• Bulk Submissions - 2023 Statewide Poetry Contest

    For questions, contact Fairbanks Arts at literary@fairbanksarts.org, or call 907-251-8386 ex 4.
  • Entry Period: December 1, 2022 - February 10, 2023; 11:59pm AKST 

    The Statewide Poetry Contest is a celebration of poetry writing in Alaska and invites participation from writers of all ages, elementary school and up. With contest prizes and a virtual reading in April during National Poetry Month, the contest aims to encourage, publicize, and reward the writing of high-quality poetry in our great state. 

  • Teacher's Information

    We will use this information to contact you should one of your students receive an award.
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  • Poem Submissions

  • Instructions: 

    • Collect poems as individual PDF documents 
    • Make sure the documents meet the requirements detailed in the guidelines:
      • Open to Alaska residents only 
      • Submission are limited to 4 poems per writer. There is no minimum amount of writers required, i.e. 10 students can write 1 poem each, or 5 students can write 2 poems each, etc 
      • All poems must be original, unpublished works
      • Poems must be typed and submitted as 8.5”x11” pdf document 
      • May not exceed 100 lines in length (to exclude title and spaces) 
      • Include the poem’s title on the first line of the document
      • Writer’s name must not appear on any poems 
      • File name for poems must include poem title and submitter’s division, i.e. poemtitle_division.pdf (examples: bluevase_highschool or pony_elementary)

    Any poems not adhering to the above instructions will be disqualified.

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  • Entry Fee: $1 / Poem

    To make payment for your bulk submission, please enter the quantity of poems below to pay with credit card. Payment by check may be sent to:

    Fairbanks Arts Association,

    P.O. Box 72786

    Fairbanks, AK 99707 

    If you intend to mail payment by check, please email literary@fairbanksarts.org to let us know.

    Note: Submissions without accompanying payment will be disqualified. 

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