NORTH KOHALA YOUTH POETRY CONTEST
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NORTH KOHALA YOUTH POETRY CONTEST Theme: My Kohala Eligibility: Grades 9-12, public, private and home school students residing in North Kohala Prizes: First Place $500; Second Place $300; Third Place $200. In addition to the cash prizes, the three winning poets will have their poems published on the website of the Hawaii Writers Guild and will receive a one-year membership in the Guild. Deadline: submit by 11:59 pm (HST), April 15, 2024 Awards Announced: May 15, 2024 Sponsor: Hawaii Writers Guild Rules: Your entry must be unpublished, original poetry with a maximum length of 50 lines. You may submit more than one poem as long as the total length of all poems is 50 lines or fewer. No images, text only. Entries must be submitted in English or with an English translation. Submission Instructions Format your poem as a pdf document that includes the title and poem. Do NOT include your name in the document or title. This allows the judging to be blind. If you are submitting more than one poem, include them all in the same document. The file name should be the poem title or the first few words of the poem (especially if your title is ‘My Kohala,’ which may be used by multiple people). Email the pdf as an attachment to KohalaPoetry2024@gmail.com In the Subject line of the email, put: POETRY CONTEST and your poem title. In the body of the email, you must include: 1. Poem title 2. Student name 3. Student email address 4. Student grade level 5. Student address – physical address and postal address 6. Student school (or name of home school instructor) 7. Parent / Guardian name, phone # & email address 8. This statement: I, (student name), affirm that this poetry is original and created by me without use of any AI software. Only one submission allowed per person. Proofread carefully before submitting, submissions are final. (No do-overs). Evaluation Entries will be judged using four criteria: originality; creative expression; grammar, usage and mechanics; and overall impact, following the rubric available at https://education-ga.ketcloud.ket.org/wp-content/uploads/YWC23-Rubric-Poetry.pdf Judges include Michael Foley, Carol Prescott & Kumu Keala Ching. Guidelines Your poem should express a personal connection to Kohala. My Kohala is a broad theme; your poem can be about people, nature, the built environment or even an imagined future Kohala. In the interest of supporting and presenting our selves and our community in a positive way, poems should avoid: Anything that may be considered hurtful, defamatory or discriminatory in nature Anything deemed inappropriately explicit or gratuitously violent Anything referencing self-harm Please do not include: Any commercial posts or spam Personal contact information, including usernames on social media or other platforms Links to any external websites Winner Notification and Publication Winners will be notified on or before May 15 by contacting the Parent/Guardian named in the email submission. Written permission will be needed from both the parent/guardian and the student poet prior to publishing the poem on the Hawaii Writers Guild website. The student can opt to have their poem published anonymously or using only a first name or pseudonym. With permission, each winner’s name, poem title and town may be reported in an upcoming issue of the Kohala Mountain News. Questions? Email the contest organizers at KohalaPoetry2024@gmail.com |
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