Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council POETRY MONTH CELEBRATION

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Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council POETRY MONTH CELEBRATION 2009 POETRY CONTEST The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council invites submissions for a Poetry Contest in conjunction with our second annual Poetry Month Celebration , to be held Friday, April 24, 2009 at 7:30 pm at Shoreline Community College Campus Theater. Contest winners will be invited to read their poems during the event, which features readings by published Seattle poets Kim-An Lieberman, Kathleen Flenniken, and Ed Harkness. Poems will be judged in three separate divisions: Secondary Student (grades 7-12), College Student, and Non- Student Adult.

Cash prizes and ribbons will be awarded to College Student and Non-Student Adult winners; certificates and ribbons will be awarded to Secondary Student winners. Please note: Poetry Contest winners will also be acknowledged and have their winning poems displayed at the 19th Shoreline Arts Festival, to be held on June 27 & 28, 2009 at the Shoreline Center. Contest Rules 1.

8 1/2 dx 11 d white paper. Do not staple. Use paper clips only.

2. Single-spaced stanzas, double space between stanzas. 3.

One poem per page, maximum 50 lines per poem, 3 copies of each poem submitted. 4. There is no charge for Secondary Student entries.

College Student and Non-Student Adult ... more. less.

entries are $5 per poem (for cash prizes). Limit to 3 poems per entrant. 5. Compositions must be devoid of any identifying information. Put your name, address, phone number and other identifying information only on the entry form, which must accompany the entries. Photocopies of the entry form are acceptable. 6. Poems not meeting all entry criteria will be disqualified. 7. Submission deadline is Friday, March 20, 2009 . Mail to: Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council, Attn.: Poetry Contest, 18560 1 st Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155 OR Hand-deliver to the Arts Council office at Shoreline Center (see address above). Work will not be returned, so please retain a copy. For questions call: (206) 417-4645, or email: info@shorelinearts.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- POETRY CONTEST ENTRY FORM Check one: Secondary Student Division (grades 7-12) College Student Division Non-Student Adult Division Name _____________________________________ Address ___________________________________________ Phone _(_____)__________Email___________________________ City ______________________ Zip________ 1st title: 1st line: _________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 2nd title: 1st line: _________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 3rd title: 1st line: _________________________________________ _______________________________________________ I declare my work to be entirely my own: For students: School: ______________________________ Signature _________________________________ Grade/Year: _______ Teacher: _______________________ Deadline: Friday, March 20, 2009. Mail or deliver to: Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council Attn.: Poetry Contest, 18560 1 st Ave NE Shoreline, WA 98155

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