The Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest - Deadline July 1st, 2014

The Great River Shakespeare Festival is now accepting entries for the 2014 Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest.

This year’s Contest, the seventh annual, celebrates the memory of Maria Faust, who was a lover of poetry and a passionate supporter of the arts and the Great River Shakespeare Festival. The Sonnet Contest itself has attracted international entrants, and Contest activities this year may include an opening event that features a discussion and sharing of sonnet forms. A closing award ceremony, which includes the reading of prize-winning sonnets and recognition of winning poets will conclude this year’s contest.

The free reception Award Ceremony will be the closing GRSF Front Porch Event on Saturday, August 2nd, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. in the Miller Auditorium of Stark Hall at Winona State University. Mark your calendar for readings of the sonnets by members of the GRSF company and the opportunity to meet some of the poets.

Cash prizes, totaling $1,200, will be awarded in a number of categories, including:
Best Overall
Best Yourth (17 & Under)
Laureate’s Choices
Local Area (Winona & adjacent counties): Adult and Youth

Sonnets may be written in Shakespearean, Petrarchan, Spenserian or Non-Traditional form, and the contest is open to anyone interested in participating.

The Contest entry fee is $5.00 for up to 3 sonnets. Enclose the entry fee check made out to: Ted Haaland, with a memo of “Maria W. Faust Fund.” Entries must be post-marked, First-Class mail, no later than July 1st, 

addressed to:

GRSF Maria W. Faust Sonnet contest

c/o Emilio DeGrazia

211 West Wabasha Street 

Winona, 

MN 55987

Submissions will not be returned. Do not include your name on the sonnet submissions. Please include a separate information sheet with your name, address, email, phone number, Names of Sonnets, Age (if entering Local Area/17 and under), and how you heard about the Sonnet Contest.

Winners will be announced by August 2nd online.

Anthology of Winning Sonnets