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Beverly Hopkins Poetry Contest for High School Students
2025 Judge: Niki Herd

First prize: $225
Second prize: $125
Third prize: 75

Winning poems will be published on Saint Louis Poetry Center’s website.

GUIDELINES:

Open to all high school students in the St. Louis metro area living within a 100-mile radius of St. Louis
Submit up to 3 typed poems per entry, any form and length
No manuscripts will be returned
Poems previously published in high school publications are allowed
Include name (no pen name required) and email address on each poem
Include a cover sheet that includes: name, address, phone number, email address, high school, grade, teacher’s name (if she/he/they encouraged or assigned the poems), and the titles of the poems submitted
Contest results will be announced in May

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Include a cover sheet that includes: name, address, phone number, email address, high school, grade, teacher’s name (if she/he/they encouraged or assigned the poems), and the titles of the poems submitted

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Submit up to 3 typed poems per entry, any form and length