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Literary Festival: Poetry Contest

Guidelines: Poems cannot be more than 21 lines of text. Do not double space your entry. Only one entry per person. Your poem must be your original work. Any poems containing material that is obscene or objectionable will be disqualified.

 

Eligibility: Contest open to residents of Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. who are 18 or older at the time of the entry deadline. Current and former employees, contractors, directors, and officers of the Bethesda Urban Partnership (BUP) and their immediate family members are ineligible. Current students, relatives, or close personal friends of the judge(s) are also ineligible.

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Questions? Please email poetry@bethesda.org or call 301-215-6660, ext. 142

 

Deadline: February 17, 2012

 

To upload your submission, please visit www.bethesda.org

 

Awards

First place: $500

Second Place: $250

Third Place: $150

All winners will be honored at a special event during the Bethesda Literary Festival. Winning poems will also be posted on the Bethesda Urban Partnership Website.

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