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PA- Confluence girls to compete in national contest
Posted by fogglethorpe on Monday, May 13, 2013 (14:18:00)
Two Confluence girls will bring history to life in a national competition in Washington, D.C. in June.
Sisters Addie Best, 12, and Scout Best, 13, won first place at the state competition for National History Day in Pittsburgh May 4. Their live performance, called "From Guantanamera to the Bay of Pigs: The Poetry and Politics of Jose Marti," won them a spot in the national competition..
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UK- Young performers take the honour in schools poetry contest
Posted by fogglethorpe on Monday, May 13, 2013 (14:04:01)
Poetry News: Valentina Opare-Darko, Holly Walen and Jimmy Campbell, who make up The Glam Girls and Jimmy, beat 11 other teams with their performance poetry at the Arts Centre on Saturday.
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UK- Search is now on for budding town poet
Posted by fogglethorpe on Sunday, May 12, 2013 (15:12:48)
Staffordshire County Council is looking to showcase the skills of 14 to 18-year-olds in the area as part of a bid to recruit a new young poet laureate, who will hold the post for a year..
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2013 Winners Announced for Annual Big Cypress Poetry Contest
Posted by fogglethorpe on Sunday, May 12, 2013 (13:30:36)
Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is held every April, when schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture.
The first, second and third place finishers are below:
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Scottish nature photography competition
Posted by fogglethorpe on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 (16:55:00)
May 2013. To celebrate Scotland’s amazing wildlife and countryside during the Year of Natural Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has launched a free photo contest. As part of Scotland’s Nature Festival, SNH is encouraging Scots to enjoy nature by capturing their favourite natural places and wildlife..
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Poetry in space
Posted by fogglethorpe on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 (12:57:05)
Mission managers have invited the poetry-writing public to submit haiku written for the occasion. Three winners will have their poems sent along on the trip, and everyone who submits something will have their name included on a space-bound DVD..
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Darlington student with a passion for poetry reaches finals
Posted by fogglethorpe on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 (15:56:59)
Poetry News: A DARLINGTON student with a passion for poems reached the national finals of a major competition to find the best young poetry performers in the country.
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2013 Winners Announced for Annual Big Cypress Poetry Contest
Posted by fogglethorpe on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 (15:00:00)
In honor of National Poetry Month, Big Cypress National Preserve held its inaugural poetry contest. There was an overwhelming level of interest, which made the selection process challenging, but very enjoyable. The winners were selected by the employees of Big Cypress, based on relevance to the Preserve and artistic merit..
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UK- Competition to find Chichester laureate
Posted by fogglethorpe on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 (15:12:45)
Poetry News: Entry is free and the Chichester 'laureate' will get their work published in the National Poetry Anthology.
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MN- Sidewalk poetry contest ends Monday
Posted by fogglethorpe on Monday, May 06, 2013 (17:06:44)
Poetry News: For the second year, city residents can submit poems to the St. Cloud Sidewalk Poetry contest..
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UT- More poetry, please
Posted by fogglethorpe on Monday, May 06, 2013 (15:38:51)
What a wonderful, full page of poetry by young students . Why don't we get more of this? I could not read each winning poem of the Junior Creative Poetry Contest just once..
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Winner of the April Poem of the Month contest announced
Posted by fogglethorpe on Monday, May 06, 2013 (15:19:13)
Poetry News: National Poetry Month has come to a close, as has the April Poem of the Month contest, the prompt for which was to write a poem that is in some way about poetry.
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UK -Maura's poetry success
Posted by fogglethorpe on Monday, May 06, 2013 (12:56:36)
Maura Johnston, who is also a member of Burnavon Writers won third place in the annual Open Door Poetry Group, Omagh comeptition with poem 'Separation'. To mark the success, Maura and other members of the Burnavon writing group attended an open mic and prize giving event hosted by their friends in Open Door Poetry Group..
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New Orleans Center for Creative Arts student wins first in poetry contest: Schoo
Posted by mamta on Saturday, May 04, 2013 (17:44:44)
Poetry News: Jack Mierl, a junior at Mandeville High and a student in the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts' Creative Writing Department, won first place in the Southern University Pinkie Gordon Lane Poetry Contest for his poem, "We Walk Down Rosemary Beach." Mierl competed against more than 60 entries from Louisiana high school students.
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UK- Young Holly wows judges with poem
Posted by fogglethorpe on Thursday, May 02, 2013 (15:00:00)
Miss Perrett, aged 18, was crowned at a rescheduled event at Pershore’s Number 8 Theatre, beating 14 other finalists.
She performed her winning poems, The Weight of the Stars and The In-between, to a live audience and the panel of judges, including professional poet Matt Windle..
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May is the Final Month to Enter This Year's Sports Fiction & Essay Contest
Posted by fogglethorpe on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 (16:21:44)
Northampton, MA- The Sports Fiction & Essay Contest, now in its second year, seeks today's best short fiction and essays on sports-related themes. The top story and essay will earn $1,000 each. Ten Honorable Mentions will receive $100 each. This contest is sponsored by Winning Writers. Enter online by May 31..
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MA- Last Chance for Teens to Enter Library's Poetry Contest
Posted by fogglethorpe on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 (15:47:35)
Hamilton-Wenham Library’s teenage poetry contest comes to an end on Tuesday. The deadline to submit a poem is midnight. It is the third annual contest and this year's theme is nature and animals. The contest is open to students in grades 6-12. Winners will be notified by May 10 and will be honored at a special reception later in May..
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Bronxville Students Win Poetry Contest
Posted by fogglethorpe on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 (15:41:18)
Poetry News: Thanks to Jane Ircha for the following: On Sunday, April 28th, the "Friends of the Bronxville Library" held is annual poetry reading, "Raising the Bar: Lawyers Reading Poems on Justice." The afternoon featured local residents in the legal profession reading poems on justice.
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Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is now accepting Summer 2013 entries!
Posted by fogglethorpe on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 (01:30:47)
 The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling everyone! And to all having the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. www.dreamquestone.com
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AUS -- Pride on the line as poets submit prose in national competition
Posted by Tony on Monday, April 29, 2013 (09:37:22)
Poetry News: Competitors from around the country will put pen to paper for $500 in prize money in this year's ABC Far North and Cairns Show Society Bush Poetry Competition.
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FL- 2013 Winners Announced for Annual Big Cypress Poetry Contest
Posted by fogglethorpe on Monday, April 29, 2013 (03:20:52)
In honor of National Poetry Month, Big Cypress National Preserve held its innaugural poetry contest. There was an overwhelming level of interest, which made the selection process challenging, but very enjoyable. The winners were selected by the employees of Big Cypress, based on relevance to the Preserve and artistic merit..
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