{"id":1866,"date":"2012-01-11T12:31:49","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T12:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janice-campbell.com\/?p=771"},"modified":"2015-08-31T22:22:22","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T22:22:22","slug":"three-new-contests-poetry-art-and-essays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doingwhatmatters.com\/three-new-contests-poetry-art-and-essays\/","title":{"rendered":"Three New Contests: Poetry, Art, and Essays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_772\" style=\"width: 154px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-772\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-772  \" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"roostercthyrymn-dt_8027424\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.janice-campbell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/roostercthyrymn-dt_8027424-300x190.jpg?resize=144%2C91\" alt=\"You've got to start before you can win!\" width=\"144\" height=\"91\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You&#39;ve got to start before you can win.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I recently received notice of three contests for students. Contests can be a great motivator and learning tool because they provide homeschool students with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An outside-the-routine assignment<\/li>\n<li>A firm deadline<\/li>\n<li>An audience that&#8217;s bigger than mom<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes objective feedback or a prize.<\/li>\n<li>Plus, contests are often fun!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Art Contest<\/h4>\n<p>Students submit a digital photo of any art (other than photography) and submit it online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.celebratingart.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.celebratingart.com<\/a>.  Two contests each year &#8211; Next deadline is April 3rd.  There are 10 winners in each grade division of K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 who will receive $25 and a full color book that includes their art.  Other artists of merit will be invited to be published.  There are no costs to enter or to be published.   Open to all students in the US and Canada. Each year we have several home schoolers among our national winners.<\/p>\n<h4>Poetry Contest<\/h4>\n<p>Students submit one poem 21 lines on any topic and submit it online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poeticpower.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.poeticpower.com<\/a> or mail it to Creative Communication, 159 North Main Street, Smithfield, UT  84335.  Three contests each year with upcoming deadlines of April 12 and August 15.  There are 10 winners in each grade division of K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 who will receive $25 and a book that includes their poem.  Other writers of merit will be invited to be published.  There are no costs to enter or to be published.<br \/>\nOur website at www.poeticpower.com also includes a database that is divided by grade and subject and contains over 1000 lesson plans on how to teach poetry.  You can also subscribe to our newsletter with tips on teaching poetry.<\/p>\n<h4>Essay Contest<\/h4>\n<p>Students submit one non-fiction essay, 250 words or less on any topic and submit it online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poeticpower.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.poeticpower.com<\/a> or mail it to Creative Communication, 159 North Main Street, Smithfield, UT  84335.  Three contests each year with upcoming deadlines of Feb 15 and July 18.  There are 10 winners in each grade division of 3-6, 7-9, 10-12 who will receive $25 and a book that includes their essay.  Other writers of merit will be invited to be published.  There are no costs to enter or to be published.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contests can be a great motivator and learning tool because they provide homeschool students with an outside-the-routine assignment, a firm deadline, an audience that&#8217;s bigger than mom, sometimes objective feedback or a prize. 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