Enter the VALLUM AWARD FOR POETRY competition An annual contest that recognizes excellence in poetry, open to international poets.

FIRST PRIZE $1,000
SECOND PRIZE $300

Judged by an independent evaluator (to be announced). Contest winners and honorable mentions will be published in a future issue of Vallum.

ENTRY FEE $25 (CDN), or $20 (US/Intl. ­ in US funds) All entrants will receive a one-year (two-issue) subscription to Vallum. Please makes cheques payable to "Vallum".

GUIDELINES
- Send up to 3 poems (maximum 60 lines each)
- Do not print your name/contact information directly on your entries: include a separate cover sheet in duplicate with name/contact information/title(s) of poem(s) entered
- No simultaneous submissions or previously published work
- Include an SASE for notification (international entrants include an IRC) Mail to: Vallum Award for Poetry c/o VALLUM P.O. Box 48003 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2V 4S8 DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: October 31, 2005