Appalachian Writers Forum Montserrat Poetry Festival

Montserrat Poetry Festival

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News Release
Release Date: October 25, 2009
Re: Submission period open for Montserrat Poetry Festival
Sub. Deadline: January 30, 2010
Event Date: May 23, 2010

Area poets will have until the end of January to submit for one of the presentation slots at the Montserrat Poetry Festival to be held at Montserrat Vineyards next year. (Located in the town of Montserrat, a small town in west-central Missouri, USA.) Organizers are seeking poets to present original works that would help comprise an entertaining and varied program for a general audience.

Event organizer Mark Pearce requests that interested writers submit 10 poems – around 6 of which may ultimately be presented at the event. Pearce suggests that each entrant submit works that are fit for a general audience, are audibly accessible and that will illustrate a variety of themes and styles within the body of work.

The submission address is:

Mark Pearce

174 SE 500 Road

Warrensburg, MO. 64093

Submission deadline is January 30th, 2010. The presentation line-up for the festival will be announced in mid-February. Around 175 people attended the second Poetry Festival this past summer. Pearce said he expects over 200 people will be attending next year’s event.

The 2010 Poetry Festival is being sponsored by KMOS-TV – Missouri’s Public Television Station and by Montserrat Vineyards, which will once again be hosting.

The Poetry Festival will take place Sunday afternoon, May 23, 2010 at Montserrat Vineyards, Montserrat, Missouri. Those wanting to learn more can access the web site .