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Racial Justice
Poetry Contest 2024

The Baltimore County Lynching Memorial Project announces the 2024 Racial Justice Poetry Contest for 6th-12th graders who attend Baltimore County public, parochial, and independent schools. The contest is also open to students who receive their education in homeschool settings in Baltimore County. 

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VISIT 

Racial Justice Poetry Contest Site

to learn about the 2024 contest, submit original work, and read poetry from prior year winners. 

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SAVE THE DATE!

The Racial Justice Poetry Contest Exhibition, Program, & Celebration

will be presented on April 26, 2024

Carver Center for Arts and Technology - Auditorium

938 York Road, Towson, MD

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Additional contest details may be found HERE.

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Winners

 

A first place and second place entry will be selected from the following three divisions: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-10, and Grades 11-12. All entries will receive blind adjudication by high school seniors who attend the Carver Center for the Arts and Technology, and who are prohibited from submitting their own work. 

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The first place entry for each division will receive the following:

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  • A check for $200

  • Publication of their poem on the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project (MLMP) website

  • An invitation to read their poem at the awards ceremony on April 26, 2024

  • A free poetry recitation workshop with DewMore Baltimore

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Second place entries will receive the following:

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  • A check for $100

  • Publication of their poem on the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project (MLMP) website

  • An invitation to read their poem at the awards ceremony on April 26, 2024

  • A free poetry recitation workshop with DewMore Baltimore

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All entries for the Racial Justice Poetry Contest must be submitted HERE by 11:59 p.m. on March 1, 2024. 

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Questions? Contact us at RacialJusticePoetryContest@gmail.com

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