{"id":7392,"date":"2025-09-16T18:08:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=7392"},"modified":"2025-09-16T18:08:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:08:53","slug":"p-earth-amulet-poetry-prize-theme-nature","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/event\/p-earth-amulet-poetry-prize-theme-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"P &#8211; Earth Amulet Poetry Prize. Theme: Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-draftly-slider size-draftly-slider wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/riverpawpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Earth-Amulet-Poetry-Prize-Revised-LR-850x1133.webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverpawpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Earth-Amulet-Poetry-Prize-Revised-LR-850x1133.webp 850w, https:\/\/riverpawpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Earth-Amulet-Poetry-Prize-Revised-LR-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/riverpawpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Earth-Amulet-Poetry-Prize-Revised-LR-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/riverpawpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Earth-Amulet-Poetry-Prize-Revised-LR-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/riverpawpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Earth-Amulet-Poetry-Prize-Revised-LR-1536x2048.webp 1536w, https:\/\/riverpawpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Earth-Amulet-Poetry-Prize-Revised-LR-300x400.webp 300w, https:\/\/riverpawpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Earth-Amulet-Poetry-Prize-Revised-LR.webp 1800w\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"1133\" \/><\/div>\n<article id=\"post-2478\" class=\"posts-entry fbox post-2478 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Earth Amulet Poetry Prize\u2122<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>ABOUT<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p class=\"\">The\u00a0<strong>Earth Amulet Poetry Prize\u2122<\/strong>\u00a0is an environmental poetry contest that invite poems rooted in the natural world\u2014its landscapes, elements, and living beings. Submissions may explore themes centered on forests, rivers, oceans, mountains, deserts, or other ecosystems; reflect on weather, seasons, and natural forces such as fire, wind, and rain; or engage with flora and fauna, including trees, flowers, birds, animals, insects, etc.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re looking for\u00a0<strong>work that offers thoughtful engagement with nature\u2014through observation, reflection, and a genuine connection with our environment,\u00a0<\/strong>that can also become a catalyst in countering environmental threats and the destruction caused by wars, human greed, lack of awareness, and proper resources to protect our planet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission Deadline<\/strong>\u00a0: September 30, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Results of the<strong>\u00a0Earth Amulet Poetry Prize\u00a0<\/strong>will be announced within three months of the submission deadline, through a press release and on social media platforms. Selected folios will be published in a print anthology.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The\u00a0\u00a0Earth Amulet Poetry Prize\u00a0offers the following\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Winner<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 $25 cash prize, publication of a folio of poems, Certificate of Excellence, announcement in a press release and on social media, and an electronic copy of the anthology.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Finalist<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 $20 cash prize, publication of a folio of poems, Certificate of Distinction, announcement in a press release and on social media, and an electronic copy of the anthology.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Semi-Finalist<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 $15 cash prize, publication of a folio of poems, Certificate of Merit, announcement in a press release and on social media, and an electronic copy of the anthology.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Honorable Mentions<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A number of outstanding individual poems will be selected from the pool of submissions for publication. Each poet will receive an electronic copy of the anthology and their name announced on social media.\u00a0<em>(No cash prize is offered for Honorable Mentions.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-e4f898b713ccc4e512b06f723e0fb1b2\">Submit your work through Duotrope or send it directly to River Paw Press via email<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Submission Guidelines<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Length:<\/strong>\u00a0Submit 3\u20135\u00a0<strong>unpublished poems<\/strong>, not exceeding a total of 6 pages, along with an author bio in 100 words or less.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>This is an international contes<\/strong>t\u00a0<strong>open to poets age 18 and older.<\/strong>\u00a0Poems must be originally written in English.\u00a0<strong>Translations from other languages are not eligible for submission<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Format:<\/strong>\u00a0Submissions must be error-free, typed in\u00a0<strong>Times New Roman<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>12-point font, single-spaced.\u00a0<\/strong>Please submit your poetry folio in<strong>\u00a0both DOC and PDF formats<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Submission Fee:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>$10.00\u00a0<\/strong>payable via\u00a0<strong>PayPal<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>riverpawpress(at)gmail(dot)com<\/strong>. However, if you are experiencing\u00a0<strong>financial hardship,<\/strong>\u00a0we welcome your submission with a\u00a0<strong>pay-what-you-can<\/strong>\u00a0contribution.\u00a0<strong>We recommend a minimum tip of $5.00,<\/strong>\u00a0sent to\u00a0<strong>riverpawpress(at)gmail(dot)com<\/strong>\u00a0via\u00a0<strong>PayPal\u00a0<\/strong>to help us cover administrative and operational costs and sustain our mission to support independent literary publishing.\u00a0Please note that<strong>\u00a0all\u00a0submission fees and tips are non-refundable.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Disqualification<\/strong>: Submissions that do not follow the guidelines or contain plagiarized content may be disqualified for consideration.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Simultaneous Submissions:<\/strong>\u00a0Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us immediately if your poems are accepted elsewhere.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Judging Process:<\/strong>\u00a0All entries will be read and scored based on the following evaluation criteria:<br \/>\n<strong>Originality, Craft, Cohesion, Emotional Resonance, Insight, Imagery &amp; Language, Structure &amp; Flow, Style &amp; Tone,\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Lasting Impression.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Submission Method:<\/strong>\u00a0Email your submission to:\u00a0<strong><a>riverpawawards(at)gmail(dot)com<\/a><\/strong>. In the subject line, please write:\u00a0<strong>EAPP 2025\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Author\u2019s Name<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Submission<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Deadline:<\/strong>\u00a0September 30, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Entry fee:$10<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Earth Amulet Poetry Prize\u2122\u00a0is an environmental poetry contest that invite poems rooted in the natural world\u2014its landscapes, elements, and living beings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[2],"class_list":["post-7392","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-call-for-submission","cat_call-for-submission"],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/7392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/7392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7395,"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/7392\/revisions\/7395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7392"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=7392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}