Cha "Reconciliation" Poetry Contest

Reconciliation

A Cha Poetry contest

This contest is run by Cha: An Asian Literary Journal. It is for unpublished poems on the theme of "Reconciliation". 

::: UPDATE: Read the winning poems HERE. :::

Judges:

• Tammy Ho Lai-Ming is a Hong Kong-born poet. She is a founding co-editor of Cha. 
• Jason Eng Hun Lee has been published in a number of journals and he has been a finalist for numerous international prizes, including the Melita Hume Poetry Prize (2012) and the Hong Kong University's Poetry Prize (2010).

Rules:

• Each poet can submit up to two poems (no more than 80 lines long each).
• Poems must be previously unpublished. 
• Entry is free.

Closing date:

• 15 September 2014

Prizes:

• First: £50, Second: £30, Third: £15, Highly Commended (up to 5): £10 each. (Payable through Paypal.)
• All winning poems (including the highly recommended ones) will receive first publication in a special section in the Seventh Anniversary Issue of Cha, due out in November/December 2014.

The prizes were generously donated by an expat reader residing in Hong Kong.

Submission:

• Submissions should be sent to t@asiancha.com with the subject line "Reconciliation".
• Poems must be sent in the body of the email.
• Please also include a short biography of no more than 30 words.

Previous Cha contests:

• "Void" (poetry)
• "Encountering" (poetry)
• "The Past" (poetry)
• "Misinterpretation" (flash fiction)
• "Betrayal" (poetry)
• "Fine Tea Competition" (commentary/criticism)