The winner of the Statewide Poetry Contest (Will Inman Award) will be introduced by contest judge Wanda Coleman and read the winning poem at Tucson Poetry Festival XXVI – Poetry and Voice on April 11th, 2008. In addition, the winner will receive a $200 cash award. Second and Third Place winners each receive $50 cash awards.

Deadline: March 14, 2008
Judge: Wanda Coleman
Entry Fee: $10.00

 ContestRules:
1. Open to all Arizona poets who have not published—through the Internet or any recognized press—a full-length collection (more than 30 pages) of poetry. No previously published poems are acceptable. Poems that appear on an individual poets website are not considered “published.” Only one entry per poet will be accepted.
2. Entrants submit two (2) identical sets of up to six (6) pages of recent work. Only one poem may appear on a single page; poems of more than one page in length are acceptable. Entrants’ name must NOT appear on manuscript pages. Please staple the individual sets of six (6) pages together.
3. Poem entries MUST be mailed unfolded in a 9 x 12 envelope. Enclose a title page including your name, address, day & evening phone numbers, email address, and titles (or first 2 lines) of the poems submitted. Your check for $10.00, payable to Tucson Poetry Festival, must also be enclosed. Entries containing incomplete or false information will forfeit Entrant’s eligibility for the Contest. No manuscripts will be returned.