SPRING 2013
2013 Young People’s Poetry Contest
Grades K-8
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, April 30
Public Reading: Friday, June 21, 5:30 pm
Celebrating National Young People’s Poetry Week. Students in kindergarten through 8th grade are invited to submit a poem on the topic of the student’s choice. One entry per student, please. Participation is FREE! Winners will be chosen in the following categories: *K-2nd grades, *3rd-5th grades, and *6th-8th grades. Please include a cover sheet with student’s name, age, grade, school, parent/guardian’s name, parent/guardian’s email, and parent/ guardian’s phone number. Students’ names should NOT appear on poems. Postmark or deliver submissions by April 30 to: Young People’s Poetry Contest, Carnegie Center, 251 W. Second St., Lexington, KY 40507. Finalists will be notified by May 18. Finalists will be invited to participate in the Young People’s Poetry reading at the Carnegie Center during Gallery Hop on June 21.
Grades K-8
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, April 30
Public Reading: Friday, June 21, 5:30 pm
Celebrating National Young People’s Poetry Week. Students in kindergarten through 8th grade are invited to submit a poem on the topic of the student’s choice. One entry per student, please. Participation is FREE! Winners will be chosen in the following categories: *K-2nd grades, *3rd-5th grades, and *6th-8th grades. Please include a cover sheet with student’s name, age, grade, school, parent/guardian’s name, parent/guardian’s email, and parent/ guardian’s phone number. Students’ names should NOT appear on poems. Postmark or deliver submissions by April 30 to: Young People’s Poetry Contest, Carnegie Center, 251 W. Second St., Lexington, KY 40507. Finalists will be notified by May 18. Finalists will be invited to participate in the Young People’s Poetry reading at the Carnegie Center during Gallery Hop on June 21.
2013 7th Annual Next Great Writers Contest
Submission Deadline: Friday, May 10
Public Reading: Friday, June 21, 7:30 pm
Writers are invited to submit manuscripts of fiction or nonfiction prose (up to 12 double-spaced pages) or poetry (up to 5 poems). There is a $10 fee per entry, payable to the Carnegie Center. Entries should also include a cover sheet complete with writer’s name, address, e-mail address, and phone number; names should NOT appear on the manuscript itself. Manuscripts cannot be returned. Entries must be received or postmarked by Friday, May 10 at 5:00 pm. Send entries to: The Next Great Writers Contest, Carnegie Center, 251 W. Second St, Lexington, KY 40507. The cash prize is $150 for first place and $100 for second place. Winning authors and those selected to read will be notified by June 1. The Carnegie Center’s Next Great Writers Reading will take place Friday, June 21 at 7:30 pm. Up to 12 writers will be invited to read. Reading is open to the public.
Submission Deadline: Friday, May 10
Public Reading: Friday, June 21, 7:30 pm
Writers are invited to submit manuscripts of fiction or nonfiction prose (up to 12 double-spaced pages) or poetry (up to 5 poems). There is a $10 fee per entry, payable to the Carnegie Center. Entries should also include a cover sheet complete with writer’s name, address, e-mail address, and phone number; names should NOT appear on the manuscript itself. Manuscripts cannot be returned. Entries must be received or postmarked by Friday, May 10 at 5:00 pm. Send entries to: The Next Great Writers Contest, Carnegie Center, 251 W. Second St, Lexington, KY 40507. The cash prize is $150 for first place and $100 for second place. Winning authors and those selected to read will be notified by June 1. The Carnegie Center’s Next Great Writers Reading will take place Friday, June 21 at 7:30 pm. Up to 12 writers will be invited to read. Reading is open to the public.