AIPC 2017 All India Poetry Competition : indianpoetry.org

Organisation : The Poetry Society India
Contest Name : All India Poetry Competition 2017
Applicable For : Resident & Non-Resident Indian Poets & Translators
Application Last Date : June 30, 2017
Website : http://www.indianpoetry.org/
Entry Form : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/23075-Poet.doc

Poetry Competition :

The Competition is organised by The Poetry Society (India).

Related : AIPC 2016 All India Poetry Competition : www.contest.net.in/13975.html

Competitors :
1. The Competition is open to resident and non-resident Indian poets and translators.
2. Members of the Governing Board and the Executive Committee of The Poetry Society (India) and the first prize-winners of previous All-India Poetry Competitions are not permitted to enter the Competition.
3. No Competitor may win more than one prize.

Adjudication & Prized :
4. The Poems entered for the Competition will be read by a panel of eminent Indian poets who will select the prize-winning poems.
5. The decision of the judges will be final and The Poetry Society (India) will not enter into any correspondence about the results.
6. There will be six prizes awarded for entries in English and six prizes for entries in Hindi.

Each category will have:
i. The first prize of ` 10,000/-
ii. The second prize ` Rs. 5,000/-
iii. The third prize of ` 3,000/-
iv. Three commendation prizes of ` 1,000/-.

7. A list of prize-winners and the prize-winning poems will be uploaded on www.indianpoetry.org

Entry :
1. The following procedure be followed for sending the entries:
a. A copy of each poem be sent through e-mail at hkkaul@gmail.com
b. Another copy of the same poem/s be sent in print/typed form through mail/courier along with the entry fee, cost of anthology and Entry Form duly filled in.

2. Each entry must be either a poem written in English or Hindi by the competitor or his/her translation into English or Hindi of a poem by any poet in any of the recognized Indian languages.
3. There will be an entry fee of ` 200 per poem. Competitors may submit as many poems as they wish to submit.
4. In case of submission of translated version of copyrighted poems in English or Hindi before submitting the poems, the translators should have obtained permission from the poets for the use of their poems for the Competition.
5. Each poem must be the unaided work of the author or translator and it must not have been previously published or broadcast, or hosted on the Web/blog.
6. If it has been found that the competitor has copied in full or part a poem of another poet or downloaded in full or part a poem of another poet from the Internet, and submitted as an entry to the All India Poetry Competition 2017, suitable/legal action can be taken against the competitor.
7. The maximum length of a poem should not exceed 45 lines.
8. Competitors may submit as many poems as they wish provided that the Entry Form is accompanied by an entry fee of ` 200/- per poem.
9. The entry fee must be paid by a Demand Draft drawn on any bank in India and made payable to The Poetry Society (India) at New Delhi. Payments sent by outstation cheques, cash or money order will not be accepted.
10. Each packet / envelope be addressed to The Secretary, The Poetry Society (India), L-67A, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi-110017.

It should contain :
i. Entry Form duly filled in;
ii. Poem/s in typed/printed form;
iii. Bank draft towards the Entry Fee at ` 200 per poem plus ` 200 towards cost of the anthology of the shortlisted poems. All payments can be sent in one demand draft.

11. Copies of poems submitted for the competition should also be sent through e-mail at hkkaul@gmail.com

All the entries, along with the entry forms, should be sent to:
The Secretary
All-India Poetry Competition 2017
The Poetry Society (India)
L-67A, Malviya Nagar
New Delhi-110017, INDIA

on or before June 30, 2017

Contact:
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