1st ever competition

here are the basics:

1. you may send as many poems as you like.
2. all poems must meet the strict line limits of any other issue of nibble.
3. poems must be previously unpublished.
4. poems may be simultaneous submissions (if you must).
5. we will publish only one poem per poet, the one we like best.
6. these collected poems will appear in the “first ever nibble poetry competition” issue.
7. this issue will be published on (or around) the 11th day of 2010.
8. entries must be postmarked no later than dec 9th.
9. you will send us an entry fee, per poem, to be determined by you.
10. the winner will receive either a cash prize or a not-new 30gb i-pod, whichever he/she chooses.
11. the first runner-up will receive whatever the winner did not chose as his/her prize.
12. the cash prize will be just slightly less than the entry fee total.
13. the second runner-up will receive a subscription to nibble.
14. you will send all entries via snailmail to our new address.
15. our new address is: jeff fleming, 1714 franklin st. suite 100-231, oakland, ca 94612
16. do not bother with a sase, as we will not be mailing anything back to you.
17. please include your name, address and email on each page, as we will notify the winners via email and will mail the prizes via the usps.
18. any entries sent via email will be deleted.  immediately.
19. you will send cash or a money order only (payable to jeff fleming).
20. personal checks will not be accepted.
21. please explain (in brief) the logic behind the amount of your entry fee.
22. each poet published in the competition issue will receive a copy of said issue.

feel free to email us with any questions.

and let the games begin!