Alabama State Poetry Society
1. Alabama State Poetry Society Spring Contest ( Sponsor: ASPS)
THIS CATEGORY OPEN TO PAID ASPS MEMBERS ONLY
$75, $50, $25, $10, and 3 HM’s in order of merit
Any form, Any subject, line limit 60.
2.The “Any thing Goes Award” (Sponsor: Susan Luther)
THIS CATEGORY OPEN ONLY TO PAID ASPS MEMBERS, ALABAMA RESIDENT,
AND MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN.
$50, $30, $20 Any form, any theme, 100 line limit.
3. Humorous rhyming poem about an animal
Sponsored by Kay Brown Cole
$50,$30,$20, Honorable mentions at the judges discretion line limit 32
4. The “Spring Award” (Sponsor: Emily Grimes-Henderson)
THIS CATEGORY OPEN ONLY TO PAID ASPS MEMBERS, MUST BE ALABAMA RESIDENT,
AND PRESENT TO WIN.
$50, $30,$20 Any form, Subject Spring in Alabama, line limit 40
5.”The Creative Formalities Award” (Sponsor: Susan Luther)
THIS CATEGORY IS OPEN ONLY TO ASPS MEMBERS AND MUST BE A RESIDENT OF GEORGIA OR ALABAMA TO WIN
Prizes: Three $25 awards HM at judges discretion
Any Form, Theme: “What Would Emily Post or Miss Manners say?”, line limit 50
6.The “Gail Whitten Memorial Award” (Sponsor: Joe Whitten)
Prizes $25, $20, $15 Any rhymed form, Subject: One of the seasons of the year, must be 14-40 lines
7. “I’ll take the short form, please!” (Sponsor: Kirk and Jerri Hardesty)
Prizes: $25, $15, $10 Any recognized short form (not free verse)
8. The “Alabama History Award” (Sponsor: Emily Grimes-Henderson)
THIS AWARD OPEN ONLY TO STUDENTS AGED 13-18
Prizes: $20. $15, $10 Any form, Subject: Write a poem about any person or event or place in Alabama History, line limit 100
9. The“Alabama History Award Number 2” (Sponsor: Emily Grimes-Henderson)
THIS AWARD OPEN ONLY TO STUDENTS AGED 6-12
Prizes: $20, $15, $10 Any form, Subject: Write a poem about any person or event or place in Alabama
History, line limit 40
