12th Annual Teen Poetry Contest

Open to Beverly Residents and Students Grades 6-12

Cash prizes will be awarded in two age categories,
grades 6-8 and grades 9-12.
Poems are judged blindly.

Finalists will read their poems
and winners will receive their awards at the
Awards Ceremony on Monday, April 28 at 7pm.

To qualify for judging:

• You must live in Beverly, MA or attend a school located in Beverly, MA.
• Entries submitted must be original work.
• Limit of three (3) poems per person.
• Every entry must have a Title.
• Include the title on the entry form and the page with your poem
• Attach EACH POEM to a copy of the entry form or to a separate page with your name, email address, street address, phone number, school and grade.
• Do NOT place your name anywhere on the same page as your poem including the back of the poem.
• Deadline for submission: March 3, 2008

Deliver or mail to: Beverly Public Library, 32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA 01915.
Or email your poem as a Microsoft Word or WordPerfect attachment to emanning@noblenet.org
Or submit your poem via our online form:
Form for Beverly Residents
Form for non-Beverly Residents attending school in Beverly

Finalists will be notified by telephone or email on or about April 14th.

For more information, contact: Liz Manning, Young Adult Librarian, 978-921-6062