The Brown County Writers’ Group and the Mt. Orab Branch of the Brown County Public Library are happy to announce a call for submissions to the 2016 Poetry contest. Deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m., Thursday, April 7th. All ages are welcome to submit and the contest is free to all residents of Southwest Ohio.

You may submit up to 4 poems per entry. You must include your name, age (or if over 18, adult) address and phone number or e-mail address.

Please use a legible font such as New Times Roman for submissions. Do not send originals, no copies will be returned. Send your entries to The Mt. Orab Branch of The Brown County Public Library, 613 S. High St. Mt. Orab, OH 45154 or online at bcplmto@gmail.com. If entering online, please send your poem as a Word Document or PDF attachment along with all contact information.

The public is welcome to join us for a reading of the winning poems followed by Poetry and More (open mike) on Thursday, April 28th at 7:00pm at The Mt. Orab Library. Booklets of the winning poems will be available at the event. Brown County Writers’ Group is a free, non-profit organization that meets Thursday nights at 6:00 pm. For more information, please contact Lisa at 513-659-8567 or Michelle at 513-659-8822.