Hamilton-Wenham Public Library's 6th Annual Teen Poetry Contest
2016 Theme: Glass or have an associative metaphor such as: reflection, transparency, shatter, window, mirror, etc.
Open to teens in grades 6 to 12, who are residents of Essex County in Massachusetts.
Two cash prize winning categories:
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grades 6-8
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grades 9-12
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Honorable Mentions
Contest ends on April 30, 2016. Finalists will be notified by phone or email.
Poetry Contest Reception will be Thursday, May, 12, 2016.
Rules:
Please read the following rules carefully, poems that do not adhere to rules may be disqualified.
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Contest is open to teens in grades 6 to 12.
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Poem's author must be a resident of Essex County, in Massachusetts.
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Poem entries must be original work.
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Maximum of 3 poems per author may be entered.
Theme:
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Poem must incorporate the theme of glass.
(Judges will deduct points from poems that do not have technology as the theme of the poem.)
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All poems must be submitted on or before midnight April 30, 2016.
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Each poem must have a title.
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An entry form must be filled out for EACH poem submitted.
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All winners and honorable mentions are required to read or recite their poem aloud at the Poetry Contest Reception on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at 7 PM. Your poem will be disqualified if you are not able to attend the reception. Please do not submit a poem if you will not be able to attend the reception. Winning poems will be published on the Library's Informed Teens blog and in local newspaper(s).
Poetry Contest Reception:
Thursday, May 12, 2016, 7:00 p.m.
The featured speaker at the 2016 Poetry Contest Reception will be Nancy Henry.
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