OLYMPIA – Two students from Okanogan County will compete in the National Poetry Aloud Contest on March 12. Malina Weigel, Okanogan High School, and Bela Moore, Methow Valley Independent Learning Center in Twisp, will represent Eastern Washington in the online competition. Due to COVID-19, this year’s national final will be broadcast on YouTube. A limited […]
In commemoration of Black History Month, Buford middle and high school students had the opportunity to express themselves creatively through writing in the system’s second annual poetry contest. Organized by the language arts departments of BMS and BHS as part of Buford Central Office’s Diversity and Inclusion Program, students from both schools were given topics […]
The St. Louis Poetry Center is accepting entries for the annual Beverly Hopkins Memorial Poetry Contest. This year’s judge is poet and educator Srikanth Reddy. The deadline for submission is March 1. Winners receive cash prizes — $225 for first place, $125 for second, and $75 for third — and publication on the Poetry Center […]
MASSILLON – The Massillon Public Library organizes its annual poetry competition to celebrate National Poetry Month and National Library Week. Writers can submit up to three original family-friendly poems. Winners will be chosen in three categories: Grades 3-8, Grades 9-12, and Adult (18+). Poems will be judged by Duane Matthew Dodson, a published local poet […]
Bucks County Community College, which has nurtured writers for more than 50 years, is inviting young creatives to enter Bucks County High School’s 35th Annual Poet of the Year Contest for a chance to win $300. Students have until Friday, March 11 to submit three original poems, according to Dr. Ethel Rackin, director of the […]
NEWTOWN >> Bucks County Community College, which has nurtured writers for more than 50 years, is inviting young creatives to enter Bucks County High School’s 35th Annual Poet of the Year Contest for a chance to win $300. Students have until Friday, March 11 to submit three original poems, according to Dr. Ethel Rackin, director […]
By Edwina Harder Talent Development Coordinator Gifted Services Students and the community look forward to many events at Austin public schools, from homecoming to the annual holiday concert. One such event is the Austin Public School Richard Eberhart Poetry Contest. This competition, a celebration of student poetry, is named for Poet Laureate Richard Eberhart, born […]
GREEN BAY — The winners of the Brown County MLK Celebration poster and creative writing contest were announced Saturday at the 27th annual event honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. K-12 students from Brown County and Oneida Nation schools were invited to enter the contest by submitting an illustration, creative writing […]
Susan R. Williamson, director of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival, and Blaise Allen, Ph.D., director of community outreach for the Festival, today announced the winners of the annual Palm Beach County High School Poetry Contest. . The 18th Annual Poetry Festival begins today and will run until January 15, 2022. In addition to the cash […]
The Gaithersburg Book Festival is seeking entries for the annual poetry contest open to all high school students in Maryland, Virginia and DC. The deadline for submission is Tuesday, February 22, 2022. The competition will reward four poets from first to third place. and a fan-favorite poem at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 21, […]
The Poetry Society of Tennessee invites student poets to participate in their annual Student Poetry Contest, open to all Tennessee students entering second through twelfth grade going forward. The competition has two categories: written poetry and eye poems. Winning poems will be sent to national competitions and may be published. The competition categories for forms […]
Posted on August 26, 2021 | 4:37 p.m. The Santa Barbara Public Library invites poets of all ages to enter the 2021 Santa Barbara Reads Poetry Contest. The winning poems will be exhibited at the Santa Barbara Reads launch event in November as part of the Poetry Walk experience. from the library. Santa Barbara Reads […]
Artful Poetry submissions were inspired by communities of poets, hope for the future, and works of art. (photo by @Punk_Off) When our community yearned for artistic expression, the Kauffman Center offered that direction. A call to poets for new works to guide us, overwhelmed with the response, Kansas City, we thank you. This spring, the […]
Registration Open for MCPS Virtual Academy Registration for the Montgomery County Public Schools Virtual Academy opened Wednesday and is available through July 2. The virtual academy, called “Montgomery Virtual,” will begin in the fall and continue through the academic year, allowing students who have ongoing health issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic to continue to […]
In conjunction with the Germantown Community Library, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of Public Works, the Public Art Commission launched Word Travels, an annual sidewalk poetry contest earlier this year. New, aspiring or professional writers of any age living or working in Germantown were invited to submit a poem or song […]
Sapulpa, OK – 04/20/20 – After much deliberation, Bartlett-Carnegie Sapulpa Public Library and Tulsa Community College would like to announce the winners of their poetry contest which was available to private or public high school students who live, work or go to school in Creek County. Another caveat was that students must have a Sapulpa […]
Tulsa Community College and the Sapulpa Friends of the Library offer the first poetry contest for high school students in Creek County. TCC and Friends of the Library are jointly offering prizes. First place will be $100, a first place plaque, and a summer course from the TCC’s select block of summer courses. Second place […]
The city owes a lot to the many volunteers – community members – who help weed and clean Olean’s many green spaces. The Town of Olean Beautification Committee will be back on Sunday – weeding and cleaning up the gardens in front of the Olean Municipal Building on East State Street. Mayor Bill Aiello says […]
BASKING RIDGE, NJ—Already a competent performer, Ridge High School junior Sophie Piedras has added poetry to her repertoire. Sophie, 17, was named one of 25 national winners of the 23rd Annual National High School Poetry Contest. The competition, which receives more than 15,000 entries annually from the United States and its territories, was sponsored by […]
Susan R. Williamson, director of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival, and Blaise Allen, Ph.D., director of community outreach for the Festival, today announced the winners of the annual Palm Beach County High School Poetry Contest. . The 16th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival takes place January 20-25 at Old School Square in Delray Beach. In […]
LACEY MIDDLESTEAD For independent recording “Tell me, what are you planning to do with your only wild and precious life?” Montana Poet Laureate Lowell Jaeger posed this question from Mary Oliver’s poem “The Summer Day” to the competing students at the Poetry Out Loud State Finals held Saturday, March 3 at the Grandstreet Theater . […]