1st Annual Junior Authors Poetry Contest FREE INTERNATIONAL WRITING CONTEST

Deadline January 31, 2014
Finalists Announced April 25, 2014
Winners Announced LIVE May 18, 2014 at the Spring 2014 Junior Authors Writers Conference at the Manor House Hotel in Guildford, United Kingdom

AGE CATEGORIES

Category I Ages 18 – 21*First place poet will be published on this website, receive a signed copy of Polly Wants to Be a Writer: The Junior Authors Guide to Writing and Getting Published by Laura Michelle Thomas and a certificate of achievement. Second to third place poets will be mentioned on this website and receive a $10 Amazon gift card and a certificate of achievement. Fourth through sixth place poets will be mentioned on this website and receive a certificate of achievement. See rules below. *You can be no more than 21 years old on January 31, 2014.

Category 2 Ages 15 – 17
First place poet will be published on this website, receive a signed copy of Polly Wants to Be a Writer: The Junior Authors Guide to Writing and Getting Published by Laura Michelle Thomas and a certificate of achievement. Second to third place poets will be mentioned on this website and receive a $10 Amazon gift card and a certificate of achievement. Fourth through sixth place poets will be mentioned on this website and receive a certificate of achievement. See rules below.

Category 3 Ages 12 – 14
First place poet will be published on this website, receive a signed copy of Polly Wants to Be a Writer: The Junior Authors Guide to Writing and Getting Published by Laura Michelle Thomas and a certificate of achievement. Second to third place poets will be mentioned on this website and receive a $10 Amazon gift card and a certificate of achievement. Fourth through sixth place poets will be mentioned on this website and receive a certificate of achievement. See rules below.

Category 4 Ages 9 – 11
First place poet will be published on this website, receive a signed copy of Polly Wants to Be a Writer: The Junior Authors Guide to Writing and Getting Published by Laura Michelle Thomas and a certificate of achievement. Second to third place poets will be mentioned on this website and receive a $10 Amazon gift card and a certificate of achievement. Fourth through sixth place poets will be mentioned on this website and receive a certificate of achievement. See rules below.

2013 International Junior Authors Poetry Contest Rules

If you choose to not follow the rules or submission guidelines your submission could be disqualified.

1. Contest closes at midnight on January 31, 2014 (Pacific Standard Time)
2. It’s FREE to enter. (Thanks to our volunteers!)
3. Feedback Option. If you wish to receive feedback on your poem, you can have it for a small fee. You will see the option on the online form and you must pay for it in the LTC store. The cost is $10 Canadian. Feedback includes your score broken down into its 4 component marks and a few suggestions for improvement, which Laura will personally email to you shortly after the winners are announced. If you do not purchase the feedback option, you will not find out your score or receive feedback on your poem.
4. One poem per person.
5. Your poem must be in English.
6. Contest is open to anyone between 9 and 21 years old as of January 31, 2014. Proof of age may be required.
7. It does not matter where you call home. Entries from every country are welcome.
8. All subjects and all forms of poetry are welcome. Go crazy and have fun. But submit your best work and choose a form of poetry that suits your subject.
9. Maximum length is 50 lines. Poems longer than 50 lines will not be judged, no exceptions. Your title does not count toward your total number of lines.
10. No images, illustrations or fancy fonts. Keep it easy to read. Not sure which font to use? Try Times New Roman 12 pt.
11. Please put the following information at the top of the first page of your poem:
    1. Number of lines (not including your title)
    2. Name
    3. Age on January 31, 2014
    4. Email address
    5. Mailing address
    6. Phone number
    7. Title of your poem
12. Please use the online submission form to enter. Complete the form and upload your poem in one of these file formats: doc, docx or pdf. Once you upload your story you will receive a welcome email from Laura within approximately one hour.
13. Copyright. If your poem wins, you will keep the rights to it. We will ask you for permission to publish your poem on this website for others to enjoy and learn from. However, the poem remains your property and you are free to submit it elsewhere.
14. Judging. Each poem is judged on its literary merit as a poem including: form and structure; imagery and figures of speech; poetic devices and prosody; and unity. If you would like to see what were are looking for, please go to the jaBlog! archives and read the sample poems with feedback. If you have read Polly Wants to Be a Writer, then you know that you should not be submitting a first draft. Revise. Proofread. Format properly. Then follow the rules and submit. No lumps of clay please.

If you have questions about the rules or entry form, please leave a polite comment below and Laura will respond as soon as she can with an answer.

SOMETHING TO ASPIRE TO… Choose a subject that you feel strongly about and then choose the poetic form that will best convey your thoughts and feelings to the reader. Use sound, imagery, figures of speech to amplify your theme and tone.

Source: http://laurathomascommunications.com/junior-authors-poetry-contest

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