Ina Coolbrith Circle

sponsors the 98th ANNUAL SPRING CONTEST
(formerly Poets’ Dinner)
Open to All Poets Entry Fee: $20

Awards Announcements During Program ON ZOOM
Saturday, June 7, 2025, 1 pm to 4 pm
Must Attend on Zoom to be Eligible for Awards
THEME: INFINITY GUEST SPEAKER: to be determined

CATEGORIES:

BEGINNINGS & ENDINGS, HUMOR, LOVE, NATURE, PEOPLE, POET’S CHOICE, SPACES & PLACES,

THEME (INFINITY)

Poems must be original, in English, not have appeared online or in any journal or newspaper professionally published and
not be previous cash prizewinners (Honorable Mentions OK). Winning poems may be included in a future anthology. 42-line
maximum (not including spaces), any form or style. Up to four entries (4) per person; one (1) per category 

1. DEADLINE: April 1, 2025 (POSTMARKED BEFORE MIDNIGHT; NO CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL)
2. Type entry on ONE side only of 8 1⁄2 x 11 white paper.
3. Type category in upper right-hand corner of each page.
4. DO NOT put your name or any identification ANYWHERE on any entered poem. 
5. Send three (3) clear copies of EACH entry (with no illustrations).
6. Include a separate page with the following information (typed or legible): Name, Address, Tel no., Email, Title and
   Category of each poem.
7. Entry fee of $20 (check) made out to INA COOLBRITH CIRCLE.
9. AUTHOR MUST ATTEND ON ZOOM TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD.
   ENTRIES accompanied by ENTRY FEE should be mailed to: Contest Chair Aline Soules, 48 Danville Oak Pl, Danville,
   CA 94526. Questions? Please contact Aline Soules at soulesa@yahoo.com
   PRIZES: One POETS’ DINNER GRAND PRIZE: $100 — To be chosen from among the first three prize winners in each category. For
   each CATEGORY: Three Prizes — $50, $30, $20, plus three Honorable Mentions.
   Last Year’s Grand Prize Poem, Hermit Thrush, will be read by the author, Deborah Bachels Schmidt

AWARDS PROCEDURE: Winning entries will be announced ONLY on Saturday, June 7 and checked against the master list. If there
is NO CLAIM, the prize will go to the next ranked submission. Judges’ decisions are final.

NOTE: The Ina Coolbrith Circle invites all those interested in poetry to its September 20th meeting on Zoom where winners are
invited to read their winning poems.

DONATIONS: Contributions to sustain awards may be sent to Awards Co-Chair Natica Angilly,
1515 Poplar Ave., Richmond, CA 94805-1662. (Donor calls only, please, no books): (510) 235-0361.
Find us at: https://sites.google.com/site/poetsdinner
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