The Missouri Ozarks Heritage Regional River of Words

Contest Guidelines

Entries will be judged both for their quality, originality, and effectiveness in portraying or evoking an aspect of nature and the environment in our region.

Poetry entries must be 32 lines or less. Entries should be typed or printed neatly in black pen on plain white paper.

Art entries must be two dimensional work in any media, including photography. Size should be no larger than 11X17. It should not be framed, matted, laminated or folded.

Illustrated Poetry entries should follow the combined specifications of Art and Poetry entries.

Do NOT put names on the front of any entry.

Tape the entry form to the back of the work. A separate entry form must accompany each entry.

Entries must be received at the West Plains MDC office by January 23, 2009. Send to:
Missouri Department of Conservation
551 Joe Jones Blvd
West Plains, MO 65775
Attn: Stephanie Rust

First, Second, and Third place winners in Art, Poetry and Illustrated Poetry will be recognized in the following categories:

• Category I — Kindergarten-Grade 2
• Category II — Grades 3-6
• Category III — Grades 7-9
• Category IV — Grades 10-12

Winning entries in our contest will be published on the website.