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Welcome to Hollywood Poets Consortium where you can view quality poetry, prose and short stories and/or post your own works of literary art. Click here  to post your work. 

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  Current Writing Contest (s)

The purpose of our Bi-annual Writing

Contest is to  generate a force for positive, spiritual and emotional growth through

the WORD, poetry.

For information on how to submit your poems for contest consideration go to  “entrants check list”  on this page

 

NO ENTRIES ACCEPTED BY EMAIL

 

 

Judges for this contest are Cullen Chambers, Author / Publisher, Back To One Publications,  over 30 years experience in the Book Publishing Business, and Keg Johnson, world renown Record Producer / Songwriter, Keg O’ Beer Music, ASCAP, and President of BLAKK PYRAMID Entertainment, a record company.

 (*Please Google them for complete resume's)

 

 Contest Winner for Spring 2007, Janice L. Sykes, performance artist

  

Contest Winner for Fall 2007, Jeffery Brians, poet

 

 

The ORACLE Speaks.... Featured Works

 

Move On City Girl

 

You have to move sometime city girl

You can't stay in the country all day long

There's way too much going on

For you to waste you time away

Move on city girl

Take that first step to freedom

Go direct, wait for no cause

Go ahead "ass"sume it all belongs to you

The only "ass" would be you if you didn't

Move on city girl

 

What are you waiting for?

What are you all waiting for?

If possession is 9/10th of the law

Then it's been yours for a while

What can't you see?

What don't you understand?

What sign are you looking for?

What do you need to happen before the light bulb goes on?

Have you even asked yourself these questions?

 

You have to move on city girl

You can't stay in the country all day long

You have to move on city girl

There's way too much going on

For you to waste your time away

Move on city girl, move on

 

The ORACLE Speaks...:Sometimes you can't seem to take that first step  towards freedom. Perhaps the comfort of where you are appears to out-weigh the fear of the unknown, where you ought to be. Guess what, the fear that keeps you in 'the country' could very well be that life boat G-d sends to your rescue. Get out of the 'country', get on the boat, and move on to freedom.

 

 Your thoughts.... quick, grab your journal, now write.

The ORACLE

 

Denise L. Cook, President
Hollywood Poets Consortium
323-962-1372
P.O. Box 3202
Hollywood, CA 90078
 Entrants' Checklist for Hollywood Poets Consortium Writing Contest 2008

 

Prizes ranging from $50.00 up to $300.00 will be awarded for the finest positive, motivational, inspirational  poetry, prose and/or short story.

  

· Entrants must be over the age of 18 on October 6, 2008.

· Contest start date is Monday, October 6,

2008 and closes Friday, November 28,

2008

· The contest is open to all writers, published or unpublished.

· Submissions must be in English: no translations, please.

· Each entrant may submit one to three separate poems.

· Only one of the poems may be more than thirty lines in length.

· All poems must be original and previously unpublished.

· Each poem must be printed on a separate sheet.

· Submit two copies of each poem. Write your name, address, phone number and email address clearly marked on each page of one copy only.

· Include an index card with your name, address, phone number, email address and the titles of your submitted poems.

· Include a $15 entry fee payable to Denise L. Cook, President, Hollywood Poets Consortium.

· In summary, send two sets of copies of your poems, with your name, address, phone number and email address on one set only; plus an index card with your contact information; plus a $15.00 entry fee (cashiers check or money order only)

· Mail entries to: Denise L. Cook, Hollywood Poets Consortium  PO Box, 3202 Hollywood, CA 90078-3202

· Deadline: Entries must be postmarked on or before Friday, November 28, 2008. Poems will not be returned. Include a stamped addressed envelope if you wish us to acknowledge the receipt of your entry.

· Notice of prize winners will be published on our website on Monday, December 15, 2008 together with a selection of the winning poems.

· Winners will be contacted shortly before that time. 1st- $300, 2nd-$150, and 3rd- $50

 

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