High School Poetry Contest

We are pleased to sponsor the fifth annual Palm Beach County High School Poetry Contest.  The contest is a unique opportunity for high school students to be recognized and participate in the annual festival and to learn from taking their work out of the classroom or notebook and sending it out into the world. 

THE PALM BEACH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL POETRY CONTEST

ATTENTION!
Palm Beach County High School Students
Public and Private Charter Schools, Grades 9 - 12

The Palm Beach Poetry Festival invites students to submit an original poem to the Fifth Annual Palm Beach County High School Poetry Contest.

Our distinguished Judge is Dr. Jeff Morgan, Chairman, Department of English, Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida.

PRIZES! PUBLICATION! RECOGNITION!

  • The winner will receive $50 and a pair of tickets to 2 festival events of his or her choice.
  • The four runners up will each receive $25 and a pair of tickets to 2 events of their choice.
  • All of the prize-winning poems will be posted on the festival website: www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org and will be included in a press release immediately following the festival.
  • Prize winners will be cordially invited to pose for photos with the festival’s featured poets and to read their poems at the special contest awards ceremony.

Eligibility:  High School Students, grades 9-12, Palm Beach County Public and Private Schools are eligible to participate.

Rules:

  1. Poems may be submitted between September 1 and December 1, 2008.
  2. Submit one poem, 30 lines maximum, single spaced, twelve point type. Keep a copy as the original will not be returned.
  3. Your name, parent or Guardian’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address, the name of your high school, Principal's name,  and grade level must appear in the upper right hand corner of the page.
  4. DEADLINE: Your poem must be e-mailed or mailed (postmarked) by December 1, 2008
  5. Submit by e-mail to drblaiseallen@aol.com (copy and paste into body of email, no attachments); or mail to Dr. Allen, 1134 SW 44th Ave., Deerfield Beach, FL 33442.
  6. Winners and runners up will be notified by January 1, 2008.
  7. All contest participants agree to be mentioned in press releases and media stories surrounding this contest and the Palm Beach Poetry Festival.

For More Information about the Palm Beach Poetry Festival High School Poetry Contest, contact drblaiseallen@aol.com, or by phone, call (561) 868-2063 and be prepared to leave a message.  Your call will be returned promptly.

Ask your high school principal; English teacher or Poetry Club Leader about the 2008 Palm Beach Poetry Festival High School Poetry Contest.


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