Member-Sponsored Crafting a Villanelle Contest
Details
| Deadline: | Sep 15, 2016 |
| Fee: | Free |
Write a villanelle.
Theme: Your choice.
The villanelle is a 19-line poem constructed of five tercets and a final quatrain, each line written in iambic pentameter. The villanelle turns on two rhymes, as follows: ABA-ABA-ABA-ABA-ABA-ABAA. The first and third lines of the poem repeat alternately as the last lines of the subsequent stanzas. Therefore, Line 1 repeats as Lines 6, 12, and 18, and Line 3 repeats as Lines 9, 15, and 19. All "B" lines rhyme with the end rhyme of Line 2. Notice that Lines 18 and 19 are identical to Lines 1 and 3, forming the final couplet.
For an excellent and well-known example of a villanelle, see "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night", by Dylan Thomas.
Winning entries
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Prizes
| 1st prize: | 20 karma points |
| 2nd prize: | 15 karma points |
| 3rd prize: | 10 karma points |
Rules
To enter the contest, post your work on Scribophile and check the box that says "Enter this work into the Member-Sponsored Crafting a Villanelle contest.” Your work will automatically be considered.
The checkbox will be visible until the contest deadline, which is midnight, September 15, 2016 (UTC).
Entry is free, but you'll need karma points to post your work. You can earn karma points by writing critiques of work by other members.
Submission guidelines
Entries must be received before midnight September 15, 2016 (UTC), and the winners will be announced on or before midnight (UTC), October 31, 2016.
Entries must be no more than 200 words per Scribophile's count.
Multiple entries are allowed.
Only villanelles are allowed.
Work must have Public visibility on Scribophile until a winner is announced.
If you have placed in a contest in the past with a particular piece, you may not resubmit that piece to this contest.