Grand prize-cat.1 1st pl.-S.Amelia Snelling (at 82) 2nd pl.-Marsha Mittman (the Missing) 3rd pl.-Heather Aker (Making Thunder) HM.-Merry Lynn Fuerst (I laughed until I cried) SD. Woman who made a difference-cat.2 1st pl.-Daniel G. Snethen (One-Armed Hypocrisy) 2nd pl.-Barbara Duffey (Zitkala Sa) 3rd. pl.-Merry Lynn Fuerst (The Little Lady Sheep Herder) Animal-cat.3 1st pl.-Linda Shere …
The deadline for our 38th Annual Poetry Contest has been extended to November 15th. Please see the previous post or the latest issue of Pasque Petals for categories, guidelines, and entry fees. Mail entries and fees to: Dorianne Schmidt, 6113 N. Mineral Ave, Sioux Falls SD 57104 If you have questions, contact Dorianne at andthentherewere12@yahoo.com or …
We are taking submissions in several categories for our annual poetry contest. Prize-winning poems will be published in our literary magazine, Pasque Petals. Non-winning entries may be considered for publication in Pasque Petals by the editor, with contestants’ permission. The fees, awards, and categories are as follows: FEES $5.00 PER POEM FOR CATEGORY #1 FROM …
The 2013 Submission Guidelines for the SDSPS Poetry Chapbook, Four Quarters to a Section, are now available. Submissions for the chapbook competition will be accepted until September 30th.
Members of the SDSPS met June 1 at the Dakota Discovery Museum in Mitchell for their annual meeting. An open-mic poetry reading followed. For information about how to join our society, please see the “Membership” link above.
“For the purpose of connecting to all South Dakota writers, rural and urban, and contributing to the state’s cultural growth, SDSPS seeks to foster the creation and appreciation of poetry that appeals to the senses, challenges the imagination, and stimulates creative and intellectual thought.” We welcome your membership! For more information about how to join us, …