Teens in grades 6-12 from Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, and Westmoreland, and out-of-region library cardholders, are invited to submit their original poetry between April 1-15, with a maximum of two entries per person.
Winners will be selected from participants in two categories - grades 6-8 and grades 9-12 - and will be chosen anonymously by local poets Laura Bylenock and Dr. David A. Sam.
Winners and honorees will be invited to read their works at the Claudia Emerson Teen Poetry night on Wednesday, May 11 from 6:30-7:30. We will contact the winners and honorees to notify them.