Our 3rd Annual "From Trash to Treasure" Kidlit Poetry Contest!
- Little Thoughts Press
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It's time again for our annual
From Trash to Treasure Kidlit Poetry Contest!
November 13th - 15th
This year, we are excited to welcome as a special guest judge
2024's From Trash to Treasure winner, Tracie Renee!
Rather than throw out our darlings, what if we remade them? Take a discarded darling and make something new! Send us a lyrical haiku, funny limerick, inspiring quintains, creative free verse, or whatever your imagination dreams up.
What: Take a discarded-but-loved line from one of your kidlit pieces and use it as a starting point for a poem. Be it fiction or nonfiction, funny or a little dark, quirky or inspirational—whatever direction you go, the work should be appropriate for kids 12 and younger. LGTBQT+ and diverse themes are welcome. The first line of your new poem must be a line that you previously cut from a different piece. We're working on the honor system here! Please do not submit a poem that doesn't include a previously discarded line.
Who: Agented, pre-agented, published, pre-published, kids and writers of all ages—any and all kidlit creatives are welcome to enter!
When: The contest submission period is from November 13th - 15th. A winner, two honorable mentions and a kid's choice winner (selected by our EIC's 8-year-old) will be announced here, on the Little Thoughts Press blog, and on our social media sites on Tuesday, November 18th! Selected poems will be featured on the blog and the winner will receive a free copy of their choice of one our magazine issues. Short list will be selected by Little Thoughts Press editor, Claire, and guest judge, Tracie Renee! Tracie will choose our 1st place finisher!
How to enter: Post your entry as a comment on this post anytime between November 13th and November 15th. Comments will be closed on this post except for during the contest window.
Details: There is no word limit, BUT there is a maximum length of five lines per piece. 1 entry per kidlit creator. Feel free to include a sentence or two about the reason this is a “darling” and the inspiration behind the reimagining of it.
Grab your copy of our Revision Raccoon participant badge and help spread the word by sharing #trashtotreasure25 on your socials! We can't wait to see how you turn your trash into shiny new treasures!