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Poetry Contest
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- Contest is CLOSED.
- Open to all CWC members and to non-member residents of the North and South Carolina.
- Contest is for poetry of fewer than 50 lines; haiku excluded.
- Entries must be original and unpublished. This includes blogs, Facebook, websites and any other digital media.
- Poems must be single-spaced.
- Please follow guidelines in General Manuscript Requirements, Eligibility & Submission Information.
- Multiple entries are NOT allowed. Choose your best poem to submit.
- Entry Fee: CWC Members: $15, Non-members: $20
- Prizes: First Place: $150, Second Place: $75, Third Place: $25
- Prizes will be awarded in April at the CWC general meeting.
- For inquiries or questions, contact Darrell Horwitz, Contest Chair.
Poetry Contest Judge
Ashley Lumpkin
Ashley Lumpkin is a Georgia-raised, Carolina-based writer, editor, actor, and educator. She is the author of five poetry collections: At First Sight, Second Glance, Terrorism and Other Topics for Tea, #AshleyLumpkin, and Genesis. Her book "I Hate You All Equally.", is a collection of conversations from her years as a classroom teacher. A lover of performance as well as the written word, she has been a competing member of the Bull City Slam Team since 2015 and currently serves as its assistant coach. She co-curated the series "First Draft," a reading of new works and works in progress. She is one-fifth (and only Slytherin member) of the Big Dreams Collective and currently serves as a member-at-large on the board of the North Carolina Poetry Society.
Above all else, Ashley considers herself a teacher, poet, and fryer of food. She is a lover of mathematics and language. She loves you too.
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