Portia Steele Award Organization(c)

THE FOURTH ANNUAL PORTIA STEELE
Award for Excellence in Poetry
and
Award for Excellence in Prose
for 2010

Each Award $100

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Please follow these guidelines closely

--Theme:	In keeping with Portia Steele's "Less is More" philosophy, this year's competition challenges your creativity. Any subject may be used, but brevity is the key. Writers are challenged to express themselves in what Portia called the "Short Short" poem or story.
--Poetry:	Fifty words of text or less.
--Prose:	One hundred words of text or less.
--Entries:	1) Use Microsoft Word File Format. Use the D-O-C, TXT or RTF format only. 2) Must be double-spaced and use 12-point Ariel or Times Roman. 3) Unpublished poetry and prose only. 4) One submission per category only.
--Email:	Entries will be accepted via email only. Here are the guidelines for 2010: SEPARATE EMAILS: If you enter both categories, send an individual email for each category. 1) *THE SUBJECT OF YOUR EMAIL: State the name of your entry WITH the word "poetry" or "prose" in the subject line. 2) THE BODY OF YOUR EMAIL: In the body of the email, include the following information: -- Name: -- Address: -- City, State, Zip: --Telephone number: -- Title of entry: and* 3) AN *ATTACHMENT TO YOUR EMAIL*: Your poetry or prose entry should be submitted as an attachment. Please be sure to include the title of your entry, but NOT your contact information. Submit to contest@portiasteeleaward.org.
--Contestants:	For women 50 years of age or older.
--Winners:	Winners will be announced on July 24, 2010 on the home page of this website. They will also be contacted individually.
--Special Note:	Due to the number of participants, if entries are submitted incorrectly, they will be omitted. We will do our best to advise you that the format is incorrect and advise you to "re-submit" your entry. Please accept our apologies.
--An Example:	Click here for an example of an email submission.

SUBMISSIONS MUST BE DATE STAMPED BETWEEN
FEBRUARY 14 and APRIL 15, 2010