Limp Wrist Magazine's Poetry Contest/Scholarship... Thing!

Queer-themed Poetry Contest! For Money! And a Summer Program!

Limp Wrist is "an e-zine with queer sensibility" that has a poetry contest for a small scholarship and a spot at the 2009 Juniper Summer Writing Institute (more info on that HERE).

Details:

~ NO entry fee required.

~ Student must identify as a member of the LGBT community.

~ Student must be a high school junior or senior for the 2008-2009 school year.

~ Only one poem of no more than 75 lines may be submitted in the body of an email. The poem should be submitted to dustin@limpwristmag.com, and the subject line must read "LW Sholarship" with the student's first and last name.

~ The poem submitted should not be a previously published work or have won a previous contest.

~ The email must include the following statement: "The poem submitted is my own original work and has not been previously published."

~ The submission email must also include the student's name, mailing address, and name of high school attending.

~ All submissions must be received by 1/31/09. 

The winner will recieve $150 and a spot at the 2009 Juniper Summer Writing Institute. Airfare to and from the '09 Juniper Summer Writing Institute is also covered by Limp Wrist. 

This looks really cool, plus is just a good oportunity to get off your butt and write some poetry, or clean up a piece you've already written. So yeah, you should submit to this. Original blog post is HERE, and remember, you can ask us anonymous questions HERE.