36th Annual Poetry Competition
Whether it’s a lyric, sonnet, limerick, haiku or free verse, put on your creative writing hat and submit your poem to this year’s 36th annual poetry competition.
Submissions will be accepted from Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, to Monday, March 31, 2025.
Winners will be announced on socials: 4/8
Winners Banquet will be 4/24
Competition rules
Poems must be:
- 100% Original
- previously unpublished
- No more than two pages.
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Each contestant may enter one poem only.
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Writers must be one of the following:
- Live within 200 miles of Carl Sandburg College District 518
- Must have attended Sandburg
Submission form
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