2025 ANNUAL STUDENT POETRY CONTEST

Student Poetry Contest Awards Ceremony April 26

Ligonier Valley Writers’ 34th annual Student Poetry Contest has found some very talented poets among students in grades 4-12 from schools throughout western Pennsylvania. They will be honored at an awards ceremony on Saturday, April 26, at the Greensburg Barnes & Noble (5155 Route 30) at 4:00 p.m.

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Thirty cash awards will be handed out (first, second, and third prizes in each of nine categories, plus Naccarato Awards for the best of the best in each age group). Many students will read their winning poems aloud. Last year there were more than 50 people in the audience cheering on LVW's student poets.

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Winners will also have their poems published in a booklet and on the LVW website and get invited to be interviewed on SLB Radio in Pittsburgh.

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Join us at Barnes & Noble to celebrate the next generation of creativity in our region by supporting these talented young people. You can read previous years’ winning poems at the LVW website now.