Thanks to everyone who entered last month's mystery contest! We'll have the results up soon.

Our last few contests have been relatively structured—we've asked for submissions that fit a particular mold. So for the July contest, we decided to go with the laid-back spirit of summer and let everyone do their own thing (well, sort of).

The July contest is a poetry contest with a very broad theme—and when we say "broad," we mean it. The theme is "questions," and we'll accept any kind of poetry you can throw at us. Free verse, sonnet, epic, haiku, or clerihew... show us what you've got, but stick that theme in there somewhere! Oh, and there's a maximum of 1000 words—because sometimes brevity is the soul of wit.

Pretty simple, huh? We want to see what your creative brains and mighty pens can come up with. We'll be accepting submissions through July 31, so start writing!

The 1st place entry will receive a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate via email and 10,000 Scribophile coins.

The 2nd place entry will receive a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate via email and 5,000 Scribophile coins.

Entries will be judged by the number and value of ratings received and by the Scribophile staff. Decisions are final.

This contest begins on July 1, 2008 and ends on July 31, 2008. Winners will be announced on August 7, 2008.

Entry is free for ALL Scribophile members! If you don't have a Pro account, entering the July poetry contest will take 1 extra karma point.

To enter, just add the tag "july contest" (without quotes) along with your other tags as you're publishing. Your entry will be automatically considered. You can only enter one work though, so make it a good one.

To vote on an entry, just rate it like you would any other work. (The rating stars are at the bottom of the work's body). You can't rate your own entry, sorry!

• To be accepted, your entry must be poem of any kind involving the theme of "questions." Your poem must have a maximum of 1000 words (as counted by us).
• Entries must be received by July 31, 2008, and winners will be announced on August 7, 2008. Scribophile staff reserves the right to disqualify any contest entry for any reason and to change the terms of the contest for any reason.
• Entries will be judged by the Scribophile staff, taking into consideration the ratings given by Scribophile members. Decisions are final.
• Entry is free to all Scribophile members. To enter, tag your work with "july contest."
• As with all works on Scribophile, authors retain all rights to their work (except, of course, for the non-exclusive right granted to Scribophile to display it on our site).
• Only one entry is allowed per member.

Just let us know!