If you have any questions, please email the committee at: ShakespeareDay@usca.edu
South Carolina students in 7th-12th grade are cordially invited to submit original sonnets to the First Annual Shakespeare’s Birthday Sonnet Contest.
Winners are invited to read their poem on stage during the Shakespeare’s Birthday celebration on April 19 at the University of South Carolina Aiken.
Rules:
Sonnets may be written on any subject
and in any voice but should follow at
least two (2) of the following three (3)
criteria:
1. Fourteen Lines;
2. Iambic Pentameter;
3. Rhyme Scheme (ABAB CDCD EFEF
GG)
Prizes
1st Prize: $100
2nd Prize: $50
3rd Prize: A collection of Shakespeare's Sonnets
Submission Information:
Email your submission to
ShakespeareDay@usca.edu as a Word or
PDF attachment.
In the body of the email, please include
your name, email address, your English
teacher’s name, and a short bio.
Entrants will receive notification through
email by April 7th.
Submission Deadline is the IDES OF MARCH (March 15, 2023)
NO ENTRY FEE
If you would like to
request a sonnet writing workshop for
your class, please email Roy Seeger
(roys@usca.edu)