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Welcome to online registration for AIPF 2010!!



Registration entitles you to read your poetry at readings (alongside invited poets, if you sign up promptly when arriving), have your name and bio in the program and attend the workshops. Even if you're not registering you are welcome to attend the festival and any of the readings, and sign up for "open mike" opportunities at several of the venues -- so don't let the economy get you down!
Attention Poets: REGULAR online registration and anthology submission is now open through March 15, 2010. LATE registration will be open until through the first day of the festival, Thursday, April 15th. Registration includes a scheduled reading, workshops and more.


We are delighted you are coming to the festival. Please complete all items on the following form. Press the "Submit" button when you are finished. Please be sure to print a copy of your registration information for your records.

For more information or to update your personal information after it is submitted, email aipfdirector@gmail.com.

Payment Instructions

  • Emeritus and featured poets are exempt from payment (but it's appreciated anyway!)
  • Payment is by check or money order only
  • Print the page that displays after you submit your registration
  • Attach it to your check or money order
  • Include your Registration ID number on your check or money order

    Send your payment to:

    AIPF
    PO Box 41224
    Austin, Texas 78704

    NOTE: Your registration is NOT COMPLETE until we receive your payment. If we do not receive your payment postmarked by February 15th, 2010, your poem(s) will NOT be considered for inclusion in the anthology. So please pop that check in the mail as soon as you register online!

    Personal Information

    Name:
    Address:
    City:
    State:
    ZIP:
    Country:
    Phone:
    Email:

    I am interested in accommodations while in town:
    Not at all I'd like a hotel/motel room Got a host with a couch? Can I park my RV/put up a tent/tether my horse/land my spaceship?

    Reading Information

    Introduction:
    Write a short (75 word or less) introduction so that your venue host may properly introduce you to the audience. The bio will also be printed in the program and in the anthology, should a poem of yours be accepted for publication.



    I would be interested in reading in specialized venues such as (check all that apply):
    Adult/Urban
    Gay/Lesbian
    Hispanic
    Women
    World/Multicultural
    		 I would describe my poetry as (check all that apply)
    Experimental
    Lyric
    Narrative
    Performance with Music
    Spiritual
    Spoken Word / Performance
    Musical Accompaniment
    Outdoor venue is acceptable
     
    That this information will be used by the venue coordinator to place readers. We can't guarantee a venue but we will make every attempt to satisfy requests.


    Registration fees and sponsorship levels

    Shout-out for sponsorships. We're a non-profit funding in part by the City of Austin. As part of the contract with the city we need to bring in donations to match funds awarded by the city. Please consider helping us out, even if it's not at a level listed below. It's tax deductible and a vote to continue poetry as a key part of Austin scene and a vote to continue poetry as a key part of the Austin arts scene!

    Fees:


    $0 - Featured Poets and Poets Emeritus
    $15 - Student Registration (ends March 12th)
    $20 - Late Student Registration (March 13th through festival day)
    $100 - Registration PLUS "Sponsor" status*
    $200 - Registration PLUS "Donor" status*
     
    $50 - Late Registration without program mention (March 13th through start of festival)
    $120 - Late Registration PLUS "Sponsor" status*
    $220 - Late Registration PLUS "Donor" status*

    * - Donor & Sponsor names are read at the opening and closing events of the festival

    I have read the Payment Instructions and understand how to send my:
    Check or Money Order



    Demographic Information

    Please complete the following information. We are required to gather this information by the City of Austin so they can assess our impact on the local community.

    Race

    Asian
    African-American
    Hispanic / Latino
    Caucasian
    Native American
    Multi-racial
    Other - specify :


    Other classifications

    Your gender? Female   Male
    Are you a...
    Tourist
    Youth (under 18)
    College Student
    Veteran
    Senior Citizen
    ...person with a mobility impairment
    ...person with a hearing impairment
    ...person with a visual impairment
    ...person with a mental impairment
    ...person with an impairment not listed above
    Institutionalized (Correctional)
    Institutionalized (Non-correctional)


    By clicking the below button and registering for the Austin International Poetry Festival (AIPF) you agree to the Terms and Conditions of registration.



    Question about registration? Contact the web guy. Other questions about the festival? Contact the Festival Director!


    • This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
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