BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Greetings! For immediate release CONTACT: Standing Rock Cu ltural Arts 257 N Water St Kent OH 44240 330.673.4970 info@standingrock. net www.standingrock.net Chapbook inquiries to: SRCAChapbook@gmail.com\n Also at www.twitter.com/Kent_SRCA and www.facebook.com/SRCAKent WHO: St anding Rock Cultural Arts\, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit cultural arts organiza tion in Kent\, Ohio WHAT: SRCA Rock in the River Annual Open Poetry Cha pbook Competition -Poetry Chapbook Contest &ndash\; to result in publica tion &\; prize to winner\, copies to submitters. Submissions begin J uly 1st and end September 30th. -Winning chapbook will be released as t he new title in the SRCA Rock in the River Literary Series in early 2013 WHERE: Electronic entries are strongly encouraged and preferred. We no w accept submissions at www.srcarockintheriver.submishmash.com! -Snail M ail Entries for those without internet access may be sent to SRCA Chapbo ok\, 257 N. Water St.\, Kent\, OH 44240. -PLEASE READ ALL GUIDELINES AND RIGHTS PRIOR TO SENDING SUBMISSION. ENTRY FEE: $9 per manuscript submi ssion\, payable on Submishmash (including PayPal options)\; Snail mail entries may pay by check payable to SRCA. -Fees will be used to defray expenses of the contest. Any remaining fees will benefit our nonprofit arts programming including the literary arts. Submishmash submissions b egin July 1\, 2012. WHEN: See calendar outline below: - Entries accepte d: Jul 1-Sep 30th (electronic entries must be received by Sep 30th midn ight\; postmark must be dated by Sep 30th) -Winners Notified electronica lly in early December -Books mailed or ready to be picked up in early sp ring (February 1st approximately) PURPOSE: To promote the literary arts in our general area\, promote poet/s with publication\, and potentiall y raise funds for SRCA arts programming through any remaining entry fee s/gallery sales of winning chapbook. PRIZES: The winner of the contest will receive 25 copies &\; $50 cash prize -Each entrant to the conte st aside from winner will receive a copy of the winning chapbook (multi ple copies or titles as available if multiple entries) -In the event of a tie\, each winner will receive 15 copies &\; $25 JUDGES: Guest (B lind) Judges Lynne Albert\, John Dorsey\, and Allen Hines (with potenti al semifinalist/finalist Editor/Judge Tina Puckett) LYNNE ALBERT has a bachelor's degree in Children's Book Illustration from The University o f Findlay but has directed her creative energy primarily towards poetry lately. At Valparaiso University\, where she began undergraduate study \, she served as Assistant Editor of the literary magazine The Lighter\ , in which her work also appeared.. She has additionally had poetry and prose published in the literary magazines at the University of Findlay and Ursuline College. Most recently\, Lynne had poems included in the Vending Machine: Poetry for Change and Hessler Street Poetry Anthology compilations. Active in the Cleveland literary community\, Lynne&rsquo\ ;s creative focus includes raising awareness about mental illness and h omelessness. She has been working on a poetry compilation about her vol unteer experiences at a homeless shelter\, where she was involved with therapeutic poetry and sketching groups. JOHN DORSEY currently resides in Toledo\, Ohio. He is the author of several collections of poetry\, i ncluding harvey keitel\, harvey keitel harvey keitel\, with S.A. Griffi n and Scott Wannberg (Butcher Shop Press/Rose of Sharon Press/Temple of Man\, 2005)\, Teaching the Dead to Sing: The Outlaw's Prayer (Rose of Sharon Press\, 2006)\, and Sodomy is a City in New Jersey (American Met tle Books\, 2010). His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. ALLEN MICHAEL HINES\, winner of a 2007 Stan and Tom Wick poetry schola rship\, is a writer and researcher for the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador. His chapbook Screaming Freedom was publishe d in 2009. Allen&rsquo\;s poetry has appeared in several publications a nd is forthcoming in an anthology from BlazeVOX. TINA PUCKETT is a grad uate student of the Northeast Ohio MFA (NEOMFA) program with a concentr ation in Poetry. She has appeared in Phoebe (SUNY)\, The Penguin Review \, MUSE\, The Listening Eye\, Luna Negra\, Jenny\, and the Hessler Stre et Poetry Anthology amongst other publications and currently has a poem exhibited in The Wick Poetry Center&rsquo\;s Speak Peace Traveling Exh ibition. Tina additionally serves as the Editor for the series and prev iously served as Editor-In-Chief for (then national) literary journal C anto. INFO AND UPDATES: www.standingrock.net. Entry Guidelines: Please see our website for detailed entry guidelines. Standing Rock Cultural A rts reserves the right to disqualify any entry that does not follow the guidelines provided above. -- Standing Rock Cultural Arts is a nonpro fit art and educational organization located at 257 N Water St in downt own Kent\, Ohio\, whose mission is to build community through the arts. We always welcome donations to assist in the operation of our programs \, and all donations are tax-deductible. Thank you for supporting the arts! Good luck to our chapbook competitors! URL:http://kent.patch.com/events/srca-rock-in-the-river-open-poetry-chapb ook-competition SUMMARY:SRCA Rock in the River Open Poetry Chapbook Competition LOCATION:Standing Rock Cultural Arts: 257 N Water St\, Kent\, OH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR