Call for Submissions!
In honor of National Poetry Month and Earth Day, Sherrod Library is hosting a poetry contest for our April gallery display.
We want to see your nature poems!
This contest is open to all ETSU students and is free to enter. A $100 prize will be awarded to the student with the best nature poem as judged by our panel of librarians and library staff members.
The winning poem, along with a selection of finalists and honorable mentions will be framed and displayed on the walls of the library’s 3rd Floor Gallery Space throughout the month of April. The winner, along with finalists, and honorable mentions, will be formally announced at an opening reception on Thursday, April 3rd at 6:00pm in the 3rd Floor Gallery at Sherrod. The winner and finalists will be alerted and asked to read their poems at the reception by March 24.
To enter, please submit one poem only as an email attachment to: sherrodgalleries@etsu.edu
Please include your name, email, and a phone number where you can be reached.
Submissions will be judged blind by a panel of librarians and library staff members. All identifying information will be removed from your submission before being presented to our panel of judges.
The deadline to enter is February 14, 2025.
If you have any questions, please email Lydia Gywn (gwynlc@etsu.edu) or Sarah Bull (bulls@etsu.edu).
