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POETRY CONTEST
2009 Judge: Angela Rydell, Madison
WFOP offers its annual poetry contest for students attending
public, private or parochial schools, or who are home-schooled,
in Wisconsin. Winners will be published in the 2010 Wisconsin
Poets' Calendar.
PRIZES in each division:
- JUNIOR (grades 6–8):
1st $50, 2nd $30, 3rd $20; Honorable Mention
- SENIOR (grades 9–12):
1st $50, 2nd $30, 3rd $20; Honorable Mention
RULES FOR SUBMISSION
- A
student may enter one original poem. Maximum length: 32 lines (including stanza breaks, but not including the title). Longer poems and plagiarized or multiple entries will be eliminated.
- E-mail submission: “WFOP student contest: Student’s last name” in subject line. Send as attachment: Word .doc ONLY, named “(Student’s last name).doc”: 2 pages, formatted as for postal submission.
- Postal submission: submit two copies of the poem, typed on white 8.5 x 11 inch paper in a plain 12-pt font. Do not add graphics or decorations. On the first page:
a) In
the upper left-hand corner, print or type
the student's name, home address, telephone number, and student's current
grade in school.
b) In
the upper right-hand corner, print or
type the teacher's name, school's name, school's complete mailing address, and school telephone number (home-schoolers:
indicate home-school association, if applicable.
c) Important! At
the bottom, include
the following statement: "This is my original
work," (followed by the student's signature
if a postal submission). The poem must be the student's
original work to be considered
for
the contest.
On the second page: NOTHING BUT THE POEM—no names or initials.
- A
student’s previously-published poem, or a poem that
has won an award is still eligible. Please include publishing
or award information on the second copy.
- NO
POEMS WILL BE RETURNED. KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR OWN RECORDS.
All
poems will be recycled after the contest is over. For a list
of winners, include an e-mail address or enclose a business-sized
SASE.
- DEADLINE:
Entries must be e-mailed or postmarked by February
2, 2009.
The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets is pleased to offer this opportunity
to all Wisconsin Students. We wish the best of luck to each of you!!
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