Our Elementary Division 2023-2024 Student Contest nears the submission deadline. Entries must be postmarked by February 16, 2024. Any form poem is acceptable. We invite all eligible students to submit a poem.
Who is Eligible?
The competition is free and open to all Tennessee students in grades 2-5. 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.