Seventh Annual Charlotte Miller Simon Poetry Contest Deadline

First, second and third prizes will be awarded in
all three Divisions of the contest.
• 1st prize: $100
• 2nd prize: $75
• 3rd prize: $50
ADULT DIVISION
18 and over
TEEN DIVISION
13 to 17 years old
CHILDREN’S DIVISIONS
6 to 12 years old

Winners will be notified the week of February 13, 2012.
If your poemis selected as one of the prize winners,
you are granting permission:
• to publish your work in a library printed booklet.
• to read or have your poem read at the library’s Poetry
Celebration Award Ceremony.

DEADLINE - Your poem must be received at the Ardmore Library no later than 5:00 pm, Friday, January 20, 2012.

ENTRY RULES -
• One original, unpublished poem per person and no more than one page (8-1/2" x 11").
• Submit the original, signed poem and three blind copies. Please deliver or mail to the Ardmore Library, 108 Ardmore Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003.
• Poems must be typed (preferred) or written neatly.
• Submit a completed copy of the registration form along with your poem.  Registration forms are available at lmls.org and the Ardmore Library.
• Please keep a copy of your poem as we are unable to return the originals you submit.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS for children aged 17 and younger
• Please write your age under your name on your poem.
• Your registration form must include a parent’s or guardian’s signature to indicate approval.

AWARD CEREMONY - March 18, 2012 @  2:00 pm
All participants and their families are invited to attend the Poetry Celebration Award Ceremony at the Board of Commissioner’s Meeting Room, second floor of the
Lower Merion Township Building, 75 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore.