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:

AMÉLIE FRANK
1 copy of the book "PERCY, BOB, & ASSENPOOP" by Elliott Baker
1 copy of the book "COYOTE SUITCASE" by various San Francisco Beats
1 copy of the book "LILITH" by Richard Ogar
1 copy of the book "DOING TIME ON PLANET BILLY BOB" by your Amélie Frank

ANN FLETCHER
1 one-year subscription to a poetry magazine or poetry journal of their choice
5 sets of the three books "Hot Moon Night", "Angels in Disguise" and "Mourning Becomes Electra" by Ann Fletcher

ANTHONY LICCIONE
1 copy of the book "Heaven's Shadow" by Anthony Liccione

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

C. L. KENNEDY
http://www.kennedypoems.diary-x.com/
1 copy of the e-books "The World of a Slightly Crazed Poet: For Kids of All Ages", "New and Collected Poems" and "Loves Sweetest Sentiments" by C.L. Kennedy to every contest entrant

C.E. LAINE
http://www.celaine.com/
1 signed copy of the book "Postcards From a Summer Girl" by C.E. Laine
3 signed copies of the book "Suburban Fairy Tales of Brilliant Ash and Blue Sins" by Michael Paul Ladanyi and Christine E. Laine

CHARLES P. RIES
http://www.literati.net/Ries/
1 copy of the book "The Fathers We Find: The Making of a Pleasant Humble Boy" by Charles Ries, signed by the author
1 copy of the book "Odd" by Charles Ries", signed by the author
1 copy of the book "Monje' Malo Speaks English" by Charles Ries, signed by the author

COLIN GALBRAITH
http://www.colingalbraith.co.uk/
1 free month of the e-serial "Hunting Jack" by Colin Galbraith (2 issues a week)
10 copies of the e-book "Hunting Jack" by Colin Galbraith

COLLIN KELLEY
http://www.collinkelley.com/
1 copy of the CD "HalfLife Crisis" by Collin Kelley
1 chapbook critique (up to 25 pages)

CREATIVE WRITERS NETWORK
http://www.creativewritersnetwork.com/
1 free Lifetime Membership to www.creativewritersnetwork.com

DONNA KUHN
http://www.onlinewebart.com/donna/
1 copy of the book "Purse No Birds" by Donna Kuhn

EVVY GARRETT
http://www.evvygarrett.com/
3 copies of the e-book "Confabulations: A Long Poem" by Evvy Garrett
3 copies of the e-book “Impact: Selected Poems” by Evvy Garrett

'EYE' - THE JOURNAL THAT FOCUSES ON EDITORS
http://www.watchtheeye.com/
1 copy of the book "The Squeaky Fromme Gets The Grease" by Bradley Lastname
1 copy of the book "Oracle Whip" by Bradley Lastname
1 copy of the book "The Intrusive Ache of Morning " by Patrick Porter
1 copy of the book "Blest For This Poet Crest To Rest On My Chest " by Robert Pomerhn

FORK 'N SPOON MAIL ORDER
http://www.retrobugs.com/forknspoon/
10 $15 gift certificates for Fork 'n Spoon Mail Order

GRAHAM DUCKER
http://www.grahamducker.com/
1 copy of the book "Don't Wake The Teacher!" by J. Graham Ducker

HAZEL STREET PRODUCTIONS
http://www.hazelst.com/
Design and Print of 1000 Full Color Business Cards

J. P. DANCING BEAR
http://www.americanpoetryjournal.com/
2 one-year subscriptions to the American Poetry Journal

JENNY HARADA
http://jennyharada.com/
7 Sets of Hand-Crafted Stationery

JERRY GARCIA
http://www.gratefulnotdead.com/
3 11X14 framed photographs from photographer Jerry Garcia's “Pismo Pier Sunset” series

JIM D. BABWE
1 copy of the book "The Rancho Pantalones Trailer Park Poets" by Jim D. Babwe
1 copy of the book "Do You Know the Way from Leucadia to San Jose?" by Jim D. Babwe

JOE DINO
10 copies of the book "Thirty Seven @ Thirty Seven" by Joe Dino

JOEY ALKES
http://www.squidmusic.com/djmonkey.html
5 copies of the CD "Higher Authority" by D.J. Monkey

KATIE DAVIS-STEWARD
http://www.katstu2.biz/
4 copies of the book "The Beginning of the Tumbling- exposing, revealing, and personal poems." by Katie Davis-Steward

KAYE ABIKHALED
http://www.verseandscreen.com/
5 copies of the book "Club des Poètes" by Kaye Abikhaled

KEVIN LEE
http://www.rvlitmags.com/
1 copy of the book “More Takes on Bill Evans” by Gerald Locklin, numbered and signed by the author
1 copy of Zyzzyva Issue XIX
1 copy of the Literary Potpourri Anthology #4
5 copies of Re)verb Issue # 3

LITTLE POEM PRESS
http://www.littlepoempress.com/
1 set of any three Little Poem Press books of the winners choosing

LORI ROMERO
http://www.tarecords.com/loriromero.html
1 copy of the book “Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry”
1 copy of the book “Wall to Wall” by Lori Romero

LORI WILLIAMS
http://loriwilliams.homestead.com/
1 copy of the book "Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day" by Nikki Giovanni
1 copy of the book "Blake's Selected Poems" by William Blake
1 copy of the book "Lord Byron Selected Poems" by Lord Byron
1 copy of Falling Star Magazine - Spring/Summer 2005 issue

LYNNE BRONSTEIN
http://home.earthlink.net/~tanysare/theofficiallynnebronsteinwebpage/
1 copy of the book "Border Crossings" by Lynne Bronstein

MANIFOLD MAGAZINE
http://www.manifold.cjb.net/
1 one year subscription to Manifold Magazine
1 copy of the book "Poems on Liberty" translated by Vera Rich

MICHAEL LEVY
http://www.pointoflife.com/
1 copy of the book "The Joys of Live Alchemy" by Michael Levy

MICHELLE TRUE
http://www.michelleailenetrue.com/
1 copy of the book "True Reflections" by Michelle True

MYSTERY ISLAND
http://www.mysteryisland.net/
3 copies of Mystery Island Magazine: Rocket Party, the Star Trek Tribute

NUBIANPOETS.COM
http://Nubianpoets.com/
1 $15.00 Barnes and Noble Gift Certificate

POETRYJEWELS.COM
The Sexiest Creative Genius in Human History
http://www.PoetryJewels.com/
1 T-shirt of choice from The Complicated Woman Gift Shop

THE POETRY MARKET EZINE
http://www.thepoetrymarket.com/
1 copy of the book "Hemlock Suicides Planned by Well-Dressed Men in Suits" by L.B. Sedlacek

PUSHPA RATNA TULADHAR
http://www.layalama.com/
1 copy of the book "A Shattered Beauty" by Pushpa Ratna Tuladhar
1 one-year subscription to Layalama Online Magazine (Print Version)

PWJ PUBLISHING
http://www.wellinghamjones.com/
5 copies of the book "Self-Publish Your Chapbook: Guidelines for Poetry, Short Fiction, Non-Fiction or Memoir" by Patricia Wellingham-Jones
5 copies of the book "SkyWords" by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

R. EIRIK OTT
http://www.brokenword.org/
1 collection of the complete works of Big Poppa E. Including 9 e-books, 12 issues of the Wussy Boy Chronicles Zine, and a hard-copy of the DVD "Couches Across America"

RICARDO ADRIAN GUZMAN
http://www.ricardoguzman.com/
1 Black t-shirt from the Harley Davidson Store in Saudi Arabia

SHARMAGNE-LELAND-ST.JOHN-SYLBERT and QUILL AND PARCHMENT E-ZINE
http://www.quillandparchment.com/
1 one-year gift subscription to Quill and Parchment online e~zine

SHERI GORMLEY
http://www.caerweilen.com/
10 three-month subscriptions to the serialized story "The Eye of Caer Weilen"

STEPHEN MORSE
http://www.juice-press.com/poetry
6 copies of Juice online 2004 on CD

STEVE POTTER
3 one year subscriptions to The Wandering Hermit Review (two issues each)

SUNDRESS PUBLICATIONS
http://www.Sundress.net/
2 copies of the book "How We Spend Our Days" by Jessica Bush-Warman"
2 copies of the book "Can You Tell a Line from an Odyssey" by Marek Lugowski

TERESE JUNGLE
http://www.tjungle.com/
3 sets of the books “Logoz"
"Energy" and "Janice" by Terese Jungle (each set will be gift-boxed and contain a surprise inside)

TESS. LOTTA
http://www.litparlor.com/
3 copies of the "Lounge Lit" poetry anthology

WENDY GROSSKOPF
2 copies of the Moorpark Review Volume 1, Edited by Emily Weisberg

WHAMMY! BUTTONS
http://www.retrobugs.com/buttons/
3 gift certificates for 75 free custom one-inch buttons


WHIRR
http://www.blissfullybitter.com/robots/home.html
5 sets of stationary variety packs including three different designs each

WINNINGWRITERS.COM
http://WinningWriters.com/
1 one-year subscription to Poetry Contest Insider

• James M. Pinkerton (Sunland, California)
  James M. Pinkerton appeared on the Los Angeles poetry scene two years ago. Rumors have claimed this "Rebel Poet" was a mob exterminator, Hungarian Spy and Coyote along the Texas/Mexican border. So far all he has admitted to is having worked as a pizza delivery driver, mechanics assistant, mathematics tutor, substitute elementary school teacher, and an AmeriCorps volunteer coordinator for Habitat for Humanity. James has studied poetry with Los Angeles legends Don Campbell, Elena Karina Byrne and Laurel Anne Bogen. He has been featured in LA border cities in Canoga Park, Glendale, Encino, Sunland, Pasadena and San Dimas, In 2004 he won second place in the Poetrysuperhighway.com Summer Contest. This fall he will be attending CSUNorthridge in pursuit of an M.A. in poetry. Some of his poetry can be found online at www.poeticdiversity.org, www.poeticvoices.com, poetrysuperhighway.com. James lives in Sunland, CA
  
  
• Michael Pollick (Decatur, Alabama)
  Michael Pollick was born in Akron, Ohio in 1964, but has called Decatur, Alabama his home for the past 20 years. His interest in poetry began at the age of 16, when his English teacher submitted his work to several anthologies and magazines. His work has appeared in such magazines and journals as the Iconoclast, the Midwest Poetry Review, Elk River Review, HART, and The Country Mouse. His poem "Pinaud's Tonic" is included in a political anthology entitled Will Work for Peace, edited by New York poet Brett Axel and featuring a virtual who's who of today's working poets, including Donald Hall, Marge Piercy and Martin Espada. Michael currently writes for an online knowledge compendium called WiseGEEK. He is happily married to Amy, a fellow writer and news assistant for the local newspaper.
  
  
• Lori A. Williams (Brooklyn, New York)
  Lori lives in Brooklyn, NY with her son and cat. The former is currently in Air Force Basic Training -- the latter is not. Most things in her life are not this black and white very often. She prefers it that way. Her poems have been published in numerous ezines and journals over the past 5 years, including The Melic Review, Snow Monkey, Avatar Review,  Urban Spaghetti, Big City Lit,  New Zoo Poetry Review and Poet's Canvas, and most recently, Miller's Pond and Falling Star Magazine. You can read more of her work at http://loriwilliams.homestead.com.

• July 20: Contest begins
  
  
• July 25 - 31: Judges featured as Poets of the Week
  
  
• July 31, 2:00 pm (pacific): Chat Room Event: Ask us questions live about the contest.
  
  
• October 8: Final deadline for contest entries. (Entry fees must be postmarked by October 2 or they'll be returned.)
  
  
• October 16: Judges deadline for returning scored poems.
  
  
• October 21: Second round scoring deadline (in the event of tied scores.)
  
  
• October 23: 2pm (pacific) Chat Room Event "Winners Announced"
  
  
• October 24 - 30: Contest Winners featured as Poets of the Week.