National Federation of State Poetry Societies

2008 NFSPS College/University Level Poetry Awards

All freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors of an accredited university or college are eligible to enter the NFSPS College/University Poetry Level Awards. Two students will receive an award of $500 each, one as the Edna Meudt Memorial Award and the other as the Florence Kahn Memorial Award.

Recipients shall be selected on the following basis:

  1. Submission of a completed NFSPS official 2008 application that has been duly notarized.
  2. Submission of a manuscript of ten (10) original poems. Send four copies of the manuscript.
  3. Manuscript must be titled.
  4. Manuscript must have a cover page with name, address, phone number in upper left corner and the title of the manuscript in center of the page.
  5. One poem to each page, single-spaced, and each poem must be titled.
  6. Each poem must be no more than 46 lines (includes the spaces between stanzas)
  7. Each poem must have no more than 50 characters per line (includes spaces between words and punctuation).
  8. No identification on any page other than the cover page.
  9. A dedication page may be included.
  10. No entry should be mailed prior to January 1, 2008. Notarized applications and manuscripts must be received (in hand) on or before February 1, 2008.
  11. Send first class mail only. No special deliveries. No e-mail submissions, since manuscript must be accompanied by notarized application.

Send complete package to:

N. Colwell Snell, Chairman
P.O. Box 520698
Salt Lake City, UT 84152-0698

Candidates will be disqualified if any of the above requirements are not followed.

NOTE: These rules and the application form for your entry may also be accessed at:
http://www.nfsps.com/student competition
Questions may be addressed to N. Colwell Snell at address above
or telephone: 801/484-3113. E-mail: SBSenior@juno.com.

Recipients will be selected on or before March 31, 2008, and announced after April 15, 2008. Each recipient's state poetry society will be notified. Award manuscripts will be published by NFSPS, and each recipient will receive 75 copies of the published manuscript in addition to the cash award. Recipients will be invited to read from their work at the June 2008 NFSPS convention to be held in Layton, UT. NFSPS will provide an additional $300 travel stipend to be presented at the convention to those recipients attending the convention. Winners are responsible for balance of costs at the convention (such as room reservations).