Poster Contest Submissions Close TOMORROW

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend October 24, 2019 Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901 New York, NY 10038 info@poets.org Dear Teachers,   If your students haven't submitted their designs to the National Poetry Month Poster Contest, it's not too late! Submissions are open through Friday, October 25 at 12:00 midnight EST. If you haven't already, please encourage your high school students to submit!   The winning poster will be distributed to more than 100,000 libraries, bookstores, schools, and individuals for National Poetry Month 2020. The winning student will receive $500, a $500 gift certificate to Blick Art Materials, art supplies from Sakura Color Products of America, and signed copies of books by this year's judges, renowned graphic memoirist and comic book artist Alison Bechdel and former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera.  Read the prize guidelines and submission details here. Thank you for all the work you do bringing poetry into the classroom!   Sincerely,   The Academy of American Poets   Last Year's Winner & Finalists   Learn more about the 2019 National Poetry Month Poster, designed by high school sophomore Julia Wang, and the other eleven finalists in last year's contest.  Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit poets.org   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038

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