Pennsylvania Poetry Society:
2024 Activity Calendar
JANUARY

7th - PPS Contest (Submission deadline)

10th - Member news & articles due for the Sylvan

31st - MAIL the Sylvan (winter) & Strophes (Jan.) issues

FEBRUARY

* begin work on Prize Poems 2024

MARCH

1st to 30th - Continue to work on Prize Poems 2024

15th - NFSPS Contest (submission deadline)

31st - Member news & articles due for the Sylvan

31st - 2024 PPS Contest Winners' List

31st - Submit Prize Poems 2024 for printing

APRIL

National Poetry Month

3rd - Hotel Reservation for Spring Luncheon DUE

20th - Spring Luncheon Registration Forms DUE

27th - Virtual OPEN MIC, 3 - 5 PM

30th - MAIL the Sylvan (spring) & Strophes (Apr.) issues

MAY

4th - Spring Luncheon & Contest Awards

30th - MAIL Prize Poems 2024 & Award checks

JUNE

5th to 10th - NFSPS Conference, Roswell, Georgia

5th to 8th - BlackBerry Peach National Poetry Slam, Roswell, Georgia

30th - Member news & articles due for the Sylvan

30th - 75th Anniversary contest submission deadline (postmark)

30th - 75th Annivesary anthology submission deadline (received)

JULY

27th - Virtual OPEN MIC, 3-5 PM

30th - MAIL the Sylvan (summer) & Strophes (July) issues

* Begin work on 75th Anniversary anthology

AUGUST

1st to 29th - Continue to work on 75th Anniversary Anthology

30th - Submit 75th Anniversary anthology for printing

SEPTEMBER

1st to 30th - PPS Membership Drive - Renew!!!

15th - Hotel Reservation for Fall Conference DUE

30th - Fall Conference Registration Forms DUE

30th - Member news & articles due for the Sylvan

OCTOBER

1st to 31st - PPS Membership Drive - Renew!!!

15th - 2025 PPS Contest (open for submissions)

18th to 20th - PPS Fall Conference: Workshops, writing, readings, 75th Anniversary Contest winners announced, and 75th Anniversary anthology Book Launch

21st - We made it to 75 - CELEBRATE!

31st - MAIL the Sylvan (fall) & Strophes (Oct.) issues

NOVEMBER

1st to 30th - PPS Membership Drive - Renew!!!

30th - Mail 75th anniversary anthology & Award checks

30th - 2025 Competition submission deadline (postmark)

30th - Membership Dues deadline (to receive full benefits)

Dates TBD - 75th Anniversary Anthology Regional Readings

DECEMBER

Dates TBD - 75th Anniversary Anthology Regional Readings

31st - Member news & articles due for the Sylvan

Note: Some dates are tentative and subject to change.
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