OR Residents of Santa Clara County currently enrolled in community colleges or the first two years of a four-year college or university. Each entry must be the original, previously unpublished work of the contestant. Only one entry may be submitted for each category of the Poetry Competition, but an author may enter more than one competition. Do not send cash. Two identical copies must be submitted for each poem.
Xerox copies are acceptable.
Entries will not be returned to the contestants. Each poem must be accompanied by an Entry Form. Do not include your name on the poem itself. Decisions of the judges are final. Judges reserve the right to make no award if entries submitted do not meet competition standards.