Submission Guidelines:
- All poems must be submitted online through the Google Form
- All poems per grade level should be submitted in ONE google document
- Table of Contents (List all student names, first and last, along with poem title in the order in which they appear in the document)
- Teacher name, school name, grade level in the “header” section
- Each page should be numbered and only one poem per page
- Students full name should be at the top of their poem page along with poem title
- Poems may not exceed 28 lines
- Poems should be typed without illustrations
- Only one entry per student
- Entries must be original, unpublished, typed poems written by the student
- Poems must be submitted by teachers or homeschool parents only
- Poem documents should be titled/saved as: SchoolName.TeacherLastName.GradeLevel (example: YoungAudiences.Prescott.Seventh)
Eligibility
- Teachers must reply by email to confirm the announcement of their winning students has been received.
- All winning students’ poems must have a parent consent form submitted before their awards can be finalized. Failure to do so will result in the poem’s disqualification. More information on the permission form will be given to teachers/parents of winning students.
Students in grades 1-12 from any public, private, charter, or home school that lies within the Northeast Texas Region are eligible to submit poems to the contest.
Notification of Winners
- Teachers must reply by email to confirm the announcement of their winning students has been received.
- All winning students’ poems must have a parent consent form submitted before their awards can be finalized. Failure to do so will result in the poem’s disqualification. More information on the permission form will be given to teachers/parents of winning students.