Also, a poetry contest for yooots.

On the heels of G's entry, I got this from the ...League of Canadian Poets. Not as much steampunk there as you'd imagine, unfortunately.

The Poetic Licence Contest for Canadian Youth 2009 

The League of Canadian Poets, a national not-for-profit poetry organization founded
in 1966, invites Canadian youth to participate in its Poetic Licence Contest. 

There are two age categories, junior (grades 7-9) and senior (grades 10-12). 

First place poems in each category will receive a cash prize of $350, second place
winners will receive $300 and third place winners will receive $250. 

All winning poems will be published in the League of Canadian Poets' e-zine,
Re:verse at www.youngpoets.ca. All winners will receive Poetic Licence certificates
and student membership in the League of Canadian Poets for one year. 

Deadline: January 15, 2009. 

Entry Guidelines 

1. All submissions should be sent by e-mail to readings@poets.ca with the subject
Poetic Licence Contest for Canadian Youth. 

2. There are two age categories: Junior, grades 7 - 9 and Senior, grades 10 - 12 

3. Poems must be previously unpublished and must be your own work. 

4. Length of each poem submitted must not exceed 50 lines. Limit 2 poems per poet. 

5. Each submission should include the poet's name, address, and phone number, age,
grade, name of school, and the titles of the poems entered. 

6. Poems should not be sent as attachments, but as plain text files in the body of
the message. 

7. There is no entry fee. 

8. Winners will be announced during National Young Poet's Week in April and posted
on the League's websites www.poets.ca and www.youngpoets.ca. Announcements will be
sent to the media, and the winners will be notified by mail and email. 

Copyright remains with the poet. Winners will be asked for the first rights to
publish their work. Should an entry be published elsewhere during the course of the
contest, we ask that the entrant notify the League immediately. Revisions on any
poem will not be accepted after it has been entered. All decisions of the jury are
final. Contest is open to Canadian citizens and landed immigrants. Members of the
League's National Council, staff or the contest judges or their families are not
eligible to enter these competitions. 

* Incomplete submissions will not be considered, please read guidelines carefully. 

Ingel Madrus
Communications & Projects Manager
The League of Canadian Poets
920 Yonge Street, Suite 608
Toronto, ON M4W 3C7
Phone: 416-504-1657 / Fax: 416-504-0096
readings@poets.ca
www.poets.ca