IUPUI Poetry Contest

AWARDS AND PRIZES

Prize winners will be eligible for significant tuition scholarships upon enrolling at IUPUI.

First Place Winner $200
Second Place Winner $100
Third Place Winner $50
4 Fourth Place Winners $25
25 Honorable Mentions $10 gift card

POETRY AWARDS AND READINGS CEREMONY

Winners will receive their awards and read their winning entries at the Awards Ceremony. Acclaimed poet, Tyehimba Jess, will read his work and discuss the public role of poetry at the Awards Ceremony. For more information on Tyehimba Jess visit his website or click here to listen to a few of his poems.*

When:	Saturday, March 29, 2008
Where:	IUPUI Campus Center, Rm. 405 420 University Blvd Indianapolis, IN 46202 Map It!
Time:	Check-In: 12:30 p.m. Ceremony Begins: 1:00 p.m. Program Ends: 3:00 p.m
Parking:	Guest parking for the Campus Center is available in the Vermont Street Garage (1004 W Vermont Street). There are two (2) second floor entrances to the Campus Center from the Vermont Street Garage. IUPUI Campus Map
Sponsors	IUPUI Office of Academic Affairs IU School of Liberal Arts Barnes and Noble Booksellers

RULES

Contestant must be a high school student or a home-schooled student of high school age
Only one poem per contestant may be submitted
Deadline — Monday, February 5, 2008
Entry must be in English
Poem must be 25 lines or fewer
No E-mail or fax submissions will be accepted
Only winners will be notified by mail
The judges regret that they cannot return or comment on individual poems

ENTRIES

Thank you for your interest in the 2007-2008 IUPUI Poetry Contest. The deadline for entry was February 4, 2008 so the contest is closed. Winners will be notified by the middle of March. Please plan to join us for the Awards Ceremony on Saturday, March 29, 2008.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Richard Turner
Phone:317-278-4697
Email:rturner@iupui.edu