> > >Having trouble viewing this email? Click here > > >Accepting Submissions for the Poetry of the Sacred 2013 Contest > >The Annual Poetry of the Sacred contest is now accepting submissions. The >guidelines follow: > > >First Prize, $500; Three Honorable Mention Prizes, $100 each. > >Winning Poems will be published in The Merton Seasonal, a publication of >scholarly articles about noted spiritual leader Thomas Merton and will be >posted on the Merton Institute web site: www.mertoninstitute.org. > >Only ONE unpublished poem type written in English may be submitted per poet. > >Please limit the poem to no more than 100 lines. > >Type your name, address, phone number, email address, and the title of your >poem on a cover page. Send (1) one copy of your titled poem with the cover >page. Do not staple poem to cover page. > >Submit your poem on a page with no identifying information. All identifying >information should be on your cover page. Include a submission fee of $15.00 >with the poem. Payment in US funds only. > >Poems will not be accepted via email. The poem must be sent via through the >postal service. > >Deadline to submit poems is January 15, 2013. Poems to be received no later >than the 15th of January. > >Submit poem to: Merton Institute, 415 West Muhammad Ali Blvd., Louisville, KY >40202. Include the $15 submission fee payable to The Merton Institute. Payment >in US Funds only. > >No poems will be returned. > >Poems will be judged on literary excellence, spiritual tenor, and human >authenticity. >Winners will be announced by April 1, 2013. Please visit the Institute website >for contest results. > >All contestants will be notified via email of the contest results. > > > >The mission of the Merton Institute for Contemplative Living is to awaken an >interest in and deepen the understanding of contemplative living through the >works of Thomas Merton and other spiritual masters. > > >For more information, contact >The Merton Institute for Contemplative Living >Vanessa Hurst >Forward email > >This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected] | >Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy >Policy. >The Merton Institute for Contemplative Living| 415 West Muhammad Ali Blvd| >Louisville| KY| 40202
