Calling All Teen Poets: Win $150 in Swampscott Library Contest

Teens who live or go to school in Swampscott have an opportunity to win up to $150 in the Swampscott Library’s 11th Annual Lee Golomb Cadiff Teen Poetry Contest.

More than 300 poems were submitted to the poetry contest last year. With the contest’s increasing popularity, the Swampscott Public Library has raised enough to give 14 finalists between $40 and $150 awards. Two special prizes will also be awarded this year, one for best sports poem and one for best funny poem.

This year’s contest is open to students in grades 5 through 12.

Only original poems 40-lines-long or shorter will be considered. Those who wish to enter must either live in Swampscott or attend a Swampscott school.

All poems must be submitted by Thursday, Feb. 26.

Poets can pick up a contest entry form at Swampscott schools, the Swampscott Regional Library or print it out from the library’s website. The entry form is posted online under the Teen Scene category.

Judges from Swampscott Middle School, Swampscott High School and the Tin Box Poets will review each poem and notify winners by March 21. An awards ceremony for the winners will be held in April at the Swampscott Public Library.

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