Poetry contest!

The 5th Annual BrainStorm Poetry Contest is organized by NISA/Northern Initiative for Social Action, in Canada. Here’s the press release. Get writing!

It’s that time again, when poets pick up their pencils and enter the BrainStorm Poetry Contest for individuals living with mental illness. Join in, by entering your best poetry by March 23, 2007. Prizes will be awarded for the top three poems.

The contest opened on January 2, 2007 and it runs until Friday, March 23, 2007. The top three poems, judged by a panel of mental health consumers and family members, will be awarded prizes and be published in Open Minds Quarterly, a literary journal dedicated to publishing the writing of individuals living with mental illness.

If you are a poet who has experienced mental illness or mental health difficulties, download the entry form and rules today from www.nisa.on.ca.

First prize – $250 • Second Prize – $150 • Third Prize – $75

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