Poetry in Print

are pleased to announce another

Open Poetry Competition

for

Schools

 with prizes on offer to pupils and to their respective schools

 This follows our highly successful competitions in 1999, 2000 & 2001 which resulted in the publication of high quality anthologies entitled “Pictures From My Mind” - “Thoughts From The Year 2000” & “Rhyme Verses Reason”

 

School prizes to date have been awarded to:

Tendring Technology College         

Ash Manor School                              

Lynn Grove High 

Budehaven Comm. College

Dr. Challoner’s Grammar                 

Loughborough Girls High

Paignton Comm. College                 

St Hilda’s R.C. Girls

King Edward VI Comm.College      

Mark Hall School                

Weaverham High                                               

Danbury Park County Primary

Northcrescent Primary                      

Great Chart Primary           

Hale Primary                               

St James The Great Primary

Harvey Road Primary                     

Belmont Primary             

Styal County Primary                          

Heamoor County Primary

Stone Combined                                

Uffington Primary                

Fleet Infant School                                             

Tring School

Swalecliffe County Primary                               

Abbotsford School                              

S. Dartmoor Comm. College                           

Wallington High

Wellington Primary                                             

Wyndham Park Infants

The new competition is being organised to cater for the following age groups.

 8 years & under               9-12 years             13-16 years

 PRIZE MONEY will be awarded as follows:

 13-16 years           1st prize       £70 + £70 to school          2nd prize      £30 + £30 to school

9-12 years             1st prize       £70 + £70 to school          2nd prize      £30 + £30 to school

8 years & under     1st prize       £70 + £70 to school          2nd prize      £30 + £30 to school

 Each of the above winners will also receive a laminated parchment of their poem and a commemorative pen.

 In addition a special commemorative laminated parchment of their poem, plus a pen, will be awarded to FIVE 3rd prize winners in each category-PLUS a commemorative pen to 10 runners up in each category.

 The school prize will be awarded to the school attended by the pupil at time of writing.

 Each contestant is restricted to ONE ENTRY ONLY, but Schools may submit as many entries as they wish.

 The poem submitted should have ONE AUTHOR ONLY

 All suitable entries will be considered for publication in a high quality anthology of verse.

 To enter contestants should send ONE original poem, consisting of no more than 20 lines to:

 Poetry in Print, PO Box 141, Paignton. TQ3 1YY

Full name, + age of pupil, (at time of writing) and name of the School, must be included at the top, or on the reverse of the same page on which the poem appears.

Please include the full school address + Name of contact Teacher with ALL ENTRIES

The closing date for this competition is:- 31st March 2003

The competition will be judged by a panel of Teachers and other Professional Persons