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•  The 2010 Happy Hour •
Poetry Awards

$1000 • Best Poem
$100 • Four Runners Up

Postmark Deadline:  July 1st, 2010

Contest Rules:

  • Contest open to all poets across the country and around the world.
  • Maximum length:  40 lines per poem.   Any topic.  Any form.
  • All entries considered for publication in the 2011 issue of Alehouse.
  • All entries must be typed and include an SASE for notification.
  • All manuscripts will be recycled.  Please do not send your only copies.
  • All entries must be original and not yet nor soon-to-be published.
  • Simultaneous submissions accepted:  We report six weeks after deadline.
  • Please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
  • Omit poet’s name and all personal information from the poems.
  • Include name, address, telephone, email, and poem titles in cover letter.
  • Please postmark entries by July 1st, 2010.  (No FedEx or UPS.)
  • Entry fee is $15 per batch of 3 poems, payable to Alehouse Press.
  • Please note:  The 2011 issue of Alehouse will be an online issue.
  • Mail poems, entry fee(s), and additional information requests to:

Alehouse Press
The Happy Hour Poetry Awards
PO Box 31655
San Francisco, CA 94131