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The 2006 Poetry Super Highway Poetry Contest
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Amanda Auchter, Ann Murphy Fletcher, Anthony Liccione, Askew, Ben Barton, C.E. Laine, Charles Levenstein, Collin Kelley, Corey Mesler, Creative Writers Network, Llc, Damien Stednitz, Dj Monkey, Donna Kuhn, Evvy Garrett, Foliate Oak Literary Magazine, Fort Worth Haiku Society, J. Graham Publishing, Janet McCann, Jerry Garcia, Jonathan Penton, Juice Online, Katie Davis-Steward, Kaye Voigt Abikhaled, LB Sedlacek, Lori Romero, Lori Williams, Mannequin Envy, Mary Kennedy Eastham, Michael Levy, Michaela A. Gabriel, Michelle True, Mindfire Renewed, Mystery Island Publications, Pebble Lake Review, Poets For Human Rights, Princess Kadimah, The 8th Prophetess of Israel, Prism Review at the University of La Verne, Pun Night Lady Productions, Pushpa Ratna Tuladhar, PWJ Publishing, Quill And Parchment, Rochelle Ratner, Sacred Beverage Press, Shamelessdiscountpoetry.com, Skysaje Enterprizes, Southern California Haiku Study Group, Sundress Publications, Sybaritic Press, The Bowery Poetry Club, The Compulsive Reader, The Other Voices International Project, The Poetry Market Ezine, Theresa Antonia, Vasin, Heyn & Company, Virtual Tales, Voices Israel English Poetry Association, Weinberg Press, Wendy Grosskopf, William F. DeVault, Winning Writers

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Winners and What They Won

First Place:
Steve Norwood
$405.00

Second Place
PB Rippey
$243.00

Third Place
Katherine L. Gordon
$162.00

We received 560 entries into the contest. The $550 (one dollar per poem entry fee), along with an additional $250 donation from Vasin, Heyn & Company, was divided amongst the top three scoring poets. First place won 50%, Second place took 30%, and Third Place won 20%.

Every single poet who entered the contest will receive at least one prize just for entering thanks to the generosity of the many sponsors who supported this years contest.

Thanks to everyone for entering!

read the winning poems

Prizes

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:

AMANDA AUCHTER
http://alauchter.blogspot.com/
One copy of the chapbook "Light Under Skin" by Amanda Auchter

ANN MURPHY FLETCHER
1 set of 3 signed books of mine. "Mourning Becomes Electra", "Hot Moon Night", and "Angels In Disguise".

ANTHONY LICCIONE
1 copy of the book Parched and Colorless by Anthony Liccione

ASKeW
1 one-year subscription to ASKeW Poetry Journal edited by Marsha de la O & Phil Taggart (2 issues)

BEN BARTON
http://www.benbarton.co.uk/
1 copy of "The Red Book" by Ben Barton

THE BOWERY POETRY CLUB
http://www.bowerypoetry.com/
Entrance and a free beer for two to any poetry event at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York City

C.E. LAINE
http://www.celaine.com/
1 signed copy of the spoken word CD, "Conversations in a Basement" by CE Laine

CHARLES LEVENSTEIN
http://www.lulu.com/chuck_lev
2 copies of the book Lost Baggage by Charles Levenstein

COLLIN KELLEY
http://www.collinkelley.com/
One copy of "Slow To Burn" by Collin Kelley. Published by MetroMania Press in a limited-edtion of 300 copies, each chapbook is hand-numbered and signed by the author.

THE COMPULSIVE READER
http://www.compulsivereader.com/html/images/assessmentorderform.html
1 copy of the e-book “The Art of Assessment: How to Review Anything e-book for every contest entrant

COREY MESLER
http://www.coreymesler.com/
1 copy of signed chapbook, Short Story and Other Short Stories, by Corey Mesler.

CREATIVE WRITERS NETWORK, LLC
http://www.CreativeWritersNetwork.com/
1 free lifetime membership to CreativeWritersNetwork.com

DAMIEN STEDNITZ
http://damien.stednitz.googlepages.com/
1 Copy of the book "The Science Fiction Poetry Handbook" by Suzette Haden Elgin
3 Copies of the book "On The Rise, I Guess" by Damien Stednitz

DJ MONKEY
http://squidmusic.com/djmonkey.html
3 copies of DJ Monkey's upcoming spoken word/music CD '3rd World War,' due out July 4th.

DONNA KUHN
http://digitalaardvarks.blogspot.com/
One copy of the book Typical girl by Donna Kuhn

EVVY GARRETT
http://www.evvygarrett.com/
3 - copies of the eBook Confabulations by evvy garrett via email.

FOLIATE OAK LITERARY MAGAZINE
http://www.uamont.edu/foliateoak
3 copies of annual print magazine, The Best of Foliate Oak Literary Magazine

FORT WORTH HAIKU SOCIETY
http://members.aol.com/graphicfantasy01/index.htm
One two year membership to Fort Worth Haiku Society that entitles the member to a year's Mimosa (newsletter), membership certificate, member book and voting privileges.

JANET MCCANN
2 copies of the book "Looking for Buddha in the Barbed Wire Garden" by Janet McCann

J. GRAHAM PUBLISHING
http://www.grahamducker.com/
One copy of the chapbook "Poems" by The Pragmatic Poet

JERRY GARCIA
http://www.gratefulnotdead.com/
3 Prints from Jerry Garcia's eclectic collection of scenic and still life photography.

JONATHAN PENTON
http://www.unlikelystories.org/
10 copies of "Blood and Salsa/Painting Rust," two chapbooks bound together by Jonathan Penton

JUICE ONLINE
http://www.juice-press.com/poetry
1 Three CD Set of Gene Fowler reading his poetry classic "Fires"
1 CD version of 2005 Juice Online

KATIE DAVIS-STEWARD
2 copies of the book "The Beginning of the Tumbling" poetry by Katie Davis-Steward

KAYE VOIGT ABIKHALED
http://www.verseandscreen.com/
5 copies of the book "Club des Poètes" by Kaye Voigt Abikhaled
1 copy of the book "Lyrics of Lebanon" by Kaye Voigt Abikhaled

LB SEDLACEK
http://lbsedlacek.blogspot.com/
1 copy of the chapbook "Hemlock Suicides Planned by Well-Dressed Men in Suits" by LB Sedlacek

LORI ROMERO
http://tarecords.com/loriromero.html
1 $10 gift certificate to Amazon.com

LORI WILLIAMS
http://loriwilliams.homestead.com/
1 copy of the book "The Women and the Men" by Nikki Giovanni
1 copy of the book "Primate Behaviour" by Sarah Lindsay

MANNEQUIN ENVY
http://www.mannequinenvy.com/
2 copies of the book "zen poems" edited Manu Baano, illustrations by Andre Sollier

MARY KENNEDY EASTHAM
1 signed copy of the book “The Shadow of a Dog I Can't Forget” by Mary Kennedy Eastham, M.F.A.
1 critique of a poem or short story by Mary Kennedy Eastham who teaches BOOT CAMP Writing seminars and has been a judge in the 'The Soul-Making Literary Competition' for the past eight years.

MICHAEL LEVY
http://www.pointoflife.com/
One signed copy of the new poetry book "Ultra - Violet Haiku De-Lights" by Michael Levy

MICHAELA A. GABRIEL
http://members.chello.at/michaela.a.gabriel
1 signed copy of the chapbook "Apples for Adam" by Michaela A. Gabriel

MICHELLE TRUE
http://www.MichelleAileneTrue.com/
3 signed copies of the book "True Reflections" by Michelle True

MINDFIRE RENEWED
http://www.mindfirerenew.com/
1 $25 gift certificate at Amazon.com
1 copy of the book “River Transformed” by Gary Blankenship

MYSTERY ISLAND PUBLICATIONS
http://www.mysteryisland.net/
1 copy of the limited signed edition book “Intoxicated Detective No. 1” by Bradley Mason Hamlin
1 copy of the limited edition book “Piss on the Pope” by F.N. Wright
1 copy of the limited edition book “Sleeping With Demons” by A.D. Winans

THE OTHER VOICES INTERNATIONAL PROJECT
http://www.othervoicespoetry.org/
1 section in the cyber-anthology The Other Voices International Projecte"

PEBBLE LAKE REVIEW
http://www.pebblelakereview.com
1 one-year subscription to Pebble Lake Review (3 issues), beginning with the Fall/Winter 2006 issue and ending with the Summer 2007 issue.

THE POETRY MARKET EZINE
http://www.thepoetrymarket.com/
1 copy of the e-book "The Poet's Survival Guide"

POETS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
http://www.poetsforhumanrights.org/
5 copies of X Magazine

PRINCESS KADIMAH, THE 8TH PROPHETESS OF ISRAEL / “THE SEXIEST CREATIVE GENIUS IN HUMAN HISTORY”
http://www.poetryjewels.com/
A gift of the winner's choice from www.crushcrazy.com

PRISM REVIEW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE
http://www.ulv.edu/creativewriting
5 one-year subscriptions to Prism Review plus current issue
2 free sets of Poetry Broadside Series

PUN NIGHT LADY PRODUCTIONS
2 chapbooks published by Pun Night Lady Productions with 2 other books from other Canadian publishers. 4 books total)
Editorial assistance for one manuscript

PUSHPA RATNA TULADHAR
http://www.layalama.com/
2 copies of the book "Quientessence of Quiescent" by Pushpa Ratna Tuladhar, a poet from Nepal.

PWJ Publishing
http://www.wellinghamjones.com/
3 copies of the book Skyways, anthology of 10 past and present members of Skyway Poets critique group, edited by Patricia Wellingham-Jones.

QUILL AND PARCHMENT
http://www.quillandparchment.com/
1 one year gift subscription to Quill and Parchemnt

ROCHELLE RATNER
http://www.rochelleratner.com/
2 signed copies of the book “The Tightrope Walker” by Rochelle Ratner

SACRED BEVERAGE PRESS
1 copy of the book “Percy, Bob & Assenpoop” by Elliott Baker

SHAMELESSDISCOUNTPOETRY.COM
http://www.shamelessdiscountpoetry.com/
1 copy of the multimedia e-book “The Rancho Pantalones Trailer Park Poets: Special Authentic Bonus Edition” by James D. Babwe

SKYSAJE ENTERPRIZES
http://www.geocities.com/laughingl
2 copies of the poetry CD "Laughing" by Larry Berger

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAIKU STUDY GROUP
http://www.socalhaiku.org
2 copies of the book "Tide and Time," the 2006 member haiku anthology of the Southern California Haiku Study Group

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 "How to Tell a Line from an Odyssey" by Marek Lugowski

SYBARITIC PRESS
http://www.poeticdiversity.org/
1 copy of the anthology "Literary Angles: the second year of poeticdiversity" by the editors of poeticdiversity.org.

THERESA ANTONIA
2 copies of the chapbook "Held Together by a Thread" by Theresa Antonia

VASIN, HEYN & COMPANY
http://www.vhcoaudit.com/
$250 cash added to the prize pot to be divided by the top three scoring poets

VIRTUAL TALES
http://www.virtualtales.com/
10 coupons good for a FREE twenty (20) issue subscription to any Virtual Tales serial story, to be delivered via e-mail.
25 coupons good for a FREE ten (10) issue subscription to any Virtual Tales serial story, to be delivered via e-mail.

'VOICES' ISRAEL ENGLISH POETRY ASSOCIATION
http://www.voicesIsrael.com/
Three Poetry Anthologies
1 copy of 'Another Song Another Eden' by Mike Scheidemann
2 copies of The 'Voices' 2006 Poetry Anthology
(together with the pamphlet of the winning poems of our 2005 Reuben Rose Poetry 'Voices' contest)

WEINBERG PRESS
http://www.weinbergpress.com/
2 signed copies of the book “Woman of my Dream” by David Gilbert Barr
1 $20 gift certificate to Border's Books

WENDY GROSSKOPF
3 copies of the chapbook “Primitive Art” by Wendy Grosskopf

WILLIAM F. DEVAULT
http://www.cityoflegends.com/
1 copy of the book "The Compleat Panther Cycles" by William F. DeVault
1 copy of the poetry/music fusion CD "The Last Romantic Verb" by William F. DeVault and the Gods of Love
1 copy of the book "PanthEon" by (of course) by William F. DeVault
1 copy of the book "101 Great Erotic Poems" by William F. DeVa
1 featured interview and reading on my weekly podcast show "From Out of the City"

WINNING WRITERS
http://www.winningwriters.com/
One year of online access to Poetry Contest Insider, today's best guide to poetry contests, a $27.80 value.



Meet Your Judges

  • Todd Heldt (Chicago, Illinois)
    Todd Heldt completed the MA in poetry at Texas Tech University in 1998 and has published dozens of poems in magazines and on-line journals. His chapbook, The Science of Broken People, was published by Little Poem Press, and his first novel, Before You Were a Prophet, is available through Hiss Quarterly at http://hissquarterly.com/. He currently works as a librarian in Chicago, where he lives with his fiancée and their adopted greyhound.
  • Elizabeth Rose (Lisbon, North Dakota)
    Elizabeth Rose, born and raised on Eastern Shore of Maryland, is still a Chesapeake Tidewater girl at heart, but lives now on the prairies of Eastern North Dakota, where the only traffic is deer. After a career in manufacturing and economic development policy in the tri-state and the Baltimore-Washington regions, Elizabeth became disabled in 1998 and moved to be with family in Lisbon, North Dakota. She still writes policy papers when she can, but has found time to enjoy the finer things, like poetry and photography. Her favorite inspirations, in addition to her adopted home and memories of the Chesapeak of her youth are the wilderness areas of North America and the place she considers a second home, Cape Cod.
  • Brenda Levy Tate (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia)
    Brenda Levy Tate lives near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, where she taught high-school English until her retirement. She has written and directed plays for young actors, worked as a singer in a theme park, created a televised docudrama, collected fossils, raised a daughter, parented a motley crew of pets and horses, and shoveled countless tons of manure. Brenda is a member of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. She's been a finalist or prizewinner in several competitions including the Winning Writers War Poetry Contest, Glimmer Train Poetry Open, Web del Sol’s Interboard Poetry Competition and the Atlantic Writing Competition. She won the Rising Tide Press 2005 poetry contest and as a result, Rising Tide recenly published Cleansing, a collection of her work. Her poems have appeared in LilyLit Review, The Panhandler (Houston), Halifax Magazine, Green Tricycle, The Guardian. Brenda maintains a website at www.brendatate.com which features her unique "paleo-poetry". She has just completed Nightingales Don't Cry, a young-adult novel.
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2006 Contest Calendar

  • July 19: Contest begins
  • July 23 - 30: Judges featured as Poets of the Week
  • July 30, 2:00 pm (pacific): Chat Room Event: Ask us questions live about the contest.
  • October 7: Final deadline for contest entries. (Entry fees must be received by PayPal or postmarked by October 7 or they'll be returned.)
  • October 15: Judges deadline for returning scored poems.
  • October 20: Second round scoring deadline (in the event of tied scores.)
  • October 22: 2pm (pacific) Chat Room Event "Winners Announced"
  • October 23 - 29: Contest Winners featured as Poets of the Week.

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