NEO•GRIOT

Student Contest Information

 

 To the student winners and to all the students
who submitted their poetry to the 2010 PSV Student Poetry Contest,
we want to thank you for all the wonderful work you sent to us.
We appreciate the time and energy you put forward
in writing and entering this contest.

 

2010 Student Contest Winners

2009 Student Contest Winners

 

 

 

Student Annual Contest - 2011 Guidelines

 

 DEADLINE: January 19, 2011
Edgar Allen Poe's Birthday

 

 

 

Entry Rules:

1. All entries must be in English, original and unpublished.
Authors retain all rights.

2. Poems submitted to the Student Contest may not enter
the Adult Contest. Poems that have previously won an
award in a PSV contest, may not enter.

3. ONE poem, per student, per page, per category.
Entries will not be returned.

4. Please submit TWO copies of each poem. In BOTH,
note the contest name and number on the upper left
side. In ONE copy add your contact information on
the upper right side. Submit on a all—white 8.5” x 11”
paper, single or double spaced.

5. Include a COVER SHEET:
poets’ name, address, E—mail, phone number,
category name and number, title, teacher’s name,
grade level, and school. Contact information can
be the student or the school.

6. To be considered, please include on the cover sheet a
signed statement, “This is my original work,” signed by
the teacher and student. All entrants must include this
statement, in all categories.

7. Entries will not be accepted by E—mail or special delivery
(certified, registered, FEDEX, UPS, etc.)

8. Winning poems will be notified by April 2011 and will
be published on the PSV web site.

9. Award—winners will be invited to the award ceremony
in Richmond, VA, scheduled for April 16, 2011.

 

Categories:

1. Grades 1—2
Sponsored by The Society
Any form. Any subject. 24 line limit.
Awards $25.00, $15.00, $10.00

2. Grades 3—4
Sponsored by The Society
Any form. Any subject. 24 line limit.
Awards $25.00, $15.00, $10.00

3. Grades 5—6
Sponsored by Dr. Edward Epstein in memory
of his parents, Bob and Fanny Epstein
Any form. Any subject. 24 line limit.
Awards $25.00, $15.00, $10.00

4. Grades 7—8
Sponsored by a Society Member
Any form. Any subject. 24 line limit.
Awards $25.00, $15.00, $10.00

5. Grades 9—10
The Jenkins Prize is sponsored
by Amber, Alyssa and Annika Jenkins
Any form. Any subject. 32 line limit.
Awards $25.00, $15.00, $10.00

6. Grades 11—12
Sponsored by Norman Soroko in memory of his parents,
Hymie and Freda Weisman Soroko
Any form. Any subject. 32 line limit.
Awards $25.00, $15.00, $10.00

7. College/University Level
Sponsored by The Society
Any form. Any subject. 48 line limit.
Awards $50.00, $30.00, $20.00

8. The Virginia Student Prize
Open to Virginia students grades 9—12
Sponsored by a Society member
Any form. Any subject. 36 line limit.
Awards $50.00, $30.00, $20.00

*Important Notice*
The Annual Contest Committee
will disqualify entries that fail to conform
to the rules. If additional information
or clarification is needed, please contact
the contest chair, Michal Mahgerefteh,
michalih@aol.com.

 

DEADLINE: January 19, 2011
Edgar Allen Poe's Birthday

No entry fee for students
No need to be a PSV member to enter
No need to be a Virginia resident

Please mail your entry to:
2011 PSV Student Contest
c/o Poetica
P.O. Box 11014
Norfolk, VA 23517