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contest
Young East Cooper wordsmiths, here’s your big
chance! We at Mount Pleasant Magazine are
hosting our very first poetry competition this
fall, and we need you to send in your work!
Who you are:
You’re a young writer who loves to put pen on paper and
create verse – or you’ve always wanted to try something new!
It doesn’t matter – we love amateurs and experts alike.
What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for original, creative poetry. We aren’t going
to insist on a particular topic, but we admit we love poems
about the East Cooper region.
Who the judges are:
We will have at least four judges – maybe five or six,
depending on how many poems we get – for this
competition. The judges for the poetry contest will be
community members who love original writing, including
Marcus Amaker, Charleston’s very first Poet Laureate.
THE FINE PRINT, AKA THE RULES
(Subject to change at editor’s or publisher’s discretion.)
t Deadline for all poems is Oct. 1, 2017.
t There is no entry fee for the contest.
t All participants must be under 18 years of age.
t All participants must live in Mount Pleasant, Isle of
Palms, Sullivan’s Island, Awendaw, McClellanville,
Daniel Island or Huger.
t All participants must send only one (1) poem.
t Poems should be no longer than 25 lines.
t Poems should not be graphically sexual or violent in
nature.
t Poems should be typed in a legible font. No
handwriting, please!
t Each poem should be submitted with a second sheet of
paper listing the poet’s name, age, contact information
and school of attendance. The actual poem should not
have any contact information on the page.
t Winning poems will be hand-selected by judges
appointed by Mount Pleasant Magazine.
t Submissions should be sent to:
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Youth
Poetry
Contest!
Hosted byMount
Pleasant Magazine