A National Prize of $1000 will be awarded for a single, unpublished poem that has not won 1st prize in any national competition. Open to all U.S. residents 18 years & older. A Regional Prize of $250.00 will be awarded for a single, unpublished poem (that has not won first prize in any national competition) by an adult resident of Cape Cod, Nantucket, or Martha’s Vineyard. All Cape and Islands poets are also eligible for the National Award. Submit up to three poems of any style or subject totaling no more than five pages with an entry fee of $15.00 by January 16th , 2012 (postmark).