Poetry in the NEW YEAR 2022

POETRY WORDSHOP CONTINUES

Meeting on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at the ST. GEORGE ACTIVE LIFE

 CENTER 250 North 200 West-upstairs from 1:30-3:30 pm with gentle critiquing to help us get ready for the many contests available to win cash prizes sponsored by UTSPS. Contact lin at sunrivertoday dot com for more info.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Time to join Utah State Poetry Society to receive reduced prices for entering contests, and opportunity to submit to the Panorama publication. Online April Awards Festival (April 8-9) with prizes for contests and mini workshops available. Dues ($30/years) due postmarked by Wed, Jan 5, 2022. See form: utahpoets.com . You can still contest without paying dues but less categories are available. They need our support! Feb 1st is deadline for this contest and for National Federation of State Poetry Societies society see http://nfsps.org

Lola Haskins

2. Annual POETRY IN THE PARK at Zion Park Nature Center with Lola Haskins on Friday, March 4th at 8:45 am to 3 pm. Fee-$50 for a day of poetry instruction, free pass to the park, etc. REGISTER NOW... details at https://zionpark.org/event/poetry-in-the-park/

3. Annual REDROCK CREATIVE WRITING SEMINAR-Sat, March 5th -details coming check out http://redrockwriters.org for info and also about CHAPARRAL CONTEST awards. See flyers below for details:

Registration Form for Redrock Writers Seminar

Program for Redrock Writers Program

4. Also coming up SOUTHERN QUILL DSU's literary magazine, deadline March 7th-see poster for details: poetry, photography, visual art, fiction and non fiction. No entry fee. https://www.thesouthernquill.com/submit

5. HERITAGE WRITERS GUILD writing workshops on Sat, March  12 at 10:30-12:30 at Washington Country Library in St. George will feature Dorothy Allred Solomon discussing writing memoirs, 

On Sat Mar 26th same time and place author Julie Olsen will be discussing how to write children's books, illustrate and young adult books. Free lecture, for more info contact email Marilyn Richardson <jayrich@infowest.com> or  for details check out www.heritagewritersguild.com 

6. Due Mar 15th  NFSPS-National Federation of State Poetry Societies annual contest. Open to all but especially UTSPS members: https://www.nfsps.com/poetry_contests.htm 

7. PA'RUS POETS ADULT CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST!

Submissions accepted Feb. 1 through April 15.  Awards ceremony on Thursday, May 12 $5 entry fee per entry

        Anyone ages 18 and older living in the Intermountain West can enter the contest, which features the same two categories as the students: poetry and personal essay, as well as the same theme of "Reaching New Heights." Each adult can submit one entry per category. Here is the adult contest submission link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZn4x9m2fVVqwFzxPHwNVAZoWXliXinKwnQHkWpP2n3qwKow/viewform There is a $5 fee per entry in the adult contest. Entries will not be considered if the entry fee has not been paid. The entry fee is simply to raise funds for the prize money and other costs associated with the contest. We are a non-profit entity. You can pay your entry fee one of three ways:

Pay on our EventBrite site: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parus-poets-adult-creative-writing-contest-tickets-255419495587  (this site charges an extra administrative fee, FYI) Pay via Venmo @Reuben-Wadsworth (3315 last four of phone number) Pay via check made out to me sent to: Reuben Wadswort 395 N. 200 West, Room 205 Hurricane, UT 84737 Any questions about the adult contest can be directed to me or adult contest chair, Jenny Drummond, jenny.drummond@washk12.org