{"id":33802,"date":"2024-07-06T12:42:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T19:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/?page_id=33802"},"modified":"2024-10-13T15:00:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T22:00:05","slug":"2024-poetry-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/2024-poetry-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Poetry Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"33802\" class=\"elementor elementor-33802\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75ba876a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75ba876a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13331d05\" data-id=\"13331d05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258ec214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"258ec214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contest Sponsors<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43b303df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43b303df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c1f546\" data-id=\"6c1f546\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e64aba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e64aba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ain&#8217;t Got No Press \u2022 Angele Ellis \u2022 Ang\u00e9lique Jamail, Author \u2022 Annette Gagliardi \u2022 Barbara Simmons\u00a0\u2022 Begin With a Story \u2022 Betsy Mars\u00a0\u2022 Bill Cushing \u2022 Bruce W. Niedt \u2022 Charles A. Perrone \u2022 Cholla Needles \u2022 Clint Hirschfield \u2022 Christian Garduno \u2022 Daniel S. Irwin \u2022 David C. Kopaska-Merkel \u2022 David Flynn \u2022 Diane Jackman \u2022 E. Amato \u2022 Eastern Shore Writers Association \u2022 Emily Vieweg \u2022 Fathom Publishing \u2022 Harris Gardner \u2022 Ibbetson Street \u2022 Isabella Mori \u2022 J R Turek \u2022 Joan Leotta \u2022 John Dorroh \u2022 Karlo Sevilla \u2022 Kathabela Wilson \u2022 Kerfe Roig \u2022 Lawrence Berger \u2022 Layla Lenhardt \u2022 LB Sedlacek \u2022 Lines &amp; Faces \u2022 Lisa Rhodes-Ryabchich \u2022 M. A. Dubbs \u2022 Magdalena Ball \u2022 Margaret R. S\u00e1raco \u2022 Marianne Szlyk \u2022 Martina Robles Gallegos \u2022 Mary Anne Abdo \u2022 Melissa R. Mendelson \u2022 Nancy Lubarsky \u2022 Nancy Shiffrin \u2022 Pamela Miller \u2022 Pat Valdata \u2022 Patrice M. Wilson \u2022 Patty Bennett \u2022 Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange \u2022 Poetry.LA \u2022 Richard Eric Johnson \u2022 Rolland Vasin \u2022 Ron Kolm \u2022 Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association \u2022 Sean J Mahoney \u2022 Simple Simons Press \u2022 Space Cowboy Books \u2022 Sparks of Calliope \u2022 Sybaritic Press \u2022 The Janavi Held Endowed Poetry &amp; Art Grant \u2022 Unlikely Stories \u2022 Voices Israel Group of Poets in English \u2022 Waide Riddle \u2022 Winning Writers \u2022 Zvi A. Sesling<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3eb1e81f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3eb1e81f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6764611b\" data-id=\"6764611b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e86268a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e86268a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6045d7e1\" data-id=\"6045d7e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf232dc elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cf232dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#guidelines\">Entry Guidelines<\/a> | <a href=\"#prizes\">Prizes<\/a> | <a href=\"#judges\">Meet Your Judges<\/a> | <a href=\"#calendar\">Contest Calendar<\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"guidelines\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e37627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e37627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#guidelines\">Winners<\/a> | <a href=\"#prizes\">Prizes<\/a> | <a href=\"#judges\">Meet Your Judges<\/a> | <a href=\"#calendar\">Contest Calendar<\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"guidelines\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b325f8a elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-22976 elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b325f8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-compass\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fca109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fca109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Winners<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0535b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f0535b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>First Place: Oak Morse<\/strong> (Houston, Texas) has an MFA from Warren Wilson. He won the 2024 A Public Space Writing Fellowship and Julia Peterkin Literary Award for Poetry in South 85 in 2023. Oak has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and has won fellowships from Brooklyn Poets, Twelve Literary Arts, Cave Canem&#8217;s Starshine, and Clay, as well as a Stars in the Classroom honor from the Houston Texans. His work appears in Public Space, Black Warrior Review, Obsidian, Up The Staircase Quarterly, Southern Indiana Review, Iron Horse Literary Review, Los Angeles Review, Hampden-Sydney Review, and Hobart, among other places. He is a candidate for the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Southern Mississippi.<\/p><p><strong>Second Place: Christian Ward<\/strong> (London, England) is a UK-based writer currently recuperating from cancer treatment for Stage 4B Large T-cell Lymphoma. Recent work has appeared in <em>Rappahannock Review, South Florida Poetry Journal, Double Speak, Wild Greens, Mad Swirl, Dipity Literary Magazine, Impspired,<\/em> and <em>Streetcake Magazine<\/em>. He won 1st prize in the 2023 Cathalbui Poetry Competition.<\/p><p><strong>Third Place: Noel Poston<\/strong> (Cookeville, Tennessee) is an inquisitive spiritual seeker enchanted by words and the quirkiness and splendor of EVERYTHING. She makes her home with her spiritually indifferent yet incredibly tolerant and indulgent husband in the hills of Middle Tennessee. Noel delights in striding and humbly stumbling through the mystery and wonder of IT ALL.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/poetry-from-contest-winners-heidi-kasa-nicole-adabunu-and-victoria-melekian\/\">Read their winning poems here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e3de03 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11e3de03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Entry Guidelines<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a07178f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a07178f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-325996b4\" data-id=\"325996b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d9fa39d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d9fa39d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2024 Poetry Super Highway Contest is now closed for entries. The deadline to enter was the evening of Saturday, September 28th at 12:00am (pacific).<\/p><p>We&#8217;ll announce the winners first on Sunday, October 13 at 2pm (pacific) in a special edition of Poetry Super Highway Live streamed to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/poetrysuperhighway\">Facebook page<\/a>, and then afterward in our emailed newsletter (sign up in the box on the top of the right column of this page) and on our website.<\/p><p><a name=\"prizes\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f7f69 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48f7f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2024 Poetry Super Highway Contest will open on <strong>Sunday, July 14th<\/strong>. Watch this space for details on how to enter.<\/p><p><a name=\"prizes\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-62709e90 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62709e90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75d4d666\" data-id=\"75d4d666\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1639b9a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1639b9a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<a name=\"prizes\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0313f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0313f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The Poetry Super Highway Poetry Contest is open to all human beings on planet Earth. (except for the three judges)<\/li><li>Enter as many poems as you&#8217;d like.<\/li><li>Poems may be of any style, length, or subject matter.<\/li><li>Previously published poems are accepted. However, because the contest is judged blindly (with names removed from the poems) if a judge recognizes a poem from somewhere, they have the option to mark it as ineligible.<\/li><li>This contest is separate from our weekly Poet of the Week consideration and the same poems may not be submitted for both.<\/li><li>There is a One Dollar Per Poem (US Funds Only) entry fee.<\/li><li>Poems are sent to the three contest judges with your name removed. The judges score each poem from 0-5 using quarter point intervals. (0, .25, .5, .75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, etc&#8230;)<\/li><li>Poems are sent to judges only after you fill out the Contest Entry Form and we have received your entry fee.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br \/>To enter gather your poems into a single document (either Word .doc, .docx or RTF).<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Do not include your name in the document.<\/li><li>Please use a basic font such as Times New Roman, Helvetica or Arial.<\/li><\/ul><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/contest-entry-form\/\">Click here to go to the entry form<\/a><\/span>.<\/h3><p><strong>Deadlines Etcetera<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>The deadline to enter is Saturday, September 28th, 2024 at midnight (pacific)<\/li><li>If you are paying by check, the deadline for postmarking your entry fee is Saturday, September 28, 2024.<\/li><li>Regardless of when you postmark, your entry fees must be received by Wednesday, October 2. So if you are mailing your entry fee (after filling in the contest entry form), please account for the amount of time it will take for your it to travel between your home and Los Angeles.<\/li><li>This is a not-for-profit contest. All of the collected entry fees will be divided between the top three scoring poems.<\/li><li>Once your entry fee is received, your poems will be sent with your name removed to the three judges who will score them 0 &#8211; 5 (5 being best).<\/li><li>If you have any questions or need any of the contest details clarified, please e-mail <a href=\"mailto:Rick@PoetrySuperHighway.com\">Rick@PoetrySuperHighway.com<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><a name=\"prizes\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3f1912 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-22976 elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7f3f1912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-compass\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70c96577 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70c96577\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b4e91be\" data-id=\"5b4e91be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101f1846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"101f1846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prizes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-449dce6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"449dce6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-667df7a0\" data-id=\"667df7a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620da942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"620da942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>First Prize:<\/strong> 50% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH website.<\/p><p><strong>Second Prize:<\/strong> 30% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH website.<\/p><p><strong>Third Prize:<\/strong> 20% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH website.<\/p><p>In addition, contest sponsors <b>Rolland Vasin donated $500<\/b> which will be added to the prize pot divided by the three winning poets. Also, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are able to supplement the cash prizes with an impressive array of prizes of interest to poets and writers. Our goal is to be able to send every single person who enters the contest something.<\/p><p><strong>Additional Prizes:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-163986d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"163986d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f6a5fbf\" data-id=\"5f6a5fbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4acf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-34023 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff4acf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Ain&#8217;t Got No Press<\/span><\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/\">https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/<\/a><\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;It&#8217;s Spritz O&#8217;clock Somewhere&#8221; by Rick Lupert<br \/>15 e-book (PDF) copies of the Noir Anthology &#8220;The Night Goes On All Night&#8221;<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Angele Ellis<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/angele-ellis-03985a31\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/angele-ellis-03985a31\/<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><div>2 original, personalized Shakespearean sonnets for a special occasion (wedding, anniversary, birthday, graduation, etc.) Delivered as a .docx or .pdf suitable for printing and framing, after an email exchange to determine details.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Ang\u00e9lique Jamail, Author<\/span><\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/sapphostorque.com\">http:\/\/www.SapphosTorque.com<\/a><\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;Finis.&#8221; by Ang\u00e9lique Jamail<\/div><div>2 copies of Sonic Chihuahua Zine by Ang\u00e9lique Jamail<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Annette Gagliardi<\/span><\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/annette-gagliardi.com\/\">https:\/\/annette-gagliardi.com\/<\/a><\/div><div>1 copy of the poetry book &#8220;A Short Supply of Viability by Annette Gagliardi<\/div><div>1 copy of the award winning Historical fiction book &#8220;Ponderosa Pines: Days of the Deadwood Forest Fire&#8221; by Annete Gagliardi<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Barbara Simmons<\/span><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barbarasimmonspoetry.com\">www.barbarasimmonspoetry.com<\/a><\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;Offertories: Exclamations and Disequilibriums&#8221; by Barbara Simmons<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Begin With a Story<\/span><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/Beginwithastory.com\">Beginwithastory.com<\/a><\/div><div>4 Soft Faux Leather &#8220;Delicate Tree Design&#8221; Journal Notebooks<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Betsy Mars<\/span><\/div><div>2 copies of the chapbook &#8220;Alinea&#8221; by Betsy Mars<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Bill Cushing<\/span><\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mywriteronline.net\/\">https:\/\/www.mywriteronline.net\/<\/a><\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;Music Speaks&#8221; by Bill Cushing<\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;Just a Little Cage of Bone&#8221; by Bill Cushing<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Bruce W. 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Wilson<\/span><\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;Hues of Darkness, Hues of Light&#8221; by Patrice M. Wilson with 1 antique-looking bookmark, put together by the sponsor, and 1 bracelet with gemstone, put together by the sponsor<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Patty Bennett<\/span><\/div><div>3 copies of the water poems themed chapbook &#8220;Water Writes&#8221; by Patty Bennett<\/div><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange<\/span><\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/pghpoetryexchange.pghfree.net\/\">https:\/\/pghpoetryexchange.pghfree.net\/<\/a><\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;50-An Anthology of Poetry<\/div><div><p>1 copy of the book &#8220;Buy A Ticket&#8221; by Judith R. 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Bergmann<\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;Utopian Problems&#8221; by Jean-Paul L. Garnier<\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;Mars Maundering&#8221; by Denise Dumars<\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;Micropoetry for Microplanets&#8221; by Brian U. Garrison<\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;The Telepathy Machine&#8221; by Jean-Paul L. Garnier<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Sparks of Calliope<\/span><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparksofcalliope.com\">http:\/\/www.sparksofcalliope.com<\/a><\/div><div>2 signed copies of the poetry collection &#8220;Memoirs of a Witness Tree&#8221; by Randal A. Burd, Jr.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Sybaritic Press<\/span><\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sybpress.com\/\">https:\/\/www.sybpress.com\/<\/a><\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;Ashes to Stardust: A David Bowie Tribute Anthology<\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;Gondal Heights: A Bronte Tribute Anthology&#8221;<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">The Janavi Held Endowed Poetry &amp; Art Grant<\/span><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.janaviheld.com\">www.janaviheld.com<\/a><\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;Whispers from Her Deathbed: A Posthumous Poetry Collection&#8221; by Janavi Held<\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;A Corner in the World: Holocaust Poems for my Father&#8221; by Ayala Zafijan<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Unlikely Stories<\/span><\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unlikelystories.org\/\">https:\/\/www.unlikelystories.org\/<\/a><\/div><div>3 copies of the book &#8220;Nemo Under the League&#8221; by Vernon Frazer<\/div><div>3 copies of the book &#8220;Dora\/Lora&#8221; by Larissa Shmailo<\/div><div>3 copies of the book &#8220;Here, Which Is Also a Place&#8221; by Marc DuCharme<\/div><div>3 copies of the book &#8220;Handling Filth: Simple Sabotage Field Manual&#8221; by Jared Schickling<\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;Ghazals 1-59 and Other Poems&#8221; by Sheila E. Murphy and Michelle Greenblatt<\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;brain : storm&#8221; by Michelle Greenblatt<\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;Ashes and Seeds&#8221; by Michelle Greenblatt<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Voices Israel Group of Poets in English<\/span><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voicesisrael.com\">www.voicesisrael.com<\/a><\/div><div>2 copies of The 2022 Voices Israel annual Anthology<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Waide Riddle<\/span><\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4eTzEdF\">http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/author\/waideriddle<\/a><\/div><div>1 copy of the book &#8220;The Power Of Summer!&#8221; by Waide Riddle<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Winning Writers<\/span><\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/winningwriters.com\">https:\/\/winningwriters.com<\/a><\/div><div><p>2 copies of the book &#8220;Origin Story&#8221; by Jendi Reiter, signed by the author<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #2c5084;\">Zvi A. Zesling<\/span><\/div><div>1 copy of a poetry book from my personal library<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5703beba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5703beba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<a name=\"prizes\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-325cb028 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-22976 elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"325cb028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8f1313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f8f1313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meet Your Judges<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3898fe48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3898fe48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Watch a live conversation with all three judges sharing insights into what they&#8217;re looking for when scoring your poems on Sunday, July 28 at 2pm (pacific) \/ 5pm (eastern) on Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/poetrysuperhighway\/posts\/10158490414270876\/\">HERE<\/a> or afterward on our website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/psh-live\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8031b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8031b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Watch a conversation with all three judges sharing insights into what they&#8217;re looking for when scoring your poems on Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RickPoet\/videos\/1174877733631636\">HERE<\/a> or on our website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/psh-live\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1b5601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d1b5601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Heidi Kasa (Austin, Texas)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1be3f57e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1be3f57e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c865c15\" data-id=\"5c865c15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dbc8b56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dbc8b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Heidi Kasa is the author of the fiction chapbook\u00a0<i>Split<\/i>\u00a0(Monday Night Press, 2022). Her flash fiction collection\u00a0<i>The Beginners<\/i>\u00a0won the 2023 Digging Press Chapbook Contest, and is forthcoming in 2025. Her work has been a finalist for a Black Lawrence Press award and shortlisted for a Fractured Lit award. Kasa&#8217;s writing has appeared in many anthologies and journals, and is often at the intersection of reality and imagination. Kasa works as an editor, makes small print runs of handmade artist books, and designs necklaces. She lives in Austin.\u00a0See more at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidikasa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.heidikasa.com<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-31bf6453\" data-id=\"31bf6453\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c726c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64c726c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Heidi_Kasa_2024.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Heidi_Kasa_2024.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Heidi_Kasa_2024-290x300.jpg 290w\" width=\"600\" height=\"621\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34046 lazyload\" alt=\"Heidi Kasa\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Heidi_Kasa_2024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34046\" alt=\"Heidi Kasa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Heidi_Kasa_2024.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Heidi_Kasa_2024-290x300.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dffea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dffea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Nicole Adabunu (Chicago, illinois)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a7a237d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a7a237d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-383fd3cd\" data-id=\"383fd3cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31032aac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31032aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nicole Adabunu is an MFA Poetry graduate from The Iowa Writers\u2019 Workshop. She is a 2024 Cave Canem Fellow, and her work has been published by <em>Writer\u2019s Digest<\/em>, <em>The Academy of American Poets, The Drift<\/em>, and elsewhere. She currently lives and writes in Chicago. Visit Nicole on the web <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicoleadabunu.com\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70beaa8d\" data-id=\"70beaa8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169684fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"169684fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nicola-Adabunu-sq.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nicola-Adabunu-sq.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nicola-Adabunu-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nicola-Adabunu-sq-150x150.jpg 150w\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34057 lazyload\" alt=\"Nicola Adabunu\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nicola-Adabunu-sq.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34057\" alt=\"Nicola Adabunu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nicola-Adabunu-sq.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nicola-Adabunu-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nicola-Adabunu-sq-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2cce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f2cce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Victoria Melekian (Carlsbad, California)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-64870338 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64870338\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4adfa561\" data-id=\"4adfa561\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3245b894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3245b894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Victoria Melekian writes poetry, stories, and once wrote a novella-in-flash that was a runner up for the Bath Flash Fiction Award. She won the Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize, placed second in the Medmic Summer Poetry contest, and was the third-place winner in last year\u2019s Poetry Super Highway contest. She\u2019s been nominated for both Best of the Net Awards and the Pushcart Prize. She gardens, makes quilts, and hangs out with family. She and her husband live in Carlsbad, California. For more, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/victoriamelekian.com\">victoriamelekian.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41e007cc\" data-id=\"41e007cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a7554f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63a7554f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.poetrysuperhighway.com\/psh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Victoria-Melekian.jpg\" 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More info coming soon on how to tune in.<\/li><li><strong>September 28<\/strong>: Final deadline for contest entries. (Entry fees must be received or postmarked by September 28 or they&#8217;ll be returned.)<\/li><li><strong>October 4<\/strong>: Judges deadline for returning scored poems.<\/li><li><strong>October 9:<\/strong> Second round scoring deadline (in the event of tied scores.)<\/li><li><strong>October 13, 2:00pm (pacific):<\/strong>\u00a0PSH Live Event: &#8220;Winners Announced&#8221; in a special broadcast via Zoom. Watch it live and if any of the winners happen to be listening, they&#8217;ll be invited to call in and read their winning entries live on the air.<\/li><li><strong>October 14 &#8211; 20:<\/strong> Contest Winners featured as Poets of the Week.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-615da860 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"615da860\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d1513f5\" data-id=\"5d1513f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d1ae25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35d1ae25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<a name=\"prizes\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554eb0a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-22976 elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"554eb0a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-compass\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contest Sponsors Ain&#8217;t Got No Press \u2022 Angele Ellis \u2022 Ang\u00e9lique Jamail, Author \u2022 Annette Gagliardi \u2022 Barbara Simmons\u00a0\u2022 Begin With a Story \u2022 Betsy Mars\u00a0\u2022 Bill Cushing \u2022 Bruce W. Niedt \u2022 Charles A. Perrone \u2022 Cholla Needles \u2022 Clint Hirschfield \u2022 Christian Garduno \u2022 Daniel S. Irwin \u2022 David C. 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