Entries are now open for the 2012 National Schools Poetry Award. Eligible students can enter online or by post. The entry deadline is 13 June.
Entry forms will be posted to all eligible schools in March. You can also download an entry form below. All posted entries must be attached to an official entry form (original or photocopy). Please read the full conditions of entry below.
Attention schools: In addition to the prizes listed on the entry form, the overall winner will receive a $500 book grant for their school library!
The Award is free to enter and open to Year 12 and 13 students across New Zealand. Read the winning poems from 2011.
| Document | File size | File type |
|---|---|---|
 Poetry Award entry form 2012 (note additional book grant prize above) |
500 KB | |
| The Poetry Kit (writing tips and exercises) |
462 KB |
Conditions of Entry for 2012
- Entrants must be Year 12 or 13 students currently enrolled in a New Zealand secondary school (or verified home-schooling equivalent).
- Only one poem per student may be submitted.
- The poem may be on any subject. It must be the original, unpublished work of the entrant.
- The poem should be no longer than 50 lines, and in typewritten or printed form. Handwritten copies will not be read.
- To enter online: click on the link at the top of this page, or go here, fill in the online entry form and upload your poem at the same time.
- To enter on paper: mail the form, along with your poem, to the Schools Poetry Award postal address below.
- All posted entries must be accompanied by an official entry form (original or photocopy). Additional entry forms can be downloaded above.
- Posted entries must not be stapled.
- The writer’s name should only appear on the entry form – not on the poem itself.
- Entries must be received by midnight on 13 June 2012.
- Copyright remains with the individual writers. The International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) reserves the right to publish the prize-winning entries without further payment.
- The winner and shortlisted poets will be announced on National Poetry Day, 27 July 2012.
Entry deadline: 13 JUNE 2012.
POST YOUR ENTRY TO:
National Schools Poetry Award
IIML, Victoria University
PO Box 600
Wellington 6140
ENQUIRIES:
For more information and entry forms, email poetryawards@vuw.ac.nz or telephone: (04) 463 6854.