Leopold Heritage Group presents
Wild Words & Art, a writing and drawing contest inspired by "A Sand County Almanac," a collection of essays by Aldo Leopold
Entries accepted Feb. 3 to March 21
Theme
"Human interaction with the natural environment."
Poetry | Essays | Art
Rules
The contest has three age ranges for entrants: middle school (gr. 6-8); high school (gr. 9-12); college/adult.
Entries will be accepted from Iowa, Illinois and Missouri residents living within a 50-mile radius of Burlington, Iowa.
All entries must include the entrant's name, address, phone number or e-mail address and name of the division being entered: Middle school, high school or college/adult.
Incomplete or inaccurate contact information will result in disqualification of the entry.
Poetry — Minimum 10 lines, maximum 30 lines. Include a title. Typewritten only.
Essays — Written in first- or third-person. Must be 250 to 600 words. Include a title. Typewritten only.
Art — Black and white, pen and ink, pencil or charcoal only on 8 1/2-inch x 11 inch paper. Submit originals only. No copies. Non-winning artwork will be returned upon request.
Judging will be by a panel of teachers, writers, artists and naturalists. Winners will be selected on the basis of connection to the contest theme, overall quality of work submitted and adherence to contest rules.
Winning entries will become the property of Leopold Heritage Group.