The High School Division of our 2024-2025 Student Contests are nearing submissions deadlines. High School entries must be postmarked by December 21, 2024. We invite all eligible students to submit a poem.
Contest Divisions and Deadlines
High School Division (Grades 9-12) Free Verse Poem — postmark deadline December 21, 2024
Middle School Division (Grades 6-8) Free Verse Poem— postmark deadline February 22, 2025
Elementary Division (Grades 2-5) Any Poem Form — postmark deadline February 22, 2025
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 2024-2025 edition of Tennessee Voices.
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