Crooked Tree Arts Center

Petoskey, MI 49770

www.crookedtree.org

231-347-4337

16th Annual Young Writers Juried Exposition: Call for Young Writers!

Crooked Tree Arts Center, in conjunction with the Petoskey News-Review, the Bob Schulze Fund for Creative Writing at the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, and Walloon Writers Review, is hosting the 16th Annual Young Writers Juried Exposition.  Elementary, middle, and high school students who attend schools served by the Char-Em ISD (or home school students in Charlevoix or Emmet counties) are invited to submit one work of poetry, prose, or one of each to the exposition.

Winning poetry and prose pieces for each level - elementary, middle, and high school - will be published in the Petoskey News-Review on Friday, May 4. On Saturday, May 5, the Young Writers Juried Exposition Awards Reception will take place at Crooked Tree Arts Center from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.  All winners receive a medal, journal, and McLean & Eakin Booksellers gift card. Middle and high school winners in both poetry and prose receive monetary prizes as well: 1st place - $100; 2nd place - $75; and 3rd place - $50. Again this year, all first place winning pieces will be printed in an upcoming edition of the Walloon Writers Review. All winning authors will have an opportunity to read their work publicly at the Awards Reception. As an added treat, guests can enjoy the Youth Arts Festival’s Culinary Arts Showcase from Noon – 2 p.m., where students from the Petoskey High School Culinary Arts Program will create and serve refreshments.

“I love that my job affords me the opportunity to help encourage and promote the written arts in our Northern Michigan communities,” said Alex Dailey, CTAC Public Relations and coordinator for the Young Writers Juried Exposition. “It’s fun being able to support young writers and students in the Petoskey High School Culinary Arts Program at the same event!”

All Char-Em ISD and home school students are invited to participate in the competition.  All work must be submitted by a parent or teacher online through our website, www.crookedtree.org, beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 3 through 5 p.m. on Friday, April 13. The submission page will be located under Teacher Resources on the Petoskey portion of Crooked Tree’s website.

The Young Writers Juried Exposition is generously supported in part by the Bob Schulze Fund for Creative Writing at the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation. The Culinary Arts Showcase is supported in part by Lynn Dinning and Good Hart Glass Works.

For writing requirements and more details about the Young Writers Juried Exposition, please visit www.crookedtree.org or contact Alex Dailey at Crooked Tree Arts Center, 231 347-4337 or email alex@crookedtree.org.  

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