11th Annual Juried Reading Submission Deadline
Postmark Deadline: February 15, 2005
First Prize $1000, Second Prize $500, Third Prize $250
Final Judge: Jorie Graham

The Poetry Center invites Illinois poets as well as poets from Illinois 
neighboring states of Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and 
Wisconsin to submit their unpublished work for consideration in the 11th Annual 
Juried Reading.

Eight finalists will be selected to read at a Poetry Center event.  $2,000 in 
prizes will be awarded:  $1000 first prize, $500 second prize, $250 third prize 
and $50 each to the remaining five finalists. One poem by each finalist will be 
published in a chapbook and on The Poetry Center website.   

The Juried Reading is open to all Illinois poets as well as poets from Illinois 
neighboring states of Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and 
Wisconsin who are unpublished or who have published no more than one full-length 
book of poetry, not including self-published books.  You must be a current resident of
these states to enter the contest.   All submissions are blind 
judged, meaning the jury and the final judge do not have access to any 
identifying information about the submitting poets.   

Current employees, contract employees, board members and advisory board members of The
Poetry Center of Chicago, their partners or spouses, and their immediate families are
ineligible. Former students and immediate family of the final judge are also
ineligible. 

To submit, mail: 
1.	A cover sheet including your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, 
and titles of poems submitted.

2.	Four copies of a packet of no more than 5 single-sided pages of 
unpublished poetry. Your name should not appear on any of the pages containing 
poems.

3.	$10 jury fee, check or money order made payable to 'The Poetry Center'(The 
contest is free for Poetry Center members).

All entries must be postmarked by February 15, 2005.

Poems will be accepted by US mail only.

Send Poems To: 
11th Annual Juried Reading, The Poetry Center, 37 S Wabash Ave, Ste 451, 
Chicago, IL 60603.  E-mail and fax submissions will not be accepted.