FRIENDLY STREET POETS Inc.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 
 SINGLE POET 2010

Any entries which fail to comply with these submission guidelines will be disqualified.

Criteria for Eligibility

•	Entry is open to South Australian residents only.
•	Subject to the exception below entry is only open to poets who have not had a collection of poetry published or under consideration for publication by any publisher.
•	Self published manuscripts or chapbooks may be exempted under certain circumstances. Please request a determination by the Convenor in writing and include a copy of the book. This must be done before August 1st 2010 to allow consideration of the matter. If the book has an ISBN it will not be eligible. 

Format and Presentation

•	The title of the manuscript must only appear on the title page and on the entry form.
•	The name of the poet must appear on the entry form, but must not appear anywhere in the body of the manuscript.
•	No acknowledgment page detailing previous publication of poems should appear in the manuscript. If your manuscript is selected, you will be asked to supply such details at a later date.
•	The work must be typed on one side only of white A4 paper. Use a clear readable font, at least 12 pt. Allow generous margins.
•	Manuscripts must contain 86 pages of poetry. Only one poem to a page (approximately 32 mid-length lines per page). 
•	Pages must be bound together in a booklet. Each page of poetry must be numbered.
•	The published version of the manuscript will only have 86 pages of text and this will include any division pages within the text. 
•	The published book will only include poems submitted in the original manuscript though there may be some minor editing to the text as determined by the Friendly St editor and Board.
•	An electronic version of the manuscript must be submitted as part of your entry. Please use a word document, rich text format copied onto a disc or CD. 

Selection

•	No member of the Friendly Street Board will be involved in the selection of manuscripts. An outside assessor will be appointed by the Board.
•	The Judge’s decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
•	Should no manuscripts of publishable standard be received, or should there be insufficient funds to meet publication costs, the Board reserves the right to take any of the following actions: cancel publication of the Single Poet’s volume, defer publication until three manuscripts of publishable standard are received and funds are available, widen the eligibility criteria, or call for further submissions. However, as judging must take place before these decisions are made, there will be no refund of entry fees.

Return of manuscripts

•	If you want your manuscript returned after judging, please enclose an appropriate envelope with sufficient postage stamps to ensure delivery.
•	All entries, except the successful one and those where a suitable reply paid envelope is provided, will be destroyed once selection of the winning entry has been made.

Closing date 

•	Manuscripts must be received by, or post marked no later than, Friday 29th October 2010

•	Manuscripts must be posted to: 
The Convenor 
Friendly Street Poets Inc
PO Box 3697
Norwood SA 5067

•	Late submissions will not be accepted.
•	Entries will not be accepted by email, facsimile or by any other means.

Entry Fee	$30.00

Results

•	All poets who submit a manuscript will be invited to attend the March 2011 meeting of Friendly Street Poets where the winner will be announced.
•	Following that announcement, all poets will receive official notification by mail and a copy of the Judge’s general report about the entries.
•	The Poet chosen for publication will receive a brief written report about their manuscript from the Judge.

Editing and Publication
 
•	The Poet chosen for publication agrees to work expeditiously with the Friendly Board to meet all deadlines relating to the editing and publication of the Single Poet volume.
•	The Manuscript submitted is considered to be the text of the book. Only minor editing, with the permission of the judge, or to meet FSP publication requirements will be allowed.

Launch Date of Publication

•	The Single Poet volume will be launched during Writers Week 2012

Friendly Street Poets Inc
PO Box 3697
Norwood SA 5067

Entry Form: Friendly Street Single Poet.

Closing date: 	 Friday 29th October 2010

NAME:

ADDRESS:

PHONE NUMBER:

EMAIL:

WORKING TITLE OF MANUSCRIPT ENCLOSED:

I have read the guidelines and criteria for eligibility and agree to abide by them.

□ I enclose $30.00 in payment of the entry fee.	 	Cheque / postal order (circle)
□ I enclose an electronic copy of my manuscript
□ I enclose a SSAE for return of my manuscript     		YES/ NO.

DECLARATION: I declare that the submitted manuscript is my own individual work. I am aware that all submitted manuscripts will be considered by an independent assessor appointed by the Friendly Street Board of Management to assess and select manuscripts for publication. I agree to abide by his/her decision and not enter into any correspondence in relation to it. I also declare that if my manuscript is accepted for the Single Poets volume it is my first full-length individual and original collection of poems to be published.

Signed…………………………………………..Date…………………………………