The Nemerov has, er, competition from this new UK one:
http://www.sonnetcompetition.com/index.html
Entries are invited from anywhere. Don Patterson is among the judges.
£1400 (min) First Prize (about US$2750)
Closing 31 October 2007
Entry fee £7 per sonnet, or £14 per three.
Online entry is possible.
Published work is OK as long as you’ve never received any kind of payment (fee or prize) for it.
They’re "looking for innovation more than imitation". "If it has 14 lines (however long or short each line may be), we will call it a sonnet." Let’s not get into an argument here about that
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[This message has been edited by Henry Quince (edited February 01, 2007).]