Poetry Contest for New Jersey High School Students
The William Paterson University Department of English is pleased to host a writing contest for the most provocative and well-written poem we receive through our Submittable portal by February 14th, 2023, at 11:59 PM.
We welcome unpublished poetry manuscripts about 14-24 lines long. Slightly shorter or slightly longer poems are fine--but do NOT send a poem of more than 400 words. And please submit one poem only.
The first 100 entries to this contest are free of charge; after that, there is a $2 entry fee. The winner will receive a cash prize of $250. Runners-up will be considered for publication in WP's online literary journal, Map Literary.
Note that you may enter the contest only once, and submissions are accepted only from students who are currently enrolled in a high school in New Jersey.
The contest will be judged by Howard Steng, a high school English teacher who has served as an Adjunct Professor of Taijiquan and writing. His received his undergraduate degree in English with honors from Temple University and a permanent teaching certificate from from the State of New Jersey at Montclair State University. Later, Howard went on to complete a MA and MFA from William Paterson University. Howard is currently the studio manager at the Warwick Pottery Studio in Warwick, NY where he is developing his own line of clay works and is working on a third collection of poetic works, Imagination Interrupted: Poems from the Pandemic.
SUBMIT BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK AND CHOOSING THE HIGH SCHOOL WRITING CONTEST FORM
Note that to enter you will need to create a Submittable account, which is completely free. We do NOT accept email submissions.
Next year our High School Writing Contest will focus on short fiction, so please stay in touch! You may subscribe to our occasional newsletter by clicking on this link.
Questions? Simply email Prof. John Parras at parrasj@wpunj.edu
The William Paterson University Department of English is pleased to host a writing contest for the most provocative and well-written poem we receive through our Submittable portal by February 14th, 2023, at 11:59 PM.
We welcome unpublished poetry manuscripts about 14-24 lines long. Slightly shorter or slightly longer poems are fine--but do NOT send a poem of more than 400 words. And please submit one poem only.
The first 100 entries to this contest are free of charge; after that, there is a $2 entry fee. The winner will receive a cash prize of $250. Runners-up will be considered for publication in WP's online literary journal, Map Literary.
Note that you may enter the contest only once, and submissions are accepted only from students who are currently enrolled in a high school in New Jersey.
The contest will be judged by Howard Steng, a high school English teacher who has served as an Adjunct Professor of Taijiquan and writing. His received his undergraduate degree in English with honors from Temple University and a permanent teaching certificate from from the State of New Jersey at Montclair State University. Later, Howard went on to complete a MA and MFA from William Paterson University. Howard is currently the studio manager at the Warwick Pottery Studio in Warwick, NY where he is developing his own line of clay works and is working on a third collection of poetic works, Imagination Interrupted: Poems from the Pandemic.
SUBMIT BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK AND CHOOSING THE HIGH SCHOOL WRITING CONTEST FORM
Note that to enter you will need to create a Submittable account, which is completely free. We do NOT accept email submissions.
Next year our High School Writing Contest will focus on short fiction, so please stay in touch! You may subscribe to our occasional newsletter by clicking on this link.
Questions? Simply email Prof. John Parras at parrasj@wpunj.edu
