Teen Arts Festival
CREATIVE WRITING INSTRUCTIONS AND RULES
The county deadline to submit this Application Form is February 26, 2010.
Send completed application form and creative writing entry before the deadline to
Rae Svecz, 21 Jones Avenue, Pennsville, NJ 08070.
Our county accepts Creative Writing entries in: ____ Poetry _____ Short Stories _____ Essays
Students who may submit original works include:
_____ Middle School Students/Grades 7 & 8 _____ High School Students
· Length cannot exceed 2 pages. You may include as many different poems as will fit on 2 pages.
· TYPE all pages on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper, double-spaced, with at least 1” margins on all sides. No handwritten entries will be accepted.
· Give your poem, short story or essay a title.
· Identify at the top right hand corner of EACH page:
Line 1: Student’s Name
Line 2: School (County)
Line 3: Grade & Age
Line 4: Page Number (Pg. 1 of 1; Pg. 1 of 2)
· Submit everything in duplicate: TWO (2) copies.
· Do NOT staple pages together.
· Anything submitted may be published in the county or state Creative Writing Anthology or used for other Teen Arts purposes.
Student’s Name _________________________________
Student’s Address ____________________________________________________________________
Student’s Telephone __________________________________
Student’s Age _________________ Grade _________________
Teacher ______________________ School _________________________________________
Q: If selected, would you be willing to read your piece at a Poetry Reading? ___________________
Q: May we publish your entry in a Writing Anthology or for other uses? _______________________
Q: Optional: Would you like to share any comments about your piece? ________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
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