTerrain Magazine, Vancouver 125, po box 3008, main post office,  Vancouver, BC V6B 3X5 .


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