– The Process –
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An announcement and poster design will be sent to all provincial school divisions and library regions. Our thanks to the schools, teachers, libraries and Minister of Education for their assistance.
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Applications will be accepted from April 1 to April 30 of each year. Applications must be submitted by mail, courier or dropped off at 1126 2nd Street East, Saskatoon. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
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Accepted submissions will undergo an initial screening process. Each page of poetry is marked with the entrant’s initials and page number. All other information – including the applicants’ names, addresses and covering letters – is withheld until after the winner has been selected. In other words, only the poetry is considered by the judges.
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The winner will be notified in June.
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Only the winner will be announced. All other entries will be destroyed – so please retain a complete copy of your submission including your poetry.
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We regret that, due to the number of entries, we might not provide a follow-up letter after judging to every applicant, although this may occur.
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In the event that no application is deemed worthy of an award, no winner will be announced for that year.
Please submit your entry to:
Paddy O’Rourke Poetry Scholarship
c/o Ray Penner
1126 2nd Street East
Saskatoon, SK S7H 1R5
Ph: (306) 241-7079