2010 Annual Student Poetry Contest Rules
Poets of the Palm Beaches, Inc.
7622 Trapani Lane, Boynton Beach FL 33472
561-439-4044
contact@poetsofthepalmbeaches.com
This contest is open to Palm Beach County Students only.
DEADLINE: Postmark, 04/30/10.
Student Poetry: Any form, 40 line limit. Open to grades 9 - 12.
There is NO ENTRY FEE.
There will be Cash Prizes and Honorable Mentions awarded. The winning poems will be published in our 2010 Anthology. The winners will be given free memberships for 2010.
RULES:
1) Entries must be typed, computer-generated or Xeroxed on one side of 8 1/2 X 11 paper, single or double-spaced. No artwork or fancy fonts.
2) Send 1 copy of each poem. Only ONE poem per page. Each poem must have a TITLE. Put school name and grade level on each poem upper left. On the upper
right, show student's name, address, telephone number and e-mail.
3) Keep copies of your poems. None will be returned.
4) You may submit from one to five poems, but they should all be sent in the same envelope.
5) Poems that have previously won awards in our contest may not be submitted again.
ENTRIES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED IF ALL RULES ARE NOT FOLLOWED PRECISELY
JUDGING: Members of the Board of The Poets will judge the student contest.
Results will be announced and prizes awarded on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at the 3rd Sunday Reading, at 2 P.M.
CONTACT: Send entries, requests for rules and/or winners' list (with SASE) to:
2010 Annual Student Poetry Contest, PO Box 1434, Lake Worth, FL 33460
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