The Poetry Society of South Carolina

Rules for the Prize Competitions

1. All submissions must be electronic. To submit entries, use the online

submissions manager Submittable.com through our website at:

https://www.poetrysocietysc.org/ submission-guidelines.

2. Current PSSC members submit their poems for free. For non-members, the

submission fee for each poem is $5.00. Certain prizes are open to members only.

Entries must be received between October 15 through November 15 for the Fall

Competitions and between January 15 through February 15 for the Spring

Competitions.

3. Entries must be original, single-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font, and

must adhere to the following specifications: Length not to exceed THIRTY-SIX

lines(including prefatory matter such as epigraphs or dedications, and stanza-break

lines, but not including the title).

4. An author may submit to as many prizes as they are qualified to enter, but please

submit only one poem per prize.

5. An entry consists of the poem with the name of the prize and the title of the poem

at the top of the page. The author’s name and address must not appear on the

document carrying the text of the poem. The title of the document file uploaded to

Submittable must match the title of the poem.

6. The same poem may not be entered for more than one prize at the same time. A

poem that has failed to win a prize may later be submitted for any other prize or

competition for which it is suitable.

7. Each entry must be original, unpublished (either in print or online or placed on

exhibition), and written in English. Distribution in workshops or closed, online

critique groups does not constitute publication. Simultaneous submissions are

allowed, but if the poem is accepted elsewhere, it must be withdrawn from the

competition immediately.

8. Authors grant the PSSC first publication and electronic reprint rights to prize-

winning work. Authors retain all re-publication rights, subject to acknowledging

original publication in The Poetry Society of South Carolina Yearbook.

9. The winner of a prize is ineligible for the prize the following year.

10. At the discretion of the judges, one or more honorable mentions may be

awarded for any prize. To keep these entries eligible for resubmission at a later

date, titles will be withheld.

11. Contest results will be announced at the February and May meetings and posted

online at the PSSC website and on Facebook.

12. The PSSC reserves the right to withhold any announced prize.