Pongo Poetry Project's Cover Art Contest
Youth Artists, submit your artwork for the cover of Pongo's next book of youth poetry!
Deadline: December 31st 2020
Theme: expressing complicated feelings, difficult experiences, painful memories, self-acceptance, and dreams.
Age Eligibility: 13 to 25
Artwork can include:
- drawing,
- sketches,
- paintings,
- photographs,
- sculptures and other three-dimensional work that can be photographed
The winning youth artist will receive a $150 Prize in the form of a gift card to their choice of Trader Joes, Safeway, QFC, or Fred Meyers.
Runners up youth artists may have their artwork:
- put in the book as a section opener
- posted on our website or newsletter.
Submit to Pongo's Cover Art Contest by following these steps:
1.) Attach your art as a jpeg or png in an email to Shaun at programmanager@pongoteenwriting.org. Include your name in the file name (e.g. Powerful_a painting by Jane Doe).
2.) Attach a signed and completed copy of our Artist's Release (click here to download).
Need inspiration? Read some of the collection's poetry by clicking here .
Know a youth artist? Download the contest's flyer by clicking here and spread the word!
Organization Information: Pongo is a 25-year-old, Seattle-based non-profit that publishes poetry by youth living difficult lives. As Pongo has published dozens of books and given thousands away to youth around the world, this would be a great way to share your artwork with a large audience.
Copyright Statement: Artists will retain a copyright on their work. Submitting artwork to Pongo gives Pongo only a one-time, royalty-free license to use the work on/in this publication only, and any other uses of the work will be separately negotiated with the artist.