EDGAR POE Award

5th Annual Saturday Poe “Visiter” Awards, submissions due May 30

Rodney Barnes, presenter and guest of honor at awards ceremony in October 2023

Baltimore, May 12, 2023  - From Netflix’s movie The Pale Blue Eye to mentions on Wednesday or even the Austrian Entry in the Eurovision Song Contest “Who the Hell is Edgar?” Poe is everywhere.  Writers, performers and artists are invited to submit their Poe-inspired works highlighting their greatest original or adapted work from the last three calendar years. The Saturday “Visiter” Awards (SVAs)are an international contest honoring a new generation of artists and writers inspired by the legacy of Edgar Allan Poe and is part of the fifth year of Poe Baltimore programming which recognizes the best in two  categories Adaptations and Original Works. Entries can be any genre or medium  such as film, art, performance, and writing. The deadline for submission is May 30, 2023. SUBMIT HERE:  Details, promotional video and FAQs can be found here: https://poefestinternational.com/saturday-visiter-awards .

Rodney Barnes, Maryland-born award-winning writer, producer, and Eisner nominated comic book creator, will be the presenter and guest of honor at the SVA ceremony on October 7, 2023 where the winners will be announced.  Mr. Barnes (WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY, BOONDOCKS, KILLADELPHIA). 

WHAT ARE THE SATURDAY “VISITER” AWARDS?

The Saturday “Visiter” Awards are named after the prize a young Poe won in 1833 from the Saturday Visiter, a weekly periodical published in Baltimore. That prize launched the famed writer’s career. The fee for SVA submission is $25 per entry and nominees will be given a ticket to the Black Cat Ball, a prize medal and a “Saturday Visiter Awards” designation for their work. Poe Baltimore announces the six-person panel of judges designating winners for 2023. These Edgar Allan Poe experts/enthusiasts include:

• Chris Semtner, The Poe Museum (Richmond VA)

• Kalin Thomas, Maryland Women's Heritage Center

• A.L. Kaplan, Maryland Writers Association

• Roger McCormack, The Poe Cottage, Bronx County Historical Society

• Heather McKlveen, Westminster Preservation Trust

• Thomas Brown, Poe Baltimore

Poe Baltimore is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization created to fund, maintain and interpret The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, and to celebrate the legacy of one of Baltimore’s most famous residents.  The organization is dedicated to maintaining the museum as a vibrant experience for the thousands of visitors who come from around the world each year, and as part of a broader mission of city-wide events and educational opportunities celebrating Poe’s legacy in Baltimore and beyond.