Welcome to the UIC Poetry Contest 2005

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The University of Illinois at Chicago invites registered Illinois high school students to participate in the 7th annual poetry contest.

Design by Lauren Golden, student, UIC School of Art and Design.Photo by Matthew Gaynor.

AWARDS AND PRIZES

On Sunday, May 15, thirty winners will be honored at the UIC Poetry Contest Awards and Readings Ceremony.

NEW FOR 2005

The Honors College & the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will jointly offer the first prize winner a 4 year tuition+ fees - free scholarship, if accepted into UIC Honors College .

First Place Winner $200

Second Place Winner $100

Third Place Winner $50

4-Fourth Place Winners $25

23-	Honorable Mention Winners will each receive autographed copies of "The Air Lost in Breathing," by Simone Muench, and an autographed issue of the literary journal RHINO, featuring Mary Biddinger's poem "Palomino."

ALL winners will receive a copy of “Blues Narratives,” by Professor Emeritus Sterling Plumpp, recipient of the Carl Sandburg Literary Award for Poetry.

The UIC Poetry Contest is supported by the Office of the Provost, The Honors College, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago.

POETRY AWARDS AND READINGS CEREMONY

When:	Sunday, May 15, 2005
Where:	Chicago Circle Center Cardinal Room, 3rd Floor 750 South Halsted Street
Time:	Check-In: 12:30 p.m. Ceremony Begins: 1:00 p.m. Program Ends: 3:00 p.m
Free Parking:	Halsted Street Parking Structure 801 South Halsted Street

Entrance to the structure is on Taylor Street. Take a ticket to enter the structure and bring it with you for validation at the registration table.

RULES

Deadline—Entries must be postmarked by March 14
Only one poem permitted per student
Contestant must be a registered Illinois high school student
Poem must be 25 lines or fewer and submitted on Poetry Contest Entry Form
Download entry form in pdf format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) or in Word format. This form may be photocopied.)
No E-mail or fax submissions will be accepted
Only winners will be notified by mail
The judges regret that they cannot return or comment on poems

WINNERS FOR 2005

MAIL TO

UIC Poetry Contest
University of Illinois at Chicago
Office of Faculty Affairs, MC 103
Room 2731 University Hall
601 South Morgan Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607

For more information, please contact the Office of Faculty Affairs, 312-413-3470.

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