Enter poetry competition
Poets are invited to enter their work, written in any of the 11 official languages, into a poetry competition.
ASPIRING poets are encouraged to enter Jacana Media's poetry competition.
Entrants are encouraged to write in their mother tongue. Poems may not have been published in book form before, but may have been published in journals or magazines.
Entries are limited to three poems per poet and entrants must be South African citizens permanently resident in South Africa.
No handwritten entries will be considered, and entries must include a short biography of the poet (written in the third person), including the name of their poem and current contact details.
The award is judged blind and therefore any poems that include the author’s name will be disqualified.
By entering this competition, entrants give permission for the publication of their poem for no payment if selected in the annual anthology. If the entry is not in English, they give permission to translate the poem into English for publication together with the original language poem.
The prize, for the selected poems in any of the 11 South African languages, will be awarded later this year and these and other selected works will be published in an annual anthology. Selected poets will be invited to appear at Poetry Africa and a cash prize of R10 000 will be divided among the selected poets.
The deadline for submissions is 31 July 2015. Submit your entries via: https://jacana.co.za/sol-plaatje-poetry-award-entry-form
For any further information, email: awards@jacana.co.za
