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2009 Hessler Street Fair Poetry Contest & Book
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Hessler Street Fair!!!
1st Place Winning Poet receives $100
2nd Place Winning Poet receives $50
3rd Place Winning Poet receives $25
Submit up to five original poems.
Only selected poems will be included.
Each poem must have your name, street address, city, state, zip
code, telephone number and e-mail address if you have one.
Open to ages 14 and up.
Shorter poems of one page or less will be favored.
Poets published in the book may purchase one copy of the Hessler 2009
Poetry and Prose Annual from the Hessler Street Fair Booth at Hessler
Rd. & Hessler Ct. during the days of the 2009 Fair for $4.00. Full
price is $8.00 at the Fair Booth or at Mac's Backs paperbacks, 1820
Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, OH - 216-321-2665
Entry must be delivered via U. S. mail and postmarked Saturday April
25, 2009. Poets whose work has been accepted for publication
will be notified via e-mail by April 30. Book will be released in early May.
A qualifying round of readings will be held on the evening of
Wednesday, May 13 - 7pm at the Coventry Arch or at Mac's Backs
Paperbacks if it's cold or raining. About 20 minutes after all poets have
read, the winners will be announced and prizes will be handed out.
To receive a prize you must read on May 16 at the Hessler Street Fair.
The Top Three Winners will be given the opportunity
to read from the stage at the Hessler Street Fair,
simulcast on WRUW 91.1 FM during the Fair.
Poetry read on air must not include any words
designated to be obscene language as stated by the
U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
U.S. Mail (no delivery please):
Poetry Contest
2008 Hessler Street Fair Committee
11326 Hessler Road, Cleveland OH 44106
For more about Hessler Street Fair Poetry visit this page for updates. (the page you're on now)
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Cleveland Poetics Blog
http://clevelandpoetics.blogspot.com/
The Hessler Street Poetry Contest Reading to determine who reads on the main stage during the Hessler Street Fair will be Wednesday, May 13th at 7 p.m. The reading will be at Mac's Backs-Books on Coventry, 1820 Coventry Rd. in Cleveland Heights.
Mac's Backs ~ Books on Coventry
Celebrating 30 Years 1978-2008
& 25 Years of Poetry Readings 1982-2009
1820 Coventry Rd.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
216-321-2665
www.macsbacks.com
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