Book Spine Poetry and Poetry Writing Contests

​The Library is hosting a Poetry Writing Contest and a Book Spine Poetry Photography contest this coming April!

Submission will be accepted beginning April 1st and are due by Monday, April 30th by 6:00pm.

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Poetry Writing Contest Submission Guidelines

Book Spine Poetry Contest Guidelines

​Submission Guidelines

•  The contest is for ages 13+ . You must be within these age ranges to qualify.
• Poets must be current Connecticut residents. 
• Poems may be written on any subject.
• Each writer may submit only ONE poem.
• The poem should not exceed 30 lines and must be typed.
• The writer’s NAME, ADDRESS and TELEPHONE NUMBER must appear in the upper left hand corner of the page.
• Poems may be submitted to the Library at 12 Daycoeton Place or through the electronic form below beginning April 1, 2018.
• All poems must be submitted by MONDAY, April 30, 2018  by 6:00 p.m.
• Winners will be notified by May 4, 2018, followed by a  reception on  May 10th for all winners  and contestants.  Winners and contestants will have the opportunity to read their work that evening if they wish, but it is NOT a requirement.   

 
Judging

• All poems will be judged by the Torrington Library Staff. 
• Decisions of the judges are final.

 
Prizes

• One first prize winner will be chosen and will be awarded a poetry writing gift set and have his or her poem displayed on the Library website and Facebook, distributed via the library e-newsletters and available at the library to read.
• Two Honorable Mentions will be selected . Each winner will have his or her poem displayed on the Library website and Facebook, distributed via the library e-newsletters and available at the library to read.

Submission Guidelines
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• The contest is for ages 13+.
• Contestants must be current Connecticut residents. 
• Each contestant may submit only ONE Book Spine Poem photo.
• The poets NAME, ADDRESS and TELEPHONE NUMBER must be attached to the photo or included in the email submission.
• Photos may be submitted to the Library at 12 Daycoeton Place or online to jessh@torringtonlibrary.org. beginning April 1, 2018.
• All photos must be submitted by MONDAY, April 30, 2018  by 6:00 p.m.
• Photo must be in one of the following formats: JPEG, PDF, Word, Publisher, PNG, TIFF, GIF
• Winners will be notified by May 4, 2018, followed by a  reception on  May 10th for all winners and contestants.  Winners and contestants will have the opportunity to share their work that evening  if they wish, but it is NOT a requirement.  

Judging

• All book spine poems will be judged by the Torrington Library Staff. 
• Decisions of the judges are final.

 
Prizes

• One first prize winner will be chosen and will be awarded a poetry writing gift set and have his or her work displayed on the Library website and Facebook, distributed via the library e-newsletters and available at the  library to view.
• Two Honorable Mentions will be selected . Each will have his or her poem displayed on the Library website and Facebook, distributed via the library e-newsletters and available at the library to view.

Please email all Book Spine Poetry Contest submissions to: jessh@torringtonlibrary.org