Submission Guidelines

Submission Guidelines

In General

• One poem per writer
• 30 lines or less
• Rhymed or unrhymed
• Accompanying artwork is also enthusiastically accepted!

Format

• Any style, typed or hand printed
• IMPORTANT – Include the following information either typed on your poem or on another page that is stapled to your poem:
  • Title of poem
  • Author’s name
  • Grade
  • Name of school and town
  • Parent’s or Teacher’s name & contact information
  • Email address to notify winning entries

Submission Deadline

Send entries to peacepoetry@necc.mass.edu

or by mail
NECC Peace Poetry Contest
100 Elliott Street, Spurk Building, Rm 317h
Haverhill, MA 01830-2399

The deadline to submit poems is April 15

All work is to be completely original and unpublished. Help with spelling and grammar is permissible but supplying more suitable words or phrases would disqualify an entry. Poems will not be returned unless requested and accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope.