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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