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Welcome to the Launch of The Ink Well Poetry Challenge Summer 2020. Below you will find the programme of prompts for the Season. Each week there will be a Challenge post with the week's prompt, starting Monday 18 May. To enter, write your post and drop a link in the comments of the Challenge post.
UPDATE: There well be no poetry challenge for Week 7
Below the Programme, you'll find the Rules for Entry, followed by The Ink Well's Poetry Curation Policy. You'll also find policies about orginal work, plagiarism and cross-posting.
Look out for the Fiction Challenge too!
The Summer Season Programme
| Week | Date Opens | Date Closes (Showcase) | Prompt | Alternative Prompt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monday 18 May | Monday 25 May | star | the last time I saw you |
| 2 | Monday 25 May | Monday 1 June | ghost | the day the rains came |
| 3 | Monday 1 June | Monday 8 June | beauty | a sorry tale |
| 4 | Monday 8 June | Monday 15 June | thorn | the goat |
| 5 | Monday 15 June | Monday 22 June | wonder | a bowl of rice |
| 6 | Monday 22 June | Monday 29 June | nervous | Adé saves the day |
| 7 | Monday 29 June | Monday 6 July | - | - |
| 8 | Monday 6 July | Monday 13 July | Africa | brooding |
| 9 | Monday 13 July | Monday 20 July | faces | wildlife |
| 10 | Monday 20 July | Monday 27 July | daughter | journey |
| 11 | Monday 27 July | Monday 3 August | murderer | did you say camel? |
| 12 | Monday 3 August | Monday 10 August | alley | at the end |
| 13 | Monday 10 August | Monday 17 August | citizen | some you win |
Rules for Entry
- must be posted in The Inkwell Community
- poetry must be a maximum of twenty lines, excluding the title.
- include tags: #theinkwell #challenge #poetry
- title format: theinkwell poetry challenge | title of your work
- post a link in the comments of that week's Challenge post
The Inkwell Curation Policy: Poetry
The curation policy applies to poetry posts that are published in The Inkwell community and which are a maximum of twenty lines, excluding the title. Posts will be reviewed against the categories below. From time to time, The Inkwell will publish opportunities for shorter and longer pieces of creative work which may have different curation policies, for example, for fledgling writers or to encourage creativity.
| Category | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Voice and Setting | Who is speaking? Is it one or many voices? Where and when is the poem is set? How does this affect the poem? |
| Tone and themes | What mood or emotion does the poem create in the reader? What ideas is the poem expressing? How is that shown? |
| Structure | Has the writer chosen a poetic form? How does the form and rhythm (eg fast and breathless) affect the poem? |
| Style | The writer's use of words, imagery, metaphor and simile. |
| Presentation | Does the presentation and formating enhance the writing? |
Original Work and Plagiarism Policy
- original work that has not been published anywhere previously including Steem or Hive or Hive communities or social media.
- exceptionally, posts may include previously published work which has been re-drafted or revised extensively (that is, 50% or more is new material).
- images etc must be properly sourced and referenced.
- plagiarism is unacceptable: please see the community rules.
Cross Posting Policy
- The Ink Well welcomes cross-posting of content that meets the community rules.
- Cross-posters are asked to limit cross posts to one per 24 hours.
- Cross-posts, as they have been previously published, will not be eligible for curation by The Ink Well.
Exclusion Policy
- Failure to meet the community rules or any other activity that, in the view of the moderators, is counter to the well-being of the community may lead to exclusion.
- Generally, posters and cross-posters will receive a warning before exclusion, but in some cases, for example, plagiarism, posters may be excluded immediately.
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