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The 2009 Rhysling Awards - Call for Nominations

SFPA has issued its annual call for nominations for the 2009 Rhysling Award.

Following are the rules and procedures for the 2009 Rhysling nominations. If you have questions, please contact Drew Morse at Rhysling2009@gmail.com.

You must be a member of SFPA to nominate.
Only poems first published in the year 2008 are eligible.
You may not nominate yourself.
You may nominate one short poem (1-49 lines) and one long poem (50+ lines); you are not required to make a nomination in both categories.
Nominations may be submitted either by regular mail or by e-mail, and must conform to the following guidelines:
1. Postal Mail:
  1. You must include: the title of the poem; the poet's full name; a copy of the complete text of the poem; the editorial address of the publication in which the poem first appeared; the title page and/or contents page of the publication (or similar information indicating when the poem was first published).
  2. If possible, please also include the poet's address and/or e-mail.
  3. Send to: Drew Morse / 17601 Fries Ave. / Lakewood, OH 44107-3528.
  4. Must be postmarked between January 1 and February 2, 2009.
2. E-Mail:
3. You must include: the title of the poem; the poet's full name; a copy of the complete text of the poem (that retains the formatting of the poem as published); the editorial address of the publication in which the poem first appeared; link(s) to information such as a homepage, title page, or on-line bibliography that provides proof of when the poem was first published.
4. If possible, please also include the poet's address and/or e-mail.
5. Special Instructions: E-mail nominations must include the word RHYSLING in the subject line. Poems must be included in the body of the e-mail or sent as .RTF attachments; no other method will be accepted. (If a poem contains unique formatting, it is strongly recommended that you submit your nominations via postal mail.)
6. Note: The Rhysling Chair reserves the right to request an e-mail nomination be resubmitted via regular mail.
7. Send to: Rhysling2009@gmail.com.
8. Must be received between 12:01 a.m. (EST) January 1 and 11:59 p.m. (EST) February 2, 2009.

Please read these guidelines carefully. Due to the increase in the number of nominations being made, it is important that nominations follow all stated guidelines and that they contain all of the required information. Nominations received that do not meet all of the stated criteria will not be accepted.

If you submit your nomination(s) via e-mail, within seven days you will receive a return e-mail confirming that your nomination was received; if you have not received a confirmation after seven days please resend your nomination. For nominations submitted via postal mail, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like a confirmation notice.

To learn more about the Rhysling Awards and the Rhysling Anthology, please check out our main Rhysling Award page. To view the contents of all the Rhysling Anthologies since 1978, visit our archive.