[Durham INC] poetry contests: November 29 entry deadline

[Melissa Rooney]

Please forward the information below to your middle and high school teachers. It is a wonderful opportunity for our kids and for adults as well!



I participated in this poetry contest a few years ago, and the awards ceremony was a wonderful experience. I saw middle school and high school students read their winning poems with pride, and the audience (of local, published writers) were sincerely impressed. The ceremony also included lunch and live music and lots of mingling that was good for me and my daughter, who was 6 at the time! She had a great time too.



Again, I hope you will forward this information to appropriate middle school teachers and to your high school contacts. Perhaps some of the students have already written some poetry (for assignments) that they would consider submitting (free of charge to students -- smile).

Thanks!
Melissa (Rooney)



----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Celisa Steele <celisa at celisasteele.com>
To: Celisa Steele <celisa at celisasteele.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, 31 October 2012 12:50 PM
Subject: poetry contests: November 29 entry deadline
 

Dear poet,
    As someone who has previously entered the Charles Shull contest
    for traditional poetry, for which I serve as category manager and
    which is sponsored by the Poetry Council of North Carolina, you may
    wish to know that the 2012-2013 contests will close in about 4
    weeks, on Thursday, November 29, 2012.
    I'm including highlights of the contests below, as well as a
    link to a PDF with full information about the contests. (If you
    prefer, I can send you the PDF as an e-mail attachment--just reply
    to this message and let me know.)
    I hope you'll consider submitting again to the Shull category or
    another category--or all of them.
Best regards,
Celisa

Celisa Steele
www.celisasteele.com

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POETRY COUNCIL OF NORTH CAROLINA: ANNUAL CONTESTS

	* 1 book award ($10 entry fee)

	* 5 contests for poems by adults ($5 entry fee, up to 65 lines)

	* 3 contests for poems by students (no entry fee)

	* Prizes from $200 to $10 and publication in Bay Leaves anthology

	* Deadline for entries November 29, 2012
	* Winner notification by January 12, 2013
	* Poetry Day (where winners read and Bay Leaves is unveiled) April 20, 2013 in Hickory, NC

Full guidelines available (as a PDF) at http://poetrycouncilofnc.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/2012_13-contest-rules-publication1-single-page.pdf. 
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