We’re excited to announce our 2023-2024 Student Contests! We invite all eligible students to submit a poem, and we encourage Tennessee educators to involve their students in a contest.
This year we offer up three contests, one each for elementary, middle and high school students:
High School Division (Grades 9-12) Free Verse Poem — postmark deadline December 22, 2023
Middle School Division (Grades 6-8) Free Verse Poem— postmark deadline December 22, 2023
Elementary Division (Grades 2-5) Any Poem Form — postmark deadline February 16, 2024
Who is Eligible?
The competition is free and open to all Tennessee students in grades 2-12. Public, private, and home school students are eligible. Each student may submit only one poem.
Non-Tennessee residents may compete by joining the Poetry Society of Tennessee as Student Members. Get membership information.
What do Winners Receive?
Contest Awards: 1st place $25, 2nd $20, 3rd $15, 4th $10, and 5th $5.
Winners will be announced on the PST website in the spring. Winning poems will be published in the 2023-2024 edition of Tennessee Voices.
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