You may use this form for BOTH the Annual Contest and the Flash Contest.

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The Student Poetry Contest is open to all students, residing in the USA or Canada, enrolled in grades 3-12
(including home schooled and tutored children).
Each entrant may submit one poem of no more than 20 lines on any subject 
Click here to read the official rules of the contest.
 

Students who are 12 years of age or younger must have parent permission to enter this contest online,

according to COPPA guidelines (see our policy here).

Entries for the Annual Contest are also accepted via standard mail with an entry form attached.
Flash contests do not accept entries via standard postal mail.
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If you continue to have issues using the form, please email your entry, 
along with a note explaining the difficulty, to contest@libraryofpoetry.com 

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Only enter once.  Do not enter your poem here if you are submitting it by standard postal mail.

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(Do not type in ALL CAPS or all lower case)