Submission Guidelines
- All work is to be completely original and unpublished
- Help with spelling and grammar is permissible but supplying more suitable words or phrases would disqualify an entry
- Poems will not be returned unless requested and accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope
- One poem per writer
- 30 lines or fewer
- Rhymed or unrhymed
- Accompanying artwork is also enthusiastically accepted!
Format
- Any style, typed or hand printed
- Important! Include the following information with your poem:
- Title of poem
- Author’s name
- Grade
- Name of school and town
- Parent’s or Teacher’s name & phone number
- Email address to notify winning entries
Entries
Send entries to peacepoetry@necc.mass.edu
or by mail
NECC Peace Poetry Contest
100 Elliott Street #C317H
Haverhill, MA 01830
The deadline to submit poems is April 15
Peace Poetry Submission Form (PDF)
Judging
- A committee of NECC students and faculty will judge the submissions
- We will select about 80 or so poems for publication in a chapbook
- Selected entries will also receive prizes and awards, and be invited to take part in a poetry reading
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