{"product_id":"opc2024a-black-eyes-publishing-uk-gloucestershire-poetry-society-open-poetry-competition-2024-anthology-paperback","title":"Opc2024a: Black Eyes Publishing UK \u0026 Gloucestershire Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition 2024 Anthology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGloucestershire Poetry Society Gps\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Lay\u003c\/b\u003e (Compiled by), \u003cb\u003eJason Conway\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an anthology \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOPC2024A\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e of poems from \u003cstrong\u003eThe Black Eyes, Gloucestershire Poetry Society (GPS) 2024 Open Poetry Competition\u003c\/strong\u003e. The total entry for the 2024 competition was 713 poems, with all entries being considered anonymously, throughout the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLonglisting was undertaken by Josephine Lay (Former Dir. Of Ops for the GPS \u0026amp; lead editor for Black Eyes Publishing) with assistance from Jason Conway (Current Dir. Of Ops for the GPS). The Longlist consisted of 69 poems. All longlisted poems were eligible for this anthology. However, several eligible poems, were withdrawn, once the results had been announced, to be either submitted elsewhere, or re-worked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Longlist was judged by Helen Ivory (her judges report is included in this anthology) Helen produced a Shortlist of 10 poems, before settling on the final results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe GPS Friendship Prize was judged by Josephine, from the 55 poems submitted to \u003cstrong\u003eThe Black Eyes, Gloucestershire Poetry Society (GPS) 2023 Open Poetry Competition, \u003c\/strong\u003eby GPS Friendship Members. Josephine's judges report is included in this anthology, together with the poems included in the results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 92\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48536345575645,"sku":"9781913195342","price":22.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/cFRQ9Zrwij9781913195342.webp?v=1789037740","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/opc2024a-black-eyes-publishing-uk-gloucestershire-poetry-society-open-poetry-competition-2024-anthology-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}