Contests

Fresh Meadows Poets 2010
Poetry Contests for Teenagers in the Borough of Queens

General Guidelines

Any teenager living in Queens is eligible.
Send all contest submissions by e-mail to ghnorthrup@earthlink.net
with either "Teen Contest" or "QTPL Contest" in the subject line,
depending on which contest you are entering.
Include your name, address, telephone number,
school name, and English teacher's name, followed by
your poetry within the body of the e-mail (no attachments).
The poetry must be suitable for a general audience,
with a strict line length of 50 characters,
but there are no other restrictions as to content or style.
By entering the contest, you give the Fresh Meadows Poets permission
to publish your poem as well as your name and school.
Submissions will be judged by a panel of Fresh Meadows Poets.
Deadline:  March 1, 2010.

Poetry Contest for Teenagers
Submit one original poem following the guidelines above.
First Prize $150
Second Prize $100
Third Prize $75


Queens Teen Poet Laureate
Submit five original poems following the guidelines above.
The winner will be awarded a  certificate conveying the title of
Queens Teen Poet Laureate 2010-2011,
will be considered for  publication by the Fresh Meadows Poets,
and will be invited to appear  on our television program.
Poems by other contestants may also be featured.


2009 Winners:
Queens Teen Poet Laureate: Christopher Mammano, Archbishop Molloy HS
Poetry Contest for Teenagers: 1st Prize, Christopher Mammano, Archbishop Molloy HS,
2nd Prize (ex aequo), Lauren Gross and Katherine Kim, Townsend Harris HS,
3rd prize, Maheela Hashmi, Francis Lewis HS.