32nd Annual Poetry Competition
Rules for all participants (if not followed, poem will be disqualified):
- Poems must be original and unpublished (no AI generated poems)
- Author must be a Connecticut resident
- One poem per letter size page (one side of page only, white, 8.5 x 11, font size no less than 12 pt. in a readable font – typed is preferred)
- No more than 40 lines per poem
- All poems must have titles
- Author’s name, address, phone number and division should appear on the back of the poem (Poet’s name is not given to the judges)
- No more than three entries per person (only 1 prize per person)
- Poems may be hand delivered or mailed to the library at 60 Old Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475 or emailed to: cbaklik@actonlibrary.org
Winners will be notified by phone beginning May 30, 2026, and will be recognized during
the library’s annual Poetry Presentation on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
Date and Time
Thursday Apr 2, 2026
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM EDT
Entries will be accepted from April 1 - 30, 2026 at the library.
Location
Acton Public Library
60 Old Boston Post Road
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Fees/Admission
Free
Open to all ages in the following divisions:
Grades 1-4 Grades 5-8 Grades 9-12 Adult Sonnet
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Contact Information
860-395-3184
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Printed courtesy of goschamber.com – Contact the Greater Old Saybrook Chamber for more information.
1 Main Street, P.O. Box 625, Old Saybrook, CT 06475 – (860) 388-3266 – info@oldsaybrookchamber.com