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Monthly Contests

2009-2010 Roundtable Monthly Contests

Contest Rules: Poems may be sent September through May, postmarked by the second Saturday of the month.  members may enter one poem per month with a limit of 36 lines for every month.  Entries may be mailed to : Pat Laster, 7433 Samples Rd., Benton Ark 72019.  Poem must be original and unpublished.  Place name and address on one copy only.  Winners receive a check of $15, $10, or $5

September:

 Form: Poets choice
1st. Don't Fence Me Out - Verna Lee Hinegardner, Conway
2nd. Holding Memories - Freeda BNaker Nichols, Clinton
3rd. The Carousel Ride - Faye Williams Jones, North Little Rock
1st HM. Taste of Blueberries - Faye Boyette Wise, Benton
2nd HM. The Coliseum is reviewed - Cathy Moran, Little Rock
3rd HM. Overwhelmed - Helene Stallcup, Conway

Sponsor and Judge: President Betty Heidelberger

October

No monthly contest due to the National Poetry Day in Little Rock

November:

Form: - Minute, Subject: Any  
   1st. Betty Heidelberger, Sherwood/Lexa
   2nd. Cathy Moran, Little Rock
   3rd. Jim Barton, Huttig
   1st HM. Diane Stefan, Mtn. Home
   2nd HM. Marilyn Joiner, El Dorado
   3rd HM. Don Crowson, Denton

   

December

Form: - Any, Subject: Winter Solstice   
    1st. Vernalee Hinegardner, Conway
    2nd. Pat Durmon, Norfork
    3rd. Cathy Moran, Little Rock
    1st HM. Fay Williams Jones, North Little Rock
    2nd HM. Betty Heidelberger, Lexa
    3rd. HM Vivian Barcroft, Johnson

January

Form: Dorsimbra ;Subject - Any
    1st. Don Crowson, Benton
    2nd. Verna Lee Hinegardner, Conway
    3rd. Annetta Talbot Beauchamp, Helena
    1st HM. Betty Heidelberger, Lexa
    2nd HM. Donna Henson, Mount Holly
    3rd.HM. Jim Barton, Huttig
    John Murphree, Little Rock, served judge

February

 Novice Award - for those who have never won more than $10; Poet's Choice
   1st - Celebration at Eighty---DONNA HENSON, Mount Holly
   2nd - Dialectics --GORDON BYRD--El Dorado
   3rd - Song in Motion --Cathy Parker, Alexander
   1st HM - A Mother's Love--Jennifer Noel, Dierks
   2nd HM - Mysterious Love--Mary E. Griffith, Bearden
    DIANA STEFAN, MOUNTAIN HOME, PRA TREASURER, WAS JUDGE
       

March

Form: Tanka;  Subject: Any 
1st - Lee Ann Russell, Springfield MO
2nd - Freeda Baker Nichols, Clinton
3rd - Diane Stefan, Mountain Home
1HM - Dennis Patton, Alexander
2HM - Vivian Barcroft, Johnson
3HM - Donna Henson, Mount Holly
16 entries; judge, Pat Laster, Benton

April

1st - Cathy Moran, Little Rock
        2nd Lee Ann Russell- Springfield MO
        3rd - Betty Heidelberger, Lexa
        1st HM - Annetta Talbot Beauchamp, Helena
        2nd HM - Gordon Byrd, El Dorado
        3rd HM - TIE: - Donna Henson, Mount Holly
                            Sara Gipson, North Little Rock
Judge: Pat Durmon, Norfork, first vice president, PRA

Form: Free verse, Subject: - Any

May

No monthly contest. Due to the Spring Luncheon. Spring Luncheon to be held at Parkview United Methodist Church in Benton on May 1, 2010

The 2010-2011 contest guidelines will be posted after the turn of the PRA fiscal year.

There is only one winner in each contest. They are as follows.:
Dr. Lily Peter Memorial Award --Diane Stefan
Verna Lee Hinegardner Award--Cathy Moran
Mary Harper Sowell Award--Sara Gipson
Annual Anthology Contest
Each member may enter one unpublished poem in the annual Anthology contest by the December 1st deadline.  Poems entered in this contest must not be entered in other contests or submitted for publication until after the May meeting.  Awards are as follows:  Publication in annual 1st Place - 2 free copies; 2nd through 5th Place - 1 free copy.  See the for specific instructions and entry address.
Sybil Nash Abrams Award
This contest is open to Arkansas residents only.  The subject and line limit are announced each year at the Spring meeting and in News 'N Notes.  The poem must be original, historically accurate and unpublished, with sources listed on a separate page.  A poet is only eligible for First Prize once every five years.  Awards will be presented at the Poetry Day Luncheon.  or contact PRA) for more details.
Sybil Nash Abrams Memorial Student Awards
This contest is open to students only.  There are 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place winners in Junior and Senior divisions.  Winners are eligible for cash prizes, and are considered for publication in the annual Anthology Rules are distributed each year to schools by the Contest Chair.  For more details, contact Liz Faulkner, Student Contest Chair.  For a copy of rules, send SASE to Elizabeth Faulkner, 3 Ridge Oak Cove, Little Rock, AR 72223
Contest Rules
Winners

Poetry Day Awards
A contest brochure is mailed to members each year. This brochure details the workshop agenda and lists all contests, their prizes and guidelines. PRA to be placed on the mailing list to receive this brochure if you are not yet a member.  2010 Poetry Day brochure is available on-line