Sidewalk Poetry Contest Deadline Wed 9/30

Beverly Main Streets & the Beverly Arts District is running a Sidewalk Poetry contest. Residents of any age are invited to submit poetry for the chance to get their words stamped in concrete! We will be embedding the four winning poems permanently into sidewalks downtown.
They will select four winners, whose poems will be embedded in sidewalks downtown, and who will receive a stipend of $150! Four runners up will have their poems shared online.

Click here to find out more about specific requirements for this contest.

The deadline is this Wednesday, September 30.

Letters About Literature

 

Letters About Literature in Massachusetts is a commonwealth-wide personal and reflective writing initiative sponsored by the Massachusetts Center for the Book. The program invites students in Grades 4 through 12 to read a book of their choice, reflect on it, and write a personal letter to its author, explaining the impact this work had on them.


Letters are read in three grade-level categories:

Level I: Grades 4 through 6
Level II: Grades 7 and 8
Level III: Grades 9 through 12

One “top honor” writer and up to nine additional honors writers (depending on the number of submissions per category) are named in each level. The top honor writer receives a $200 cash award. All honors writers receive $25 book gift cards.

More details and eligibility is here.

The entry form will be available here Oct. 1 - submissions close January 15, 2021.