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Learning About Black History Month Poetry Contest :}
WELCOME to MyStoriesAndPoems.com's Poetry Contests for Kids...
Dear members and members to be--
This contest theme is "Learning About Black History Month..."
There are a few guidelines that must be followed in order to "qualify" for entry, however, the guidelines are simple.
Young poets... In order to "qualify" for most contests at MSAP, entrants must meet the following conditions:
Young poets must be members of MyStoriesAndPoems.com. All entrants must write poems about the Contest Theme
Only one entry per member is allowed.
Emailed entries are no longer accepted for MyStoriesAndPoems.com kid's poetry contests. Entries must now be submitted from an entry form provided at this site or to the Contest Blog. Entry forms are located at the bottom of this page as well as on the Contest Prize page here.
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Contest Theme ~
"Learning About Black History Month"
This means your poem must discuss something you learned about Black History. This could include a drawing you made or colored; a story you read, a video you watched, or anything you wish that discusses Black History. Examples would be that if you learned something new about our first African American President, Barack Obama, you could write about that. If you learned something about Martin Luther King, you could write about that. You could even write about the first African American children, Sasha and Malia, to live in the White House because their dad was President or the first African American First Lady, Michelle Obama.
Contest Entry Due Date - February 29, 2012 - Since this is a leap year you get one extra day this month. Now get writing and submitting those poems!
ALL CONTESTANTS!! Read and follow contest rules or have someone read and explain them to you. Not following contest rules is grounds for disqualification! MyStoriesAndPoems.com reserves the right to disqualify any poem entry deemed to not follow the rules.
Members... Remember that in addition to writing, submitting, and posting contest poems, you can start or continue poetry lessons, get poems critiqued, setup poetry collection booklets, and add poetry pages to your collections. Click a colorful box above to enhance your experience.
Young poets, it's easy to compete with your friends in MyStoriesAndPoems.com poetry contests. If you're not a MEMBER yet, click any Join HERE or MEMBERSHIP link to sign up. This way will be eligible for all MSAP contests. Tell your friends and classmates to do the same. Then you'll know some of the kids you are writing poems against!
Membership Number must be included with ALL Contest Entries except when opened to Non-Members. Get Info
Contest Rules - Information you need to know about the contest.
- Poems must be written about MyStoriesAndPoems.com current poetry contest themes for which contestants enter poems.
- Contest poems must be submitted through a Contest Form or to MSAP's Poetry Blog in the appropriate Category according to your age.
- Member Identification Number must be included with entries not open to Non-Members.
- Last four digits of Member Number may be included with blog post entries, instead of including the entire number.
- Only one entry per Contest per Membership and only one entry per Non-Member when applicable.
- Second and Third Place winners receive three free poetry critiques.
See Contest Prizes Page for complete details.
Poem Lengths - How long your contest poem should be.
Entries for Category A must be at least four but not more than twelve lines long.
Entries for Categories B and C must be at least eight but not more than twenty lines long.
All valid entries receive free critiques and are subject to display on MyStoriesAndPoems.com sister site FunnyPoemsForKids.com.
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Entry Deadline - When you must submit your poem to qualify for a prize.
Contest Entries must be received by 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time on the current contest due date.
Deadlines are based on USA Pacific Time. So don't wait... Don't miss your chance to win!!
As always, MSAP will not respond to submissions that are foul, demeaning, or derogatory.
Notes to Parents
(1) Please see the Critique Page for Poetry Critique and Display Rules and for other information regarding MSAP Critiques.
(2) It is of utmost importance that young authors write contest poems for themselves, using their own words, and that said poems are submitted to MyStoriesAndPoems.com without edits performed by anyone other than the young authors.
(3) MyStoriesAndPoems.com strictly adheres to to its contest rules. Any and all poems entered into MyStoriesAndPoems.com contests that appear not to follow the rules will be disqualified.
Prize Upgrades - Not Applicable to Contests with Multi-Prize Options.
When Prize Upgrades Apply - Prize winning contestants receive emails from MyStoriesAndPoems.com granting them chances to take prizes they selected when entering contests or placing their prizes on hold while trying to win higher level prizes. Prizes placed on hold will remain on hold until one of the following occurs: (1) winning contestants decide to accept their prizes rather than competing to win higher level prizes or (2) winning contestants enter three more contests but do not win either of those three contests. Once (1) or (2) occurs, MSAP will forward the prizes winning contestants initially requested.
Winning contestants who manage to win a second contest while their prizes are on hold receive the higher level prize. When entering contests while prizes are on hold, contestants must include which upgraded prize they wish to receive with poetry entry. When trying to upgrade prizes, contestants must not request prizes from non-upgraded prize categories.
Most MyStoriesAndPoems' contests are for Members only. Joining is easy. If you're not a member, sign up HERE.
Kids'... Don't forget to tell your friends to join MyStoriesAndPoems.com.
Compete with them for contest prizes to see who's the best poet!!
MyStoriesAndPoems.com Poetry Contests are available to individual classrooms. To compete against your classmates only, ask your teacher to read Classroom Contests details. Your teacher can find the details by clicking HERE.
Contest PRIZES
This Poetry Contest consists of a few rule changes.
Please read rules carefully.
If you have questions, please post them at the Contest Poetry Blog so others may be able to read your questions and MSAP responses.
Here is a Contest Blog Link. MyStoriesAndPoems has added a "Choose Your Prize" feature to its contests. This simply means that when entering MSAP Contests, Poets may include their Prize Preference in the email or in the Contest Blog with their Contest Poem Entry.
Prizes will continue to change from contest to contest; however, prizes may be offered more than once to give young poets more than one chance to win their favorite prize. Contestants choose prizes from Contest Prize Page HERE.
Submit prize choice with contest poem entry or select prize after first place winners are notified.
Prizes may be eliminated after winners make choices following each contest end date. Therefore, contestants should have more than one prize choice in mind when they enter contests. 
{Parents... Prizes are not intended for children under four years old.}
Third Place Membership Prizes may only be used to extend memberships of winning members and are nontransferrable.
Cramming words together to give poems to appear to have fewer lines in attempt to receive critiques for longer poems is not acceptable to MyStoriesAndPoems.com contest rules or policies.
If MSAP believes such cramming has occurred in any contest entry, MSAP will have the right to reduce evaluation and critique of said poem and/or disqualifying said poem from its intended contest participation. MyStoriesAndPoems.com reserves the right to cancel any contest or contest category receiving less than ten contest entries for any contest period.
MSAP Members will receive a one month Membership Extension as compensation for any contest cancellation for which he or she submitted an entry.
Contests do not include entries from outside the United States at this time.
Contest rules subject to change at MSAP discretion. MSAP reserves the right to edit winner poems in order to adjust misspellings, improper grammar, and smoothe poetic effect to winner cards, when applicable. MSAP will perform said alterations at its sole discretion. |
| Contest CATEGORIES
Category A - Ages 5 through 8
Category B - Ages 9 through 12
Category C - Ages 13 through 16
Remember...
You choose the prize and you may include your prize choice with your contest poem entry or wait until after the contest and choose a prize if
you win. Also include with your contest poem entry - your age, your Membership Number (accept for Non-Member contests), and your first name.
Last names are only necessary when Membership Numbers are not submitted. Submit entries according to your age. Although contests will be judged according to entrant ages, there is no age requirement for selecting prizes. This means each contestant may select a
prize without regard to category.
This also means that in cases where winning contestants select the same prize and only one of that certain prize is available, the winning contestant who submits their poem first will have priority over other winning contestants for the prize in question.
MyStoriesAndPoems.com may attempt to obtain additional like prizes if more than one winning contestant selects the same prize, however, duplication cannot be guaranteed.
Contest Entry Form :}
Note: 5-year-olds enter Category A
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