Poetry Contest

Do you enjoy writing poetry?

Do you love non-fiction?  

If you are able to combine these two hobbies, you might consider entering a poetry competition.  

Check it out at http://www.jillcorcoran.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-dare-to-dream-change-world-annual.html.  You have until the end of April to email your entry.

BREAKING NEWS!

The Dare to Dream ... Change the World 

Annual Writing Contest 

for students grades three to eight will launch January 25th!  

Grand prize winner receives $1500 worth of Kane Miller and Usborne books for a school library of their choice

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the top 30 poets will be published by Kane Miller Books 

in a free e-book!

The Dare to Dream … Change the World Annual Writing Contest for Kids aims to promote literacy, poetry writing, and nonfiction research while inspiring students to follow their dreams.

It’s based on the award-winning Dare to Dream … Change the World (Kane Miller Books, 2012), which pairs biographical and inspirational poems about people who invented something, stood for something, said something, defied the naysayers and not only changed their own lives, but the lives of people all over the world.

CONTEST DETAILS

WHO: For students in 3rd through 8th grade.

WHAT: Following the format of the book, students will write a biographical poem and non-fiction paragraph about someone who not only dreamed, but who took action and made the world better.

HOW: Send your entry by e-mail to daretodreamchangetheworld@gmail.com, subject line of “DARE TO DREAM Writing Contest.” Be sure to include your first name only, your e-mail address and your parents’ e-mail address. 

Official rules at www.daretodreamchangetheworld.com

Download a FREE Curriculum Guide for Dare to Dream…Change the World at www.daretodreamchangetheworld.com

DEADLINE: April 30, 2013

The winner of the Dare to Dream … Change the World Annual Writing Contest for Kidswill make others’ dreams come true by earning $1,500 worth of Kane Miller and Usborne books for either their own school library or a school library of their choice.

Additionally, Kane Miller will make 30 student writers’ dreams come true by professionally publishing their work. Kane Miller will publish these top entries in an e-book that will be free for all to read, for all to be inspired.