Short Poem Challenge Offered by Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District

Watch for this Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District announcement around August 15 in its newsletter and on its website:

Don’t be bashful! Enter a short poem– twelve lines maximum– in the Winnetka-Northfield Library District’s “Short Poem Challenge.”

Eligibility: Age 16 and up.

Submission Rules: One poem per entrant, maximum of twelve lines. The poem must be your own original work, unpublished in print/online, and shouldn't have won a prior contest.
Entries may be submitted to poetry@wnpld.org from Monday, Sept. 1 through Wednesday, Sept. 10. In the body of your email, include:

• Your name
• Title of the poem (If the poem has no title, such as a haiku, then write “No Title” and it can be identified by its first line.)
• Your contact information (email address or phone number)

Please attach your poem as a Word document or similar, containing only the poem’s title or “No Title,” and the poem– No identifying personal information.

Alternatively, poems may be mailed to the Winnetka Public Library, c/o Nick Mall, 768 Oak St., Winnetka, IL 60093. Typed please, with two pages–one page with your name, title of the poem or “No Title,” and phone number. On the second page, just the title of the poem or “No Title” and your poem.

Winning entries: Winners will be notified by Thursday, Sept. 25. Prizes will be awarded for First, Second, and Third Places. One Honorable Mention will be selected.
Winnetka Author and Poet Charlotte Digregorio will judge the contest. Her latest book, available through the library, is Wondrous Instruction and Advice from Global Poets.