MANNINGHAM TRUST STUDENT AWARDS

2009 Competition

*Winners of the 2008 awards are given at the bottom of this page.

The Manningham Student Poetry Awards afford an excellent opportunity to encourage students Grades 6-12 to submit original works of poetry to the youth chair of their state for consideration for awards. The name of the youth chair is available from the website of some states and from the president of the student's state society for other states (to find the web site address or the address of the state president, go to State Links).

**See rule 6 below for exceptions to this rule passed in 2006 to include students from non-member states and students from member states whose youth chair does not submit entries.

This competition is open to all students attending public, private, or parochial schools.  Only one entry per student is allowed. 

There are two divisions: Junior, Grades 6-8, and Senior, Grades 9-12.  Each state is allowed to submit 10 poems from each division, a total of 20 poems.   

Poems must be the original work of  the student,  not copied in whole or part from any other author’s work, including any poetry found on the internet. 

Poems may have been printed in school or state anthologies and may have won previous prizes. 

Contests that qualify students to enter may have occurred any time in the previous year. 

Prizes will be awarded to the top ten poems in each division: 1st prize, $75; 2nd prize, $50; 3rd prize, $40; 4th prize, $35; and five honorable mentions, $10 each.

The awards will be presented to the students at their school award assemblies, and the winning poems will be published in an anthology.

CONTEST RULES:

For the student:

1. Prepare two copies of each poem, one original with student’s name, school address and grade.  The second copy should have no identification.
    

2. On the student copy only, the student must certify that his/her work is original and has not been copied in whole or part from any other author's work, including poems posted on the internet.
    

3. Each poem should  be neatly typed or computer-generated and no more than 50 lines.  If the poem is longer than one page, staple the second page to the first.
    

4. Please no illustrations or unusual type fonts (for example, gothic or script).  


 

5. Submit your entries to the youth chair for your state. Do not send your entries to Madelyn Eastlund.  You can find the name and address of the youth chair for your state on the web site of your state or by contacting the president of your state society.  His or her address and the address of the state web site are given on the state links page of this web site.
    

6. **Students from non-member states and students from member states who do not submit entries through a youth chair may enter the competition by following the rules 1-4 given above and submitting poems between February 1st and March 15, 2009, postmark deadline to:

   Madelyn Eastlund
   310 S. Adams Street
   Beverly Hills, FL 34465

For the state chairperson: 

1. State chairpersons should collect the students’ poems and separate them in their respective divisions:  10 entries for the Junior contest and 10 entries for the Senior contest.
    

2. Submit the poems by the March 15, 2009, postmark deadline to

Madelyn Eastlund
310 S. Adams Street
Beverly Hills, FL 34465

The winners will be announced by May 5, 2009, and the awards will be mailed to the state chairpersons to distribute to the students' schools.  If possible, the awards will be presented at the schools' award assemblies.

The winning poems, including the honorable mentions, will be published in booklet form.  The student poets will receive complimentary copies.

 If you have questions about these awards, please contact Madelyn Eastlund at 310 S. Adams Street, Beverly Hills, FL 34465or by e-mail at verdure@tampabay.rr.com.