First Prize: 50% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH

Second Prize: 30% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH.

Third Prize: 20% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH.

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are able to supplement the cash prizes with an impressive array of prizes which would be of interest to poets and writers.

The following prizes were used to bolster first through third prize as well as distributed to other contest entrants.

Additional Prizes:

ANDREW GETTLER
http://Littlegett.com.com/
1 Logo design, with four samples to choose from
1 Web Banner (468x60) design

ARTISAN STUDIO DESIGN
http://www.artisanstudiodesign.com/
2 custom website designs (up to 6 pages) including content management, to be hosted on our server

BAUBLES BY LAUREL ANN BOGEN
http://www.tias.com/stores/laurelann50
1 $75 gift certificate to the Baubles by Laurel Ann Bogen Website
1 $50 gift certificate to the Baubles by Laurel Ann Bogen Website
1 $30 gift certificate to the Baubles by Laurel Ann Bogen Website

BECKY MATE, FOUNDER OF "ART DAY"
http://home.earthlink.net/~beckymate/index.html
$40 given to a randomly selected contest entrant

CELAINE.COM and LITTLE POEM PRESS
http://celaine.com/
http://celaine.com/LittlePoemPress
2 copies of the book "Driving Through Baghdad" by Donna Michele Hill
2 copies of the book "You Have A Lovely Heart" by Lisa Zaran
2 copies of the book "Drowning Ophelia" by Alex Stolis
2 copies of the book "Red Paper Flower" by Suzanne Frischkorn
2 copies of the book "The Science of Broken People" by Todd Heldt
2 copies of the book "The Arche of Existentialism" by Jason Fraley
2 copies of the book "Peach Box and Verge" by L. Ward Abel
2 copies of the book "Arcana" by kris t kahn
2 copies of the book "Origami Flower" by C. E. Laine
2 copies of the book "Alice In Wonderland" by C. E. Laine
2 copies of the ebook "Close But No Pizza" by Jade Blackmore
2 copies of the book "Epithalamion" by Cheryl Snell
2 copies of the book "Chicken Bones" by Michael Paul Ladanyi
2 copies of the book "Dark On Purpose" by Corey Mesler

CHARLES P. RIES
http://www.pidjin.com/charles_ries.htm
1 copy of the book "Monje Malo Speaks English" by Charles P. Ries

CIRCLE PUBLICATIONS and HIGHWIRE PRESS
http://www.circlemagazine.com/
1 one-year subscription to The Circle Magazine
1 copy of the book "The Beautiful Girl Whose Wish Was Unfulfilled" by Ace Boggess

C.J. LEE
http://home.earthlink.net/~caldwelllee/
1 copy of the book "Caldwell Lee: The Poet To Be: The Forthright Omnipotence Era" by C.J. Lee
1 copy of the book "Holidays,Loves, Heroes" by C.J. Lee

COLLIN KELLEY
http://www.collinkelley.com/
1 copy of the book "Better To Travel" by Collin Kelley
1 poetry critique of up to a chapbook length collection of poems

DJ MONKEY
http://www.djmonkey.tk/
5 copies of the CD "Another Evolution" by DJ Monke

DONNA KUHN
http://www.onlinewebart.com/
1 copy of the book "up bluen" by Donna Kuhn
1 copy of the book "when yr eyes snow" by Donna Kuhn

DUSTY'S POETRY
http://www.DustysPoetry.com/
1 copy of the book "Battle Dressing: Poems about the Journey of a Nurse in Vietnam" by Dusty

ESC! MAGAZINE
http://www.escmagazine.com/
2 one-year print subscriptions (2 issues each) of ESC! Magazine

EVVY GARRETT
http://www.evvygarrett.com
3 critiques (one each for 3 separate people), via email, of ONE poem of less than 50 Lines

HOWARD YOSHA
http://www.HowardYosha.com/
http://www.IlluminationMillennium.com/
1 copy of the book “Illumination Millennium” by Howard Yosha.
1 copy of the CD “Reclining in Palms Park” by Howard Yosha.

JEFF LIEBLING
http://www.unlikelystories.org/
4 copies of the book "Wherehoused Away in the Home of the Brave" by Jeff Liebling

JONATHAN PENTON
http://www.unlikelystories.org/
10 copies of the book "Last Chap." by Jonathan Penton

LYNNE BRONSTEIN
http://home.earthlink.net/~tanysare/theofficiallynnebronsteinwebpage/
1 copy of the book “Border Crossings” by Lynne Bronstein
1 copy of the book “Roughage” by Lynne Bronstein
1 copy of the book “Thirsty In The Ocean” by Lynne Bronstein

MANIFOLD MAGAZINE
http://www.manifold.cjb.net/
1 one year subscription to Manifold Magazin

MAYAPPLE PRESS
http://www.mayapplepress.com/
1 One-year subscription to the Paradidomi Review
1 signed copy of the book "Coming Clean" by Adrienne Lewis

MICHAEL FEIL
http://www.michaelfeilarts.com/
http://www.1stbooks.com/bookview/15672
1 copy of the book “Camping in a Middle Class Pasture” by Michael Feil

MICHAEL LEVY
http://www.pointoflife.com/
1 copy of the book “Invest With A Genius” by Michael Levy

MICHAEL PAUL LADANYI
http://www.geocities.com/michael_paul_ladanyi/index.html
1 copy of the book "Humming Riddles in Naked Seasons" by Michael Paul Ladanyi
1 copy of the book "Chicken Bones" by Michael Paul Ladanyi
1 copy of the book "All Your Picasso Trees" by Michael Paul Ladanyi

MILNER PLACE
http://www.subtletea.com/
1 copy of the book "Caminante" by Milner Place

MYSTERY ISLAND PUBLICATIONS
http://www.mysteryisland.net/
1 copy of the book "Black Frogs" by Hugh Fox, limited edition
1 copy of the book "Squeezing Blood From A Mummy" by justin.barrett, limited edition
1 copy of Monster Zipper No. 1 "Ginger's Blues" by Bradley Mason Hamlin

PASSAGER LITERARY JOURNAL
http://raven.ubalt.edu/features/passager
1 two-year subscription to Passage Literary Journal (4 issues)

POEMSFORYOU.COM
http://www.PoemsForYou.com/
1 personalized poem, 12-24 lines, for any occasion
1 copy of the book "Ordinary Miracles" by Sir Rupert A.L. Perrin, M.D., with Kristin Johnson
1 copy of the book "Christmas Cookies are for Giving" by Kristin Johnson with Mimi Cummins
1 copy of the book "Butterfly Wings: A Love Story" by Kristin Johnson

POETRY FLASH
http://www.poetryflash.org/
2 six issue subscriptions to Poetry Flash
5 copies of the book "Reading the Sphere, A Geography of Contemporary American Poetry, essays from Poetry Flash" by Associate Editor Richard Silberg

THE POETRY MARKET E-ZINE
http://www.thepoetrymarket.com/
1 copy of the ebook "The Poet's Survival Guide"
1 ten line classified ad in one issue of "The Poetry Market Ezine" (a $10 value)
1 copy of the fiction novella "Suicide Pumpkins" by L.B. Sedlacek

RICHARD BEBAN
http://homepage.mac.com/r.w.b/Personal2.html
2 copies of the book "What the Heart Weighs" by Richard Beban

RE)VERB POETRY MAG
http://www.rvlitmags.com/
10 copies of the latest issue of Re)verb Poetry Magazine

SALOON MYSTIC
2 copies of issue one of "Saloon Mystic" poetry zine
2 copies of issue two of "Saloon Mystic" poetry zine

"THE SEXIEST CREATIVE GENIUS IN HUMAN HISTORY"
http://www.PoetryJewels.com/
1 Poetry Jewels T-Shirt

SIRRUS POE
http://www.sirruspoe.com/NewReleases.html
1 copy of the book "Releasing the Demons" by Sirrus Poe
1 copy of the book "A Mother's Supposed Love" by Sirrus Poe
1 copy of the poetry anthology "Mind Mutations"

SNEZANA JANICIJEVIC
One copy of the book "Nora - A BIOGRAPHY OF NORA JOYCE" by Brenda Maddox

SPIRE PRESS
http://www.spirepress.org/
1 copy of the book "More Than Shelter" by Ann E. Michael"

STAZJA MCFADYEN
http://hometown.aol.com/Stazja/stazja-poetrypage-index.html
5 copies of the "Best of MAP Featured Poetry Chapbook Anthology"

STEPHANIE SCARBOROUGH
http://diystore.cjb.net/
3 sets of the 4 chapbooks "Your Kisses Are Like Metallic Squirrel Droppings", "Brain-Dead Barbie", "Meditations on Spam" and "Ode to Doughnuts"

TERRIE RELF
http://writersmonthly.US/
1 copy of the book "Lap Danced by the Muse" by Terrie Relf
1 copy of the ebook "Metro Madness and Other Poems" by Terrie Relf

THE-HOLD.COM
http://www.the-hold.com/
1 copy of the-hold.com's underbeat journal #1 - printissue - various poets
1 copy of the-hold.com's underbeat journal #2 - printissue - various poets
1 copy of the-hold.com's underbeat journal #3 - printissue - various poets

THERESA JOHNSON
http://www.voicesofchrist.org/
1 copy of the book "Thank God for Salvation, a collection of Christian Poetry and Spoken Word"

VASIN, HEYN & COMPANY
http://www.vhcoaudit.com/
$100 added to the prize pot divided amongst the top three scoring poets

WINNING WRITERS
http://www.winningwriters.com/
1 one year subscription to "Poetry Contest Insider" (four quarterly issues)

• Marc Awodey (Burlington, Vermont)
  Poet Marc Awodey is also a visual artist, art critic, educator, and a past Poetry Slam Nationals haiku champion. His poetry has appeared online since 1995, and has been sporadically in print publications since 1980. Literary credits include Writer's Journal, Humanitas, The Vincent Brothers Review, Poetry Motel, Defined Providence and many others. His books New York a Haibun Journey (WPC-Minimal Press 2003) and Telegrams from the Psych Ward and other poems (WPC-Minimal Press 1999) are both available on Amazon.com. He has also published many chapbooks, and all of those are out of print. Awodey recieved an MFA in painting from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1984.
  
  
• Scott Malby (Coos Bay, Oregon)
  Scott has been featured on numerous sites, in anthologies and collections both in the U.S. and abroad. He has a poor memory and quirky sense of humor. Honesty, compassion and caring represent examples of his foibles. If something isn't fun he won't do it. He lives in Coos Bay, Oregon, a fishing community on the Central Oregon Coast. He is an essayist, columnist and reviewer as well as poet. Currently, he is in the final planning stages regarding a new small press imprint. New work will be out soon in Wounded Pulse, The Other Side of the Ragged Edge, Muse Apprentice Guild, Dream People, Blaze Vox and other places.
  
  
• T.L. Stokes (North Bend, Washington)
  T.L. Stokes lives in the Pacific Northwest at the base of a mountain pass, in a small white house with a teenager, a dusty cat and an English mastiff named Bogart. Nudged to the right of the porch is a rhodie the size of a tree, all curves and thoughtful from spending ninety years in the same place. It makes everyone else in the neighborhood feel young. Previously published in Ancient Wind Press, Ludlow Press, Comrades Press, UK, the 2River View, Stirring, Pierian Springs, Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, Gin Bender Review, Circle Magazine, Taj Mahal Review, India, Words on Walls, Compassionately Stoneground Books, NY in the book "Everwar Blues", Poetry Victims, etc. Currently in 2River View and soon in Snow Monkey by Ravena Press.

• July 15: Contest begins
  
  
• July 19 - 25: Judges featured as Poets of the Week
  
  
• July 25, 2:00 pm (pacific): Chat Room Event: Ask us questions live about the contest.
  
  
• October 2: Final deadline for contest entries. (Entry fees must be postmarked by October 2 or they'll be returned.)
  
  
• October 10: Judges deadline for returning scored poems.
  
  
• October 15: Second round scoring deadline (in the event of tied scores.)
  
  
• October 17: 2pm (pacific) Chat Room Event "Winners Announced"
  
  
• October 18 - 24: Contest Winners featured as Poets of the Week.