Announcing the 1ST ANNUAL LONG ISLAND POETRY & LITERATURE REPOSITORY – (LIP&LR) POETRY CONTEST Open to all Long Island residents -- Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk To enter, please send two copies of each poem, typed on 8-1/2 x 11 paper, one poem per page, with name, address, phone, email at the bottom of one copy only. No previously published poems please Line limit: 35 lines per poem All poems considered for possible inclusion in a forthcoming anthology Entry fee: $5 per poem or 3 poems for $10 No limit on the number of poems you can submit Postmark Deadline: March 15, 2024 Make check payable to LIP&LR and mail to: 1650 Sycamore Ave, Suite 46, Bohemia, NY 11716 Blind judging by a panel of award-winning poets Poems will not be returned No theme, open to all formats but please, no pornographic or racist poems Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and two honorable mentions Winners will be awarded at the May 30, 2024 Banquet at Atlantis in the Sea Star South Banquet Hall 431 E Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901 Tickets available, $75 per person or $120 per couple For more info on the Banquet and/or contest, please contact Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan liplr2021@gmail.com