--POETRY CONTEST RULES--

1. Poetry should be related to hiking in the Appalachian Region or anywhere on the Appalachian Trail.
2. Entries must be in English.
3. Entries must be original and unpublished.
4. Entries must be typed, double-space, and numbered (if longer than a single page). Individual poems should be no longer than 20 lines.
5. Up to 3 poems may be submitted.  If you submit more than one poem treat each as a separate entry (i.e., do not put more than one poem on a single page).
6. Entries must be written by someone 18-years-old or older.
7. DO NOT PUT your name on the submission itself, but include a cover page with your name, address, phone number, email address (if available), and fax number (if available).  If submitted by email or email attachment, the first information in the electronic submission should be your name, address, phone number, email address, and fax number (if available).
8. Submit electronic files in Microsoft Word or Text Format to trail@wcpl.net.
9. Publication rights remain with the authors, but the Washington County Public Library acquires the right to have the winning entries read, in whole or in part, at an awards ceremony conducted during Trail Days and posted on the Washington County Public Library website (www.wcpl.net).
10.  If you submit your manuscript by USPS and would like it returned, pleased include a S.A.S.E.

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