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Refugees & Human Rights
Child & Youth Poetry Contest - Information Sheet
Topic: Refugees and Human Rights
Eligibility: This contest is open to students in Grades 4-12 who are
attending school in Ontario. Poems can be written in French or English
with a maximum of 24 lines. Awards will be given based on the following
three grade categories for a total of three first prizes: Group I grades
4-5-6, Group II grades 7-8, Group III grades 9-10-11-12. Current employees
or relatives of COSTI Immigrant Services are not eligible to enter the
contest.
Prizes: COSTI Immigrant Services will publish the winning poems on its
website. Each category will be awarded a first, second and third prize.
Decisions: Judges will be members of COSTI Immigrant Services and others
to be announced. Entries will be judged on the basis of originality,
creative imagination, characterization, artistic quality, adherence
to the topic and rules established for the contest. All decisions of
the judges are final.
Fees: No entry fees and no purchases of any kind required to enter and
win the contest.
Rights: All poems remain the property of the artist. By submitting a
poem for this contest, the artist grants permission to COSTI Immigrant
Services to publish the poem, profile contest participants, and use
submitted materials in any manner related to refugee and human rights
promotion, including for World Refugee Day. COSTI Immigrant Services
is under no obligation to publish any contest entries. The artist is
under no obligation to purchase a copy of the publication in which the
poem may appear.
Notification: All prize winners will be notified and posted at www.costi.org.
Winners will be announced on World Refugee Day - June 20, 2019, for
prize awards and photo/interview opportunity. Children younger than
16 will need to be accompanied by a responsible adult that can authorize
and sign on their behalf.
For further information or enquiries contact: communications@costi.org
How to enter the contest: Please submit only one original poem, 24 lines
or fewer, on the subject or any aspect of "Refugees and Human Rights",
in any style.
Deadline for entries: March 29, 2019. Please mail or email your poem
to the following address:
Refugees & Human Rights
Child & Youth Poetry Contest
1710 Dufferin Street
Toronto, ON M6E 3P2
Email: communications@costi.org