Teenage girls – help celebrate National
Women’s Health Week!
The New Mexico Governor’s Women’s Health Advisory Council and the UNM Creative Writing Program are happy to sponsor a poetry contest for girls in Albuquerque high schools.
Ten finalists will be selected by UNM Creative Writing students and those poems will be forwarded to the New Mexico Governor’s Women’s Health Council for judging of three prizes. All ten finalists will receive awards.
PRIZES:
First Place: $100Second Place: $75Third Place: $50
• The three winners will be invited to read their poems at a press conference on Wednesday, May 6th, when the Proclamation for Women’s Health Week is issued.
• Winners and finalists will receive certificates signed by the Governor’s Women’s Health Advisory Council.
• All finalists will be invited to attend a free writing workshop with Emily Morelli and a performance workshop with Jessica Helen Lopez at UNM campus on May 13. And the top three winners will also receive free tuition to make their own wellness journals at a workshop with artists Becky Holtzman and Valerie Roybal on May 10.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
• One submission of up to 75 lines (approximately 2 pages) per person.
• Subject Matter: Poems should be about making healthy choices, living in a healthy community, or teen wellness.
• Eligibility: Entrant must be a female student in an Albuquerque area high school.
• Due Date: All entries must be received by April 25, 2009. They should be emailed to nmwellteenprize@gmail.com as .doc or .rtf attachments. At the top of your poem, please include name, email and street address, phone number, the name of your high school and your grade level.
(Questions about submission process may be directed to Lisa Gill at lisannegill at gmail dot com.)
