Poet or Author Acrostic
Poetry Contest
Poet or Author Acrostic
*Variations on the form are permitted as noted below.
Write an acrostic using any poet or author?s name (pen names permitted).
There must be at least seven letters.
You may use any combination of the writer?s name that adds up to seven or more letters. For example: Poe is not allowed (only 3 letters), but Edgar Allan Poe (preferred), or Edgar A. Poe, etc. are permitted.
Use any writer from Geoffrey Chaucer, 1343 to the present.
*The whole acrostic can be a single flowing sentence, or a combination of multiple sentences and phrases. Each individual letter of the name can have a single line or multiple sentences and phrases.
Creativity with the form is encouraged.
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 85.00 member dollars. There are only 1 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, August 29, 2015.
Full Contest Listing
*Variations on the form are permitted as noted below.
Write an acrostic using any poet or author?s name (pen names permitted).
There must be at least seven letters.
You may use any combination of the writer?s name that adds up to seven or more letters. For example: Poe is not allowed (only 3 letters), but Edgar Allan Poe (preferred), or Edgar A. Poe, etc. are permitted.
Use any writer from Geoffrey Chaucer, 1343 to the present.
*The whole acrostic can be a single flowing sentence, or a combination of multiple sentences and phrases. Each individual letter of the name can have a single line or multiple sentences and phrases.
Creativity with the form is encouraged.
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 85.00 member dollars. There are only 1 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, August 29, 2015.
