Sharpen your colored pencils, take pen in hand, and squirt some more paint on your palette! The 2010 River of Words Indiana Contest is in full swing!
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 student must have not yet completed high school. There is no charge to enter.
River of Words is an excellent opportunity for science, art and literature classrooms to strengthen their skills and make connections between the watershed theme and their artistic talents.
The deadline for contest entries is December 1, 2009. Entries are first judged in the international RoW contest and winners are announced in April 2010. The Indiana state contest is sponsored by Indiana Project WET , the Environmental Education Association of Indiana (EEAI) and the Indiana Center for the Book. All Indiana poetry and artwork will be judged at the state level in May and winners will be announced in June 2010.
Entry forms and complete contest guidelines can be found at www.riverofwords.org/contest/index.html.
While I won't be doing this contest in my class, I would be glad to talk with your child about their ideas, drawings, or paintings for this contest!
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