West Euston poet Norah was born 19th February 1924 and
died 13 July 2005. This Prize celebrates her commitment to Camden and her
inspiration to the West Euston Time Bank and Third Age Project.
The Norah Platt Poetry Prize has two categories:
ONE PRIZE of £100 for a poet, aged 70 or older
(to celebrate Norah's late start in admitting she was a poet).
THREE EQUAL PRIZES of £20 for a poet aged 12 or
younger,
with a matching prize Book voucher given to their school library.
(to encourage other young Norahs to start writing earlier).
 ENTRY IS FREE.
THE THEME IS
'DREAM'
ALL POEMS MUST BE
UNPUBLISHED.
ALL POEMS MUST BE ONE
PAGE OR LESS.
ALL
POETS MUST LIVE IN THE BOROUGH OF CAMDEN.
ONLY ONE POEM IS ALLOWED
PER POET.
DEADLINE: POEMS MUST
ARRIVE AT THE WEST ESTON TIME BANK OFFICE BY 4 p.m. FRIDAY November 16th
2007.
IF YOU ARE UNDER 13, please write your name, age,
the name of your school and your school's telephone number on the back page
of your poem. You are allowed to send only one poem to the contest. We will
contact your school if you have won.
IF YOU ARE 70 OR OVER, please write and your name, age and address
the back page of the poem and a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would
like your poem returned. You are allowed to send only one poem to the contest.
Please include a telephone number or e-mail address so we can contact you
if you have won.
PLEASE NOTE: This prize is only open to Camden residents. You
must live in the borough of Camden. If you do not, and your poem is
chosen, you will be disqualified.
Permission to display the poems on National Poetry Day is a condition of
entering the contest. Winning poets will have the opportunity to read with
our Guest Poet and the Purple Poets at their Time Bank National Poetry Day
Reading.
Please keep a copy of your poem; we can not be responsible for lost items.
Copyright in all instances remains with the author.
Send your poem (by mail or e-mail) to:
Norah Platt Poetry Prize
The West Euston Time Bank.
69 -75 Stanhope Street
West Euston, London
NW1 3LD
Telephone: 020 7383 4382
info@westeustontimebank.org.uk
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