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The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival will once again sponsor its annual Poster and Sonnet contest for students in grades 4-12. Posters should reflect the themes of the play.

2008 Entry Deadline: March 3, 2008

Poster Entry Form

Sonnet Entry Form


• All Kansas and Missouri students Grades 4-12 are eligible.


POSTER

• Two grade divisions and two categories for Poster judging:

Group I Grades 4 – 8
 

A

  Computer-Generated
 

B

  Original Art Work
       
   
Group II Grades 9– 12
 

A

  Computer-Generated
 

B

  Original Art Work

(Computer-generated artwork will be judged
separately from original artwork)

SONNET

• Two grade divisions for Sonnet judging:

Group I Grades 4 - 8
Group II Grades 9 – 12


THEME

• Poster MUST be designed based on the 2008 Festival's production of Othello.

(Note: Posters not designed with this theme will be disqualified.)

SIZE

• No smaller than 8 ½” x 11”
• No larger than 14” x 17”
• Posters should be mounted on firm poster board or foam board no larger than 18” x 21”

MEDIUM

• Computer-generated artwork
OR
• Original artwork (watercolor, marker, pencil, crayon, acrylic, etc.)

IDENTIFICATION

• Write student's initials and birth date on back of the poster.
Please do NOT include name or school.

 

How to Write a Sonnet   

• Submit your sonnet (typewritten or clearly written in ink) on one side of a single 8 ½ x 11” sheet of paper

• Write student's initials and birth date on back of the sonnet.
Please do NOT include name or school