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Your poem can be about absolutely anything related to December, January, and February.
Below you will find a list of ideas to help get your creative juices flowing. Be creative, think out of the box and start writing your poetry now.
Remember, you can submit up to 3 poems. 

winter
snow
christmas
hot chocolate
Santa

Emancipation Proclamation
valentine/love
family
sledding/skiing
Birth of Christ
fireplace
holiday
travel
north pole
Martin Luther King Jr
Black History
New Years
Robert Burns
Hanukkah

three wise men
St. Lucia
fruit cake
Groundhog Day
Pi Day
polar bears
peace
holiday food
setting goals
soup
cold
gifts
giving
siblings
writing cards
mail
ancestors
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Boxing Day
Christmas tree

hearts
Australia Day
Imbolc/Saint Bridges
singing/caroling/music
F.D. Rosevelt
Northern Lights
Joan of Arc
Elvis
Bessie Coleman
cherubs
Aphrodite
Rudolph
snowmen
angels
shopping
candy cane
ice
Epiphany
light festival

Contest Rules

1.Poems must be on the theme Winter. At the same time vulgar, profane and adult content is not permitted.  Every submission that follows the rules outlined here will be considered for publication. 

 

2.More then one poem may be submitted (Maximum 3) but must be entered as a separate submission and entry fee.

 

3.The submitted work must be the words of the submitter.

 

4.Before you submit, please remove any identifying information, such as your name, from your manuscript. 

5.Poem must be 35 lines or less, including stanza breaks but not including the title. Lines may not be more than 50 characters across, including spaces.

6.Capital letters should be used at the start of each line and follow proper capitalization rules unless being used to emphasize something. DO NOT write the entire poem in caps.

7.Please proofread your submission for grammatical errors.

8.DO NOT use "texting lingo". Properly spell all words.

9.To ensure proper lineation, please use the "Enter" key to start a new line, indicating intended breaks. 

10. There is a small fee of $6 to enter the contest. This fee will help provide the cash prize(s) that will increase as more people submit.  A single cash prize can be from $20-$600. See below for cash prize breakdown.

11.Winning poems will be published in A Year of Poetry Tea Time must be an original work by the person entering the contest. Plagiarism is against the law  with serious consequences.

12.All individuals poem will remain the property of the author. Little Rabbit Trails  will have the right to publish winning submissions with no additional obligation to pay any royalties.

Conflicts of Interest: Anyone who is a direct relative of a judge

may not enter into the age group they are judging. 

Fees collected from submissions will be used to award cash prizes in addition to publishing, printing and mailing prizes.

It will also cover additional costs to run this contest.

Prize Scale

All scale levels include being published in the poetry book A Year Of Poetry Tea Time: Winter.
The Grand Prize winner, top 3 poets in each age group,
PLUS 7 Authors Picks, will be published.
That's 20 published poets!!!

# of entries        Grand Prize            First Place          Second Place     Third Place

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20

50

100

200

300

400

500

600

$20

$40

$80

$120

$200+Book

$300+Book

$400+Book

$500+Book

$600+Book

$15

$20

$50

$100

$150+Book

$200+Book

$250+Book

$10

$15

$30

$50

$100

$150+Book

$200+Book

$5

$10

$20

$30

$50

$100+Book

$150+Book

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