Any Wood County individual 50 years of age or older may participate.
Poems should share stories of life, hope, dreams and love. We are looking for poetry that, in some way, celebrates the heart and souls of members of Wood County citizens as they continue to celebrate their lives.
A submitted poem is restricted to a letter-sized 8 ½ X 11 page. If hand written, please print and if typing on computer, please use Verdana 12 point font. All styles of poems are acceptable but they must be originals. Any plagiarized poems will be disqualified!
You can submit up to two poems per individual. You may resubmit poems from previous years if they did not win and previous winners may submit new poems.
Poems are due to the Program Department at the Wood County Committee on Aging, Inc., 305 North Main Street, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 on Monday, February 14, 2011 by 4 p.m. You may also e-mail your entry to programs@wccoa.net. No intentions to submit will be accepted.
All entries must have their name, phone number and address on the poems.
Winners will be chosen by three celebrity judges and by popular vote. All poems entered will be available for reading in a loosely bound edition, at all Senior Center sites on Thursday, February 24, 2011.
Winning poems will be published in the newsletter, on the web site, in local papers and a grand prize valued at $50 will be awarded at our awards banquet on Wednesday, March 30 at 4:30 p.m. All participants are encouraged to attend the awards celebration and participate in the poetry readings to learn if their poem is a winner. A special guest poet will be honored.
The 2011 Wood County Poetry Contest books will be for sale for $5 between March and April of 2011 by request only. All poems will be posted on our blog site woodcountycommitteeonaging@blogspot.com.
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