By Dennis West

“I know enough to No tequila!”

“If only pain dissipated like smoke.”

“Avoid the religiously moral wayward juggernaut.”

“Turned fifty, now a wreckless driver.”

“Tired of pursuing the distant mirage.”

“Love is tangible. Just like fog.”

“He is rare. Like Timex watches.”

“Her life reads like bad fiction.”

“”Lost and Found” has been stolen.”

“Quarry profundity, dig deepest in mirrors.”

“Should we hang all the racists?”

© March 6, 2010-Dennis West

& The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry

Founded by Ruth G. Hardman

FIRST PLACE: $2,000 and publication
SECOND PLACE: $1,000 and publication

Contest Rules

Contest Begins: January 1, 2010

Postmark Deadline: April 30, 2010

Poetry: 3-10 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems).

Fiction: 7,500 words maximum.

No previously published works or works accepted for publication elsewhere. Author’s name must not appear on the manuscript.  Include a cover sheet containing major title and subtitles, author’s name, full address, phone & email.  ”Contest Entry” should be clearly indicated on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet. Manuscripts should be stapled, if possible; if not, please bind with a black clip. Manuscripts will not be returned.  Nimrod retains the right to publish any submission.  Include SASE for results only.  If no SASE is sent, no contest results will be sent; however, the results will be posted on Nimrod’s Web site. Submitters must have a U.S. address by October of 2010 to enter the contest. Winners will also be brought to Tulsa for the Awards Ceremony in October. All finalists will be considered for publication.

Entry/Subscription Fee: $20 includes both entry fee & a one-year subscription (two issues).  Each entry must each be accompanied by a $20 fee.  Make checks payable to Nimrod.

Send to:

Nimrod Journal
Literary Contest–Fiction or Poetry
The University of Tulsa
800 S. Tucker Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74104