For Kids!

Our 2020 Contest is NOW CLOSED

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2020 Rose Prose Poetry Contest        
Guidelines ...For Kids 3rd through 8th Grade 

Our 2020 Contest is NOW OPEN.
Deadline was March 31, 2020  -- NOW CLOSED

We will be announcing winners and, though our winners reading event scheduled for May 16 is cancelled, we will  reschedule the reading!

Presented by: 
The Kansas City Rose Society 
       and Kansas City Parks

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Let the beautiful roses in the historic Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden inspire your child/student to write an original poem!  
 
How to write: 

• Each original poem MUST include the word “rose” at least once. 
• The poem must be typed or legibly hand-written on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper. -- *Be sure to keep a copy for your child!
• Only one entry per child, please.
• The child’s name, school, grade, and city must be included. 
• Parent’s phone number and email address should be included on the back side of the paper.  

Who can enter / 3 categories: 
Open to children in the greater KC area.

• Grades 3 and 4,
• Grades 5 and 6
• Grades 7 and 8​
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Winners:   

• There will be one winner for each category. 
• Each winner will receive a cash prize of $50.00 and a certificate   
• Winning poems will be published on the KCRS website in mid-May!​
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How to submit:  

• Click Here to E-mail Your Poem
  Include your poem in the body of the e-mail with all required information, or attach in a MS Word document​.
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• by U.S. ​Mail, send your poem to:

KCRS Poetry Contest,
Loose Park Garden Center
5200 Pennsylvania, KC, MO  64112.  

Judges:  poets from Kansas city Writers Place