Submission Guidelines

Submission Guidelines

• All work is to be completely original and unpublished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
• One poem per writer
• 30 lines or fewer
• Rhymed or unrhymed
• Accompanying artwork is also enthusiastically accepted!

Format

• Any style, typed or hand printed
• Important! Include the following information with your poem:
  • Title of poem
  • Author’s name
  • Grade
  • Name of school and town
  • Parent’s or Teacher’s name & phone number
  • Email address to notify winning entries

Entries

Send entries to peacepoetry@necc.mass.edu

or by mail
NECC Peace Poetry Contest
100 Elliott Street #C317H
Haverhill, MA 01830

The deadline to submit poems is April 15
Peace Poetry Submission Form (PDF)

Judging

• A committee of NECC students and faculty will judge the submissions
• We will select about 80 or so poems for publication in a chapbook
• Selected entries will also receive prizes and awards, and be invited to take part in a poetry reading