Saturday, October 4, 2008
Noon - 6:00pm
Reception:
7:00 - 10:00pm

Three venues:
Davis Commons
John Natsoulas Gallery
Bistro 33

All events are FREE!

Davis Jazz Festival Board:
Dick Luna
Andy Jones
Nancy Resler
Steve Rosenzweig
Janet Berry
Laura Cole-Rowe
Rosalie Paine
Lynee Ferda
Adrian Blanco

The Davis Jazz Artists Festival: Beyond the Beat Generation

Jack Kerouac Annual Poetry Contest

Deadline: September 28th

Contest Rules and Information

Prizes:

First Prize: Invitation to read at the Beat Conference, $50.00 and opportunity to be published in Blue Moon Literary and Art Review.
Second Prize: Invitation to read at the Beat Conference and opportunity to be published in Blue Moon Literary and Art Review.
Third Prize: Invitation to read at the Beat Conference and opportunity to be published in Blue Moon Literary and Art Review.
Honorable Mention: Top poets will be invited to read at the Beat Conference, and possible opportunity to be published in Blue Moon Literary and Art Review.

Qualifications: You must attend the (free) conference on October 4th and 5th to give your reading and allow your work to be published.

Guidelines:

We are looking for poems that reflect upon or honor the spirit of “Beat”, whatever that means to you. Typically, Beat-influenced poems are anti-authoritarian, rhapsodic, ecstatic, jazzy etc.

Send a maximum of three poems not to exceed 6 total pages.

Entries must be the original work of the contestant. Entries must be typed, and will not be returned.

Please provide a page with your name, phone number, address and email and submit it with your entry to:

Andy Jones, Poetry Editor
Beat Generation and Beyond Poetry Editor
The John Natsoulas Gallery
521 First Street
Davis, CA 95616