Town House • First Floor (Hallway)
* Amateur exhibitors only. Ribbons Only are awarded *
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Gayle Huntress, Julie Bullock, Judith Berg Kohn, Mary Warbasse
RULES
• All entries must be received no later than 3:00pm on Thursday, August 17th at the
• Paige Memorial Library, P.O. Box 128, Hardwick, MA 01037. Mailed or online
• entries must be received by the same date. To submit your entry online, please
• click here or click on the icon at the bottom of this page.
• Entries must be limited to 1000 words (equivalent to about 4 double-spaced
• pages with one inch margins and 11 to 12-point font.)
• Please do not write your name on your entry. Include a separate sheet or card
• with your name, address, age, and class.
• One entry allowed per class.
• Separate classes for:
– Children: up to 8 years
– Youth: 9–12 years
– Teens: 13–16 years
– Adult: 17+ years
EXHIBIT CATEGORIES
A. POETRY (any free verse or any verse that follows a rhyme theme)
B. PICTURE BOOKS (No clip art. Adult entries welcome! Picture books should be
no longer than 20 pages.)
C. FICTION (any piece of fiction)
D. NON-FICTION (any piece of non-fiction such as editorial, essay, school paper,
scientific paper, biography, or opinion editorial)
Deadline for entries is 3:00pm on Thursday, August 17, 2023