Major Theme: "To save the planet earth is to save mankind."
Total Cash Prize: $1,500
Minor Themes:
1. Dangers of proliferation of uranium processing technology
2. Saving the planet earth
3. Beauty of nature
4. World Peace
5. Environement Protection
6. Ecological Balance
7. Fighting air pollution and clean energy
8.Global Warming and Climate instability
9. Reforestation, Illegal logging
10. Secret nuclear arms race
11.Nuclear warfare, nuclear terrorism
12.Biological warfare,ex AIDS, anthrax,
13.Chemical warfare, ex sarin gas
14.Economic warfare, ex. high interest rates, dollar weakening
15.Militarization of outer space
16.Military industrial complex and war-oriented economy
17.Weapons of mass destruction
18.Illegal trading of endangered species
19. Saving lakes, rivers, oceans from oil spill and water pollutants
20. Famine, food scarcity, food security
Cash Prizes:
1st Place: $700
2nd Place: $300
3rd Place: $200
4th Place: $100
5th Place $50
6th Place: $50
7th Place: $25
8th Place: $25
9th Place: $25
10th Place: $25
Total Cash Prize: $1,500
Rules:
1. No entry fee/no reading fee
2. Style: metered/rhyme verse or free verse.
3. No. of lines: 40 lines and below.
4. You can submit a maximum of 3 poems with one theme or three different themes.
5. Include your name and contact address, email address.
6. Submit short biography
7. Submit poems and short bio by email to editor at: [email protected]
8. Deadline of submission of 1-3 poems is on August 31, 2005.
9.Best Poem: Cash Prize $700 and poem published at Muses Review.
10. Details of the contest will be updated at:
http://www.geocities.com/musesreview/poemcontest1.html
or at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/musesreview
11.Poems will not be returned but the copyright belongs to the poet.
12. The poem should be written in English language.
13. The top ten poems will be published at Muses Review but cash prize is reserve only for the top ten winners.
14. The 25 finalists will be announced on Sept 31, 2005.
15. The top ten and the winner will be announced on October 15, 2005.
16. The top fifteen poems will be published on Winter issue of Muses Review.
17. Other poems not in the Top 15 will be published in later issues.
18. Choose one theme or different themes for the maximum three poems you want to submit.
19. Selected 50 poems will be published in an anthology.
20. The top ten winners will receive 1 free anthology.
21. The decision of the judge or panel is final.