CSU WRITING LOFT
Creative
Writing & Poetry
Contest
Deadline: June 14, 2003
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CSU WRITING LOFT |
Cocoa
and Fudge love to write short plays and produce them for the CSU Arena Stage and
Chip loves to write poetry. How would you like to show off your writing
skills! Well, the CSU Creative Writing and Poetry contest was especially
designed for Members, U.S. and International, who love to express themselves
through creative writing and to use vocabulary development to improve their
writing skills.Elementary
Junior High; and
High School
1. The contest is open to all CSU members 17 years or younger. Members may submit their work individually or as part of a classroom project. You may enter the contest as many times as you like before the deadline, but a separate entry form must be completed for each submission.
2. You may submit Poems, Short Stories or Essays. All work must be original. Poems, Short Stories and Essays must either be typed or legibly written in ink. Please do not use pencil. Poems must not exceed 40 lines in length and Short Stories and Essays must not exceed 700 words. Each submission must include a completed Creating Writing & Poetry Contest Entry form. All entries must include a parent or guardian’s signature indicating approval. By submitting your Poem, Short Story or Essay, and if your work is selected as a First, Second, or Third place winner, you are granting permission to display the work on the CSU Writer's Hall of Fame web page. If you would like your work returned, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope.
4. Include the following information on your Poem, Short Story or Essay:
Title of Poem, Short Story, or Essay
CSU Member name
The name of your school, city and state or Country, if class project.
Email address (if we need to contact you)
5. The deadline for all Creative Writing & Poetry entries is March 15, 2003. Works received after the deadline will not be accepted.
Prizewinners will be issued checks in U.S. dollars after all entries have been judged and winners are selected. Winners will be selected from each Competition Category. Winner’s names, their entries and their schools, if submitted, as a class project will be posted on The CSU Writer’s Hall of Fame web page. Prizes are listed below:
| Category I (Elementary) | Category II (Junior High) | Category III (High school) |
| First Place: $25.00 (U.S.$) | First Place: $75.00 (U.S.$) | First Place: $100.00 (U.S.$) |
| Second Place: $10.00 | Second Place: $50.00 | Second Place: $75.00 |
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Third Place: Certificate of Excellence |
Third Place: $25.00 | Third Place: $50.00 |
“Creative Writing & Poetry Contest”
(Complete this form and attach it to your Poem, Short Story or Essay)
Date:____________
I am
entering a Poem ___, Short Story ___, Essay_____
as an Individual_____, as part of a Classroom Project_____,
Name: _________________________________________
Title of Work: _________________________________
Age: ______ Grade: _______Male: ______Female: _______
School
or Organization: _____________________________
School or Organization Address:_______________________
City________________ State ________Zip Code________
Country:_______________ Postal Code_________________
Teacher’s Name: ___________________________________
Parent
or Guardian's Name___________________________
Signature_______________________________________
(By signing you are giving you child permission to enter a Poem, Short Story or
Essay)
Home
Address: ____________________________________
City_________________ State__________ Zip Code______
Country:__________________ Postal Code_____________
Submit your entry and completed Contest Entry Form to:
Four C’s
Productions,
c/o CSU Creative Writing & Poetry Contest
P. O. Box 23428,
Washington, DC 20026