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Creek Seeker Prize Information Each year, in affiliation with The Library of Congress Center for the Book, River of Words conducts a free international poetry and art contest for youth on the theme of WATERSHEDS. The contest is designed to help youth explore the natural and cultural history of the place they live, and to express, through poetry and art, what they discover. The contest is open to any child in the world, from 5-19 years of age. Older students must have not yet completed high school. There is no charge to enter. (See entry form.) Students may enter on their own, or as part of a group (classroom, Girl Scout troop, 4-H, etc.). All entrants are receive acknowledgement in the form of a "Watershed Explorer" certificate. (See complete rules.) Poetry submissions are judged by River of Words co-founders Robert Hass, who served as US Poet Laureate from 1995-1997, and writer Pamela Michael. Art entries are judged by children's book writer and illustrator, Thacher Hurd. About 100 poems and artworks from both US and international entries are selected as finalists each year. All winners receive ribbons, books and/or art supplies, t-shirts and other prizes. Eight Grand Prize winners—four in poetry and four in art, in four different age categories—are chosen from the US entries.
We also award an International Prize each year to a student from outside the United States. The International Prize may be awarded for either poetry or art. 2009 River of Words Contest Update: Winners of the 2009 River of Words Environmental Art & Poetry Contest have been selected! Read more... Watershed Explorer Certificates will be mailed out in late May and early June. Please contact us if you haven't received yours by the end of June/early July. And please remember that we have to be able to read your entry form (and it has to include your mailing address, clearly written) in order for you to receive your certificate. Thanks, and good luck! Creek Seeker Prize For Students in Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley, Albany, Alameda, El Cerrito, San Pablo, El Sobrante, Richmond, Hercules, Crockett, Port Costa, Pinole, Rodeo, and Martinez. By entering the River of Words Contest, Bay Area students are automatically eligible to win this year's special Creek Seeker Prize, offered by the San Francisco Estuary Project. To enter, just use the regular River of Words Contest Entry Form and get your poems and/or art in the mail by February 15, 2009. The Creek Seeker Grand Prize winner will receive $100; all eleven winners will join naturalists, writers and other invited guests on a special Amtrak train, "The Creek Seekers Express," from Oakland's Jack London Square, along the shoreline tracks to Martinez, learning about and visiting sights along the way, including the beaver dam on Alhambra Creek. The Creek Seekers prizes will be publicly awarded to all the winners at the 2009 9th Biennial State of the Estuary Conference in Oakland. Students may enter art and/or poetry as many times as they wish, either individually or as part of a classroom group. Educators: Check out these Creek Seeker Instructional Resources! |
NEW Yearly Contest Deadlines: Complete Contest Rules (Please Read!) |
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