Celebrate National Poetry Month this April with UDPL & UDSD! Enter your poem in our Teen Poetry Contest for a chance to be published and win a prize.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR POETRY – Deadline April 30

Please read the details and rules below carefully before submitting!

Details:

• Contest is open to Upper Dublin residents in grades 6-12.
• Submission Deadline: April 30, 2023
• Entries will be judged based on technical and artistic merits, such as language, style, originality, theme, and impact. Middle school and high school entries will be judged separately.
• Participants will submit through the Upper Dublin Library website.
• Winning entries will be shared on the library website, social media, and in the Teen Poetry Contest e-book.
• Winners will be notified in May and announced on the SRMS, UDHS, and UDPL websites, as well as social media.
• Contest is in partnership with Sandy Run Middle School Library and Upper Dublin High School Library. Prizes are sponsored by the Friends of UDPL.

Rules:

1. Participants must be a resident of Upper Dublin Township and in grades 6-12.  
2. Poems can be any format and theme, including slam poetry performances of original poems.
3. For written poems: Entries should be in PDF or DOC format and no more than 30 lines. Please title your work.
4. For slam poetry performances: Entries should be in video or audio format of good quality. Please speak clearly. Video or audio files should not run longer than 3 minutes.  
5. Participants can submit up to two (2) poems total.
6. All entries must be original by a single author. Plagiarism, work containing copyrighted characters (including fan fiction), and explicit content will NOT be considered.
7. Participants in grades 6-8 must have parental permission to enter the contest.
8. By entering the contest, you are giving UDPL permission to publish your poem in an e-book, on the UDPL website, and on social media, along with your name.
9. All entries must be submitted by April 30th, 2023 at 11:59 pm.

Prizes:

• Visa gift cards will be awarded to the first, second, and third place winners chosen from both middle school (Gr 6-8) and high school (Gr 9-12) categories.
• Prizes are sponsored by the Friends of UDPL.

Read previous Teen Poetry Contest winners here:

2022 e-book

2021 e-book