COST:

• Free
• Accepting preorders and donations below, but they are not required and will not effect judging.

DEADLINE:

• Get your submission in by October 15, 2023!

SUBJECT:

• Familial love. There are many kinds of families – from blood relatives to found family and everyone in between. It’s your military brothers and sisters, your neighbor who basically raised you, the parent who was always there for you, or the one who turned their back on you. Filled with both positive and negative emotions, this book is designed to commiserate and inspire.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be a single poem of less than 600 words (no minimum).
• No more than 5 submissions per author.
• Must be related to family love (or lack thereof).
• Please note editing/formatting will be minimal, so please submit your poem as you would like to see it in print (mind your punctuation, line breaks, and capitalization).
• Include your penname with your submission, or note if the poem should be listed as “Anonymous”.
• You may have previously published the poem, but by submitting the poem you are stating you have the right to do so, and it is not plagiarized in any way. You retain the rights to the poem but release it to be published by Lucidity Lamb in the “Their Love” poetry series, in eBook, paperback, or hardcover format, under your stated penname.
• Must be in a format readable by my system, such as Microsoft Word.

JUDGING:

• Our panel of judges will review all submissions and determine the best poems to include in Their Love 2, Foundations based on originality, skill, depth of feeling, and adherence to concept.

PUBLISH DATE:

• November, 2023 (Precise date to be announced)

PRIZES:

• The grand prize will include paperback copies of both Their Love and Their Love 2, a cash prize, a receipt of publication, and additional prizes to be announced!
• The top five authors will receive an additional prize (TBD)!
• All winners will be included in the published book, and receive a certificate of publication!