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Lake Effect High School Poetry Competition

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Competition Update

The Lake Effect National High School Poetry Competition is on hiatus for the 2020-21 school year.
 

2019 Competition Winners

Read the winning poems from the 2019 Lake Effect National High School Poetry Competition.

 

About the Competition

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Penn State Behrend, one of the premier programs of its kind in the country, invites high school students from across the nation to submit poems to its annual Lake Effect National High School Poetry Competition.

The Lake Effect National High School Poetry Competition is made possible by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Penn State Behrend and by Penn State Barnes & Noble University Bookstores.
 

About Lake Effect

Lake Effect, an international journal of the literary arts, is edited by faculty and students at Behrend, many of whom are working toward the B.F.A. in Creative Writing. The B.F.A. program is designed to immerse students in an experience-based curriculum in which professors work closely with students in small classes. Coursework is devoted to the study of literature and craft, and the program's Smith Creative Writing Readers Series gives students the opportunity to engage renowned visiting writers in person. Workshop classes where student work is read and discussed are central to the program. For the B.F.A. senior thesis project, students work one-on-one with a faculty member in completing book-length manuscripts.

Lake Effect High School Poetry Competition

  • 2019 Lake Effect National High School Poetry Competition Winners
  • 2018 Lake Effect National High School Poetry Competition Winners
  • 2017 Lake Effect National High School Poetry Competition Winners

See Also

  • Programs & Events in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Is a Creative Writing B.F.A. right for you?
  • Learn about the Creative Writing Minor
  • Find out about Creative Writing Scholarships
  • Lake Effect: An International Literary Journal
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