THE PRIZES

Note: As Erato Literary Contest grows, so will the prizes awarded significantly grow, since they depend on the number of entries. Let's do a little math- if only 100 people enter into one category the prize would be $500 (20%), if 300 people join the prize would be $1500(20%). If we receive many entries, we promise we would raise the percentage in the future contests. After all, this contest is here to open the door for your literary career.

There will be ONE GRAND WINNER for each category.

* For the categories Best poetry manuscript, Best poetry CD or tape, best lyrics, Narrative poetry, Short story/prose the winner will receive $250 cash or 20% of all the entry fees combined together for the particular category (whichever one is greater), a certificate of the winning award he/she can present for publishers or agents, a promotion at the Erato web site and many other sponsor sites.

For the categories Best poem and Best haiku the winner will receive 20% of all the entry fees combined together for the particular category, a certificate of the winning award he/she can present for publishers or agents, a promotion at the Erato web site and many other sponsor sites.

For the category Best song the winner will receive $250 cash or 40%!!! of all the entry fees combined together for the particular category (whichever one is greater), a certificate of the winning award he/she can present for publishers or agents, a promotion at the Erato web site and many other sponsor sites.

For the category Most creative the winner will receive $250 cash or 20% of all the entry fees combined together for the particular category(whichever one is greater), an offer to help market the award-winning product!!!, a certificate of the winning award he/she can present for publishers or agents, a promotion at the Erato web site and many other sponsor sites.

The runner-up will receive $150 cash or 10% (except for the categories Best poem and Best haiku- the runner-up will recieve just the 10% /without the comparison to $150/)of the entry fees combined together for the particular category (whichever one is greater), a certificate of the winning award he/she can present for publishers or agents, a promotion at the Erato web site and many other sponsor sites.

The other 50% of the collected fees will be paid to our most respected judges and the final 30% will support the Erato Literary Contest for the next competition.

Good Luck to all of you and may this contest moisten your work with rays of light and enable you to acquire even more readers.