Sunken Garden Poetry Festival
Fresh Voices Poetry Competition
THE COMPETITION
2016
An outstanding program that offers students
the opportunity to write and prepare poems
suitable for presentation and publication.
AWARDS
 Reading at the Sunken Garden Poetry
Festival—Wednesday, August 17, 2016
*Winners must be available for this!
 Poems and poet bios published in printed
chapbooks, by Antrim House Books Press
 Poem and poet recognition on Hill-Stead
Museum’s website: www.hillstead.org
DATES TO KNOW
April 1—entry deadline!
April 11—up to 15 FINALISTS will be announced
via email and museum website
April 22 @ 6pm—FINALISTS will read before a
panel of judges and audience at the museum,
and four to six WINNERS will be announced!
May 14 @ 10am—poetry workshop for the
WINNERS with professional poets/mentors
August 15—performance workshop for the
WINNERS in preparation for readings
*August 17—WINNERS read poems on Closing
Night of the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival
(part of CT Young Poets Day)
WHO MAY ENTER
Connecticut high school-age students. Previous
winners may not enter again.
ENTRY DEADLINE
Entries must be postmarked or emailed no later
than Friday, APRIL 1, 2016.
HOW TO ENTER
Follow submission guidelines, complete
competition entry form and photo release
form. Mail completed forms and poems to:
Kate Ebner, Director of Educ. Programs
Fresh Voices Poetry Competition
Hill-Stead Museum
35 Mountain Road
Farmington, CT 06032
OR
Scan and email forms and poems to:
[email protected]
NOTE: Please use “Fresh Voices Entry” as
subject heading of email.
See page 2 for entry form
Fresh Voices Poetry Competition Entry Form
STUDENT
Name:
Home Address:
Town/City:
_, CT Zip
Student phone: (
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Parent phone: (
Grade:
Student E-mail:
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Parent E-mail:
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Age:
Gender (optional):
School Name & Address:
Town/City:
, CT Zip
Student Signature:
Date:
Parent Signature:
Date:
TEACHER
Name of Sponsoring Teacher:
Telephone: (
)
E-mail:
I certify that to the best of my knowledge the enclosed poems are the original work of
above-mentioned student.
Teacher’s Signature
Date