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2010 New Poets Contest Winners Announced The Science Fiction Poetry Association was founded in 1978 to bring together poets and readers interested in science fiction poetry. What is sf poetry? You know what they say about definitions -- everybody has one. To be sure, it is poetry (we'll leave that definition to you), but it's poetry with some element of speculation -- usually science fiction, fantasy, or horror. Some folks include surrealism, some straight science. One thing is certain -- SFPAns know sf poetry when they see it. SFPA's founder, Suzette Haden Elgin, has shared her thoughts on sf poetry in the aptly titled, "About Science Fiction Poetry." She treats the subject more fully in The Science Fiction Poetry Handbook, just released from Sam's Dot Publishing in cooperation with SFPA. You can find a complete table of contents and a PDF download of the opening chapters on the Handbook ordering page. Examples of science fiction poetry abound. Visit SFPA's links page to find magazines specializing in genre poetry and author pages for individual sf poets. Our Speculative Poetry Collections page contains a list of sf/f/h poetry collections published within the last two years and links to booksellers. Of course, SFPA's own newsletter, Star*Line, publishes sf poetry and is a wonderful way to begin your poetic journey to the stars. 
Submit single spaced, no attachments. No cover letter necessary. Submit
no more than 5 poems per submission package. Make sure your submissions
fit one of the upcoming themes (see below). No simultaneous
submissions.
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 SFPA publishes the yearly Rhysling Anthology, which is comprised of works nominated by our members for the Rhysling Awards for Best Poems of the Year. Each member is allowed to nominate one work for "Best Long Poem" (50+ lines) and one for "Best Short Poem" (1-49 lines). All SFPA members receive a copy of the anthology, which brings together the nominated poems in one volume for more convenient consideration. SFPA also sells copies of The Rhysling Anthology to the general public. Visit The Rhysling Anthology page to see which years are currently on sale. Don't miss this unique compilation of verse from some of the finest poets working in the field of SF/F/Horror poetry. For the first time in SFPA's history, the Rhysling Award-winning poems have been collected in a single volume. The Alchemy of Stars features the winning poems from 1978 to 2004, an introduction by Jane Yolen and afterword by Suzette Haden Elgin. See the Alchemy page for ordering information. If that's not enough history, the Rhysling Archive contains information about all the Rhysling Anthologies since 1978, including cover images, tables of contents, and editorial information. SPECIAL NOTE TO AUTHORS: Inclusion in the Rhysling Anthology is by member nomination only. Do not submit poems for the anthology. Membership in the SFPA is not required for a work to be nominated. |
