Wednesday, 6 February 2019

What To Look For When You Visit Poetry Contest Sites

By Shirley Hughes


There is a common understanding that great poets are born with the talent. However, this does not take away the place of how work and studies in achieving this feat. A good poet must be imaginative and also able to express his ideas on paper. A majority of poets who are good at this look out for competitions they can enroll for at some poetry contest sites.

A contest site must have basic information including the prizes. You might feel like participating in one but later on, change your mind if the prizes are not attractive to you. You can search from one site to another for prizes that are attractive to you if that is what determines when you are going to join a competition.

Depending on the country where you come from, getting a visa to travel to America, Europe or Australia may be difficult, even for a holiday. This is easier when you are being sponsored especially by a group of persons organizing poetry contests. Thus, if meeting some poetry tutors is what you think can make you do exceedingly well in this aspect, waste no more time in going for them.

Sometimes, scholarship opportunities are listed on the website. Some people will be happy to join whether it is a full scholarship or not especially if they would have to school in one of the best institutions for literature. Sometimes, the winner is even asked to make a choice on the school to study.

Funds are also given out. This is often the most common kind of reward for poetry writing. Candidates are usually rewarded handsomely and this spurs them to put in their best for the competition. Usually, the rewards are given according to one's performance. Regional winners gain much, but not as much as the one who emerges as the overall winner.

It is also important to know what the organizers have set for the age limit. Some contests are for those who are children, some for teens and some for those under the age of twenty-five. If you are advanced in age, you may have to spend more time looking for those with no age limit.

Also, try to find out if you have to pay a fee before submitting your work. This is important because you would have to look for the money if you don't have it and this can take some time too. In case you are not too sure of this, ask others who may be interested in the contest so that you can be sure if money is required or not. You wouldn't have to waste your time writing a long poem if you don't have the money for submitting it.

Knowing the closing date and planning accordingly is necessary to win. You cannot be announced as the winner of any contest if you submit late, no matter how good your work is. Moreover, when you know the closing date, you will be able to plan more effectively and also visit a friend to help you go through your work.




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