2012 Castlemaine Poetry Prize

Poets are reminded the deadline for the junior section of the 2012 Castlemaine Poetry Prize is only weeks away.
The competition is run by the Castlemaine Mail and entries are open across three categories: senior (over 16), junior (under 16) and for best poem by a Mount Alexander Shire resident.
The junior section closes on August 31.
The poem must not have been published or have won another prize, a strict maximum of 40 lines applies and all entries should be double spaced. Poets can choose any theme. Contact details, including a phone number, must be enclosed but preferably not on the same page as the poem.
Award-winning Castlemaine poet Ross Donlon has kindly agreed to judge this year's competition. Elliott Midland Newspapers is proudly sponsoring the 2012 Castlemaine Poetry Prize, which carries a first prize of $100 (senior section).
Mount Alexander Shire Council is sponsoring the junior prize and Soldiers and Scholar Bookshop is sponsoring the best poem by a Mount Alexander Shire resident. The winners of these categories will each receive a $50 book voucher from the respective sponsors.
Selected entries, including the winning poems, will be published in the Castlemaine Mail. Entries can be submitted via email to editcm@elliottmidnews.com.au or mailed to 2012 Castlemaine Poetry Prize, 29 Templeton St, Castlemaine, 3450, Victoria.
The junior category closes on August 31 and the other two sections close on Friday, September 28, at 5pm. Details: call 5472 1788.