October 15th is the postmark and Submittable deadline for the fall contest. Get your entries in now! Joan Dobbie chairs: see categories and additional guidelines at Contests > Adult Contest and submit entries via Submittable or OPA, Contest Entries, P.O. Box 14582, Portland, OR 97293.
REMINDER: Fall Contest closes October 15th! Read More »
The fall contest is now open for submissions! Thanks to Joan Dobbie for stepping up as contest chair. Contest categories and judges are posted on the Adult Contest page.
Fall Contest Opens: Deadline October 15th Read More »
OPA is currently without an Adult Contest Chair, and is seeking a volunteer to hold this position for at least the fall 2016 contest. The deadline for this contest will be pushed back to at least October 15th. If we are not able to find a contest chair by mid-August, the fall contest will be
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OPA announces the 2016 STUDENT CONTEST AWARDS CEREMONY May 21st, 1:00 – 3:00 PM Charles Jordan Community Center 9009 N Foss Ave. Portland, Oregon
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Poet’s Choice judged by Vince Wixon Poet’s Choice 1st Place Ruth F. Harrison “On the Possibility of Action” Poet’s Choice 2nd Place Leah Stenson “Untitled” Poet’s Choice 3rd Place Jennifer Dorner “Leaving India” Poet’s Choice 1st Honorable Mention David Pickering “Frequency” Poet’s Choice 2nd Honorable Mention Nancy Flynn “Watts Towering” Poet’s Choice 3rd Honorable Mention
Oregon Poetry Association – 2016 Spring Contest Winners Read More »
This month, our student contest winning poems are on exhibit in the State Capitol building in Salem. If you have a chance while National Poetry Month lasts, check them out! The capitol building is open weekdays, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Also please congratulate our Manningham winners: High school division First Place: Marika
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Oregon’s Students! Read More »
The Oregon Poetry Association congratulates the winners in the eighteenth annual K-12 student poetry contest. We are delighted to announce that student poems will be featured in an exhibit in the state capitol building during April, National Poetry Month! Division I: Kindergarten through Second Grade Due to a shortage of entries in this category, judges
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LAST CALL: Oregon Poetry Association’s Spring 2016 Contest Deadline is March 1! This week is your last chance to submit to OPA’s contest, so get your entries in. There are seven categories to choose from, and our renowned judges include Vince Wixon, Don Colburn, Margaret Chula, Lisa Ciccarello, Jeff Whitney, Bette Husted, Emily Pittman Newberry, and
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Happy New Year in poetry! OPA’s 2016 Spring Contest is open for submissions. Deadline is March 1st. View the categories and judges at https://oregonpoets.org/contests/adult-contest/
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The Oregon Poetry Association (OPA) is sponsoring the eighteenth annual Oregon Student Poetry Contest. Tiel Aisha Ansari of Portland, OR and Steve Jones of Corvallis, OR are the 2016 student contest co-chairs. All Oregon students, kindergarten through 12th grade, enrolled in public, private, parochial and alternative schools, and home schooled, are invited to submit a poem.
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