iota shots 2011
Awards for
Short Poetry Pamphlets
Submissions are invited for the second iota shots awards for shorter poetry
pamphlets. The guidelines appear below.
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Iota is delighted to launch the second Iota Shots awards for short poetry pamphlets. Three poets will have their
shorter poetry shots published by Templar Poetry in Spring 2012. The three inaugural shots have been published
and are now available from Templar. Click for further information here
An Iota Shot will be whatever you make it as a poet. It may be a series of sonnets, haiku, a sequence, a single
narrative poem, a mini-epic or a short collection on a theme; it is both an invitation and an opportunity to
produce an innovative short piece of work.
Templar is a publishing house with a fierce commitment to developing new audiences for poetry through its fresh
and unfettered approach to discovering excellent new writers and look forward to reading the submissions.
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THREE AWARDS
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Submissions should:
The cover, title and contents pages are not counted in the twelve to sixteen pages of poetry.
Postal Submissions should be firmly stapled or clipped together at the top left hand corner.
For the Submission Page please click the i Shot Icon here...........................
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SUBMISSION FEES
Postal Submission Fee: £14.50
Online Submission Fee: £15.50
Postal Submissions should be sent to:
Iota Shots,
PO BOX 7721,
Matlock,
Derbyshire,
DE4 9DD,
UK
Online Submissions should be made by:
1. Using the Payment Button on the Iota Shot submission Page by clicking here
2. Sending the submission by email on an attachment to: iotashots@iotamagazine.co.uk
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SUBMISSION ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Postal submissions will be acknowledged by email once they have been safely received and logged. If you prefer
Postal acknowledgment please enclose a self addressed and stamped card or envelope.
Online submissions will be acknowledged by email once they have been successfully printed from files provided.
RESULTS
Successful poets will be contacted in person in January 2012.
Results will be posted on the Iota website in February 2012 and posted to those who provide self addressed
envelopes.
We are also happy to post the full results details if a separate self-addressed envelope is enclosed with a postal
submission clearly marked RESULTS. However all who submit will receive a complimentary shot which will
include the results.
We will email all poets who submitted work notifying them of the results being posted on the Iota website if
requested.
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TEMPLAR, IOTA & SHORT POETRY COLLECTIONS
The Iota Shot shorter poetry pamphlet awards recognise the importance of the poetry pamphlet in publishing new
and innovative work and are in addition to the annual Pamphlet & Collection Awards administered by Templar
Poetry.
Templar Poetry, at its editorial discretion, may occasionally commission a full collection from poets submitting
work to the Iota Shots Awards.
The 2012 Templar Poetry & Collection Awards will continue to offer the publication of the winning authors'
submissions as longer poetry pamphlets and the opportunity to submit a collection for future publication by
Templar Poetry.
Templar Poetry, at its editorial discretion, may occasionally commission a full collection from poets whose work
has been published in the annual anthology which is published alongside the pamphlets which have emerged from
the annual Templar Poetry Pamphlet & Collection Awards.
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A General Note on Submission Opportunities and Publishing
Templar Poetry is committed to publishing excellent poetry and to transmitting the poetry we publish to a wide
public audience and we are particularly committed to the development of new audiences and readers of modern
poetry, through a number of ongoing initiatives in partnership with our published poets.We work very hard to
find some of the very best poetry being written today by offering writers a range of open and fair opportunities to
have their work published, ranging from a small portfolio of poems in Iota, poems in our annual anthology our,
pamphlets , both long and short and in full collections. We welcome submissions from both new and established
poets.
During the five years since our foundation many of the poets we publish have been widely recognised in
numerous awards at all levels in the literary poetry community.
Over sixty percent of our first collection poets have been shortlisted in major first collection prizes, one has gone
on to have work included in the GCSE English Literature Curriculum and several of the poets we publish have
won or been placed in major single poem prizes, including the Bridport, National Poetry, Academi Cardiff and
Wigtown Poetry Competitions. Some have been involved in the Forward Prize at various levels from shortlisting
to publication in the Forward Book of Poetry.
Templar Poetry, as a publisher, has also established a reputation for publishing excellent poetry in superbly
designed and printed books. As publishers we have twice been shortlisted in the Michael Marks Awards for
Poetry Pamphlet Publishing and in 2009 Jane Weir's innovative poetic biography of Phyllis Barron and Dorothy
Larcher was shortlisted and Highly Commended in the Literature Category of the prestigious British Book Design
and Production Awards.
We actively seek to widen the audience and readership for the poetry we publish in creative and innovative ways.
Our pamphlets and books are widely distributed and read and we have worked with Oxfam Bookshops across the
country for several years in running live poetry events . In July 2010 we were publishing partners in Oxfam
Bookfest and many of our poets appeared at events in Oxfam Bookshops and Arts Centres hosting Oxfam events
across the country, raising money for Oxfam through the sale of our books, which we also donate on a regular
basis to Oxfam.
Awards for
Short Poetry Pamphlets
Submissions are invited for the second iota shots awards for shorter poetry
pamphlets. The guidelines appear below.
_____________________________________________________________
Iota is delighted to launch the second Iota Shots awards for short poetry pamphlets. Three poets will have their
shorter poetry shots published by Templar Poetry in Spring 2012. The three inaugural shots have been published
and are now available from Templar. Click for further information here
An Iota Shot will be whatever you make it as a poet. It may be a series of sonnets, haiku, a sequence, a single
narrative poem, a mini-epic or a short collection on a theme; it is both an invitation and an opportunity to
produce an innovative short piece of work.
Templar is a publishing house with a fierce commitment to developing new audiences for poetry through its fresh
and unfettered approach to discovering excellent new writers and look forward to reading the submissions.
_________________________________________________________________________________
THREE AWARDS
- Three submissions selected for publication by Templar Poetry
- Each winning poet receives £100 and 100 copies of their Iota Shot pamphlet
- All poets who submit receive a complimentary Templar Pamphlet
- CLOSING DATE – 14th November 2011
- JUDGE – Alex McMillen: Managing Editor, Templar Poetry
- The Judge will read all the submissions.
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- Poets are invited to submit between twelve and sixteen pages of poetry, with no more than forty lines of
text per page, excluding the title of the poem and stanza breaks. - The submission must be the original work of the author. It must not have been previously published as a
whole, but may contain individual poems published in other publications such as magazines or anthologies. - We welcome postal and online submissions and international submissions are welcome.
- Online submissions may be sent as attachments to iotashots@iotamagazine.co.uk in word or pdf formats
and will be printed from files provided. Please send online submissions in a single file. - Safe receipt of all submissions will be acknowledged provided a valid email contact address is provided.
- Poems submitted may be submitted simultaneously elsewhere to magazines or single poem prizes, but may
be withdrawn from the Iota Shot prizes if accepted elsewhere during the course of the judging process. - The three winning writers will be notified early in January 2012 and Iota Shots will be published in May
2012. - Templar Poetry will collaborate where possible with individual writers to launch and promote their
pamphlets. - The winning pamphlets will be advertised and sold on the Iota website, in our retail stockists and at live
events and bookfairs.
Submissions should:
- have a front cover page with full contact details
- bear a separate Title page for the iota shot, but without the author’s name
- bear a contents page followed by a manuscript of no more than 16 pages of poetry
- carry no more that forty line of poetry on each page - stanza breaks are not included
- carry no details of the author's name on any part of the manuscript other than the cover page
- bear an additionall page with any relevant acknowledgments, including previous publication of individual
poems - not contain any translated work and must be the original work of the author
The cover, title and contents pages are not counted in the twelve to sixteen pages of poetry.
Postal Submissions should be firmly stapled or clipped together at the top left hand corner.
For the Submission Page please click the i Shot Icon here...........................
________________________________________________________________________________
SUBMISSION FEES
Postal Submission Fee: £14.50
Online Submission Fee: £15.50
Postal Submissions should be sent to:
Iota Shots,
PO BOX 7721,
Matlock,
Derbyshire,
DE4 9DD,
UK
Online Submissions should be made by:
1. Using the Payment Button on the Iota Shot submission Page by clicking here
2. Sending the submission by email on an attachment to: iotashots@iotamagazine.co.uk
_________________________________________________________________________________
SUBMISSION ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Postal submissions will be acknowledged by email once they have been safely received and logged. If you prefer
Postal acknowledgment please enclose a self addressed and stamped card or envelope.
Online submissions will be acknowledged by email once they have been successfully printed from files provided.
RESULTS
Successful poets will be contacted in person in January 2012.
Results will be posted on the Iota website in February 2012 and posted to those who provide self addressed
envelopes.
We are also happy to post the full results details if a separate self-addressed envelope is enclosed with a postal
submission clearly marked RESULTS. However all who submit will receive a complimentary shot which will
include the results.
We will email all poets who submitted work notifying them of the results being posted on the Iota website if
requested.
_________________________________________________________________________________
TEMPLAR, IOTA & SHORT POETRY COLLECTIONS
The Iota Shot shorter poetry pamphlet awards recognise the importance of the poetry pamphlet in publishing new
and innovative work and are in addition to the annual Pamphlet & Collection Awards administered by Templar
Poetry.
Templar Poetry, at its editorial discretion, may occasionally commission a full collection from poets submitting
work to the Iota Shots Awards.
The 2012 Templar Poetry & Collection Awards will continue to offer the publication of the winning authors'
submissions as longer poetry pamphlets and the opportunity to submit a collection for future publication by
Templar Poetry.
Templar Poetry, at its editorial discretion, may occasionally commission a full collection from poets whose work
has been published in the annual anthology which is published alongside the pamphlets which have emerged from
the annual Templar Poetry Pamphlet & Collection Awards.
_________________________________________________________________________________
A General Note on Submission Opportunities and Publishing
Templar Poetry is committed to publishing excellent poetry and to transmitting the poetry we publish to a wide
public audience and we are particularly committed to the development of new audiences and readers of modern
poetry, through a number of ongoing initiatives in partnership with our published poets.We work very hard to
find some of the very best poetry being written today by offering writers a range of open and fair opportunities to
have their work published, ranging from a small portfolio of poems in Iota, poems in our annual anthology our,
pamphlets , both long and short and in full collections. We welcome submissions from both new and established
poets.
During the five years since our foundation many of the poets we publish have been widely recognised in
numerous awards at all levels in the literary poetry community.
Over sixty percent of our first collection poets have been shortlisted in major first collection prizes, one has gone
on to have work included in the GCSE English Literature Curriculum and several of the poets we publish have
won or been placed in major single poem prizes, including the Bridport, National Poetry, Academi Cardiff and
Wigtown Poetry Competitions. Some have been involved in the Forward Prize at various levels from shortlisting
to publication in the Forward Book of Poetry.
Templar Poetry, as a publisher, has also established a reputation for publishing excellent poetry in superbly
designed and printed books. As publishers we have twice been shortlisted in the Michael Marks Awards for
Poetry Pamphlet Publishing and in 2009 Jane Weir's innovative poetic biography of Phyllis Barron and Dorothy
Larcher was shortlisted and Highly Commended in the Literature Category of the prestigious British Book Design
and Production Awards.
We actively seek to widen the audience and readership for the poetry we publish in creative and innovative ways.
Our pamphlets and books are widely distributed and read and we have worked with Oxfam Bookshops across the
country for several years in running live poetry events . In July 2010 we were publishing partners in Oxfam
Bookfest and many of our poets appeared at events in Oxfam Bookshops and Arts Centres hosting Oxfam events
across the country, raising money for Oxfam through the sale of our books, which we also donate on a regular
basis to Oxfam.
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