Participation Guidelines

In honor of budding and accomplished poets in grades K-12 and the celebration of National Poetry Month in April, students are invited to write a poem on their favorite subject for review and publishing consideration in The Pine Tree Poetry Collection .

	Poems written may be part of a class poetry lesson, an enrichment project, or written by students on their own. One poem per student, please.
	All poems must be the students’ own work. We do not tolerate plagiarism!
	Any style of poem is fine.
	Carefully handwritten or computer printed poems need to have the student’s first and last name and home mailing address on the page and they may be sent to us at: Pine Tree Poetry 2966 South Church Street Suite 304 Burlington, NC 27215

	Our group of editors will read every poem we receive and will choose the best ones from all grade levels to include in The Pine Tree Poetry Collection.
	Poets chosen for the collection will receive a letter from us over the summer. The Pine Tree Poetry Collection will roll off the press in January.
	The twenty-five schools that submit the highest number of poems will each receive $300 checks. Fifty additional schools will be selected at random to receive $50 checks. Checks will be awarded in October and may be used for any library materials.
	The Pine Tree Poetry Collection will be available in January.
	Students are invited to buy a book if their poem is chosen, but buying a book does not mean being chosen for publication!