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  • Excelsior Springs Area Cultural Guild
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     NEW CONTEST COMING         FALL 2018
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   POETRY CONTEST      

                   National Poetry Month
                        Poetry Contest!
                          (Previously known as the Gatsby Days Poetry Contest)
           
         To Enter: 
          * Original poems not previously published
          *Write one or two poems (no off-color language)
          *Each poem must be titled and typed or neatly written using
                 Times New Roman 12

          *One poem per page  (poem should not extend beyond one page)
          *Send poems to address below
           *A Cover Sheet with Name, address, phone and your email address
                  (adults and teens)
           *Deadline for adults is
           *Deadline for Youth - Grades K-12 is
           
         Prizes:  
                    *Cash prizes will be awarded for the:                    
                                      Top Three Adult Poems--             
                      1st Prize: $25,   2nd Prize: $15,   3rd Prize: $10
 
                                       Top  Children’s Poems
             Grades K-5    $5, $3, $1           Grades 6-12       $8, $5, $3
                                    These prizes will be given for each grade level
                                                                     
                                                         
         Other Info.:
           *By submitting poem(s), you are giving permission to publish your                         poem(s) in a local chapbook (poetry booklet) to be sold at the poetry                 reading as a fund raiser.
            *Winners will be contacted after the judging is completed
             *We encourage you to read your poem(s) 
                1:00 p.m. at the Poetry Reading, you will be contacted when the                           venue is announced.  Prizes will be awarded at this time.
                                  
               
         Send Entries to: 
        *Mail Youth entries to:                                *Mail adult’s entries to:
                    Sharon Senger                                            Stephany Hughes
                     213 Virginia Rd.                                         404 Piedmont Place                              Excelsior Springs, MO 64024                  Excelsior Springs, MO  6                             
  Or:                                                      Or:   

     *Email children’s entries to:                         *Email adult entries to:
             slsenger@sbcglobal.net                               stephippo@aol.com
 
                         *Be sure to include your name, address, phone number, and email address
                                     
         Questions:  
           Contact Sharon Senger (816) 630-5468 or at slsenger@sbcglobal.net
             or Stephany Hughes at stephippo@aol.com.  

  Website: www.espoetrycafe.weebly.com or 
                                         www.esculturalguild.com (Gatsby Days)

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