My definition of a contest is a search for the best among the rest.
I have been a curator for a couple of anthologies and thus have seen a whole lot of poems. I am in no way proclaiming myself an angelic but i sensed there are a couple of things i assumed everyone knows but was discovered some actually do not know. Hence, i would gladly share:
1. Read and understand the instructions in the call for submission: Ask the curator questions (that is after you've actually read). Many poets jump to submit without thoroughly reading instructions of the curator.
2. Grammar error: Poetry contests demands some degree of being formal. You should re-read your entry and probably have one or two of your friends read it before submission. You chances of winning is decreased when the judges find grammatical error.
3. Biography: Make your biography short and down-to-earth. Write your biography in third person pronoun e.g. don't say 'I am Abegunde Holt, a zealous poet and public speaker' instead say 'Abegunde Holt is a zealous poet and public speaker'. That is you write it as though you are someone else writing of you.
(I will add to this list as we go on)
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