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Blackout Poetry Contest

  • Dec 3, 2015

Your challenge is to create the new and unexpected from the unseen and overlooked! Take a piece of text that you can alter, look at the words on the page in new ways.

Black out various words to create a new message. Use the remaining space on the page to create an original work of art — your imagination is your only limit. Here are just a few different examples to give you an idea what we're looking for.

The National Office staff will vote on the entries received by Jan. 11. One winner from each age category will be chosen and receive a $10 Amazon Gift card. You must document your publication source to be eligible for consideration, and it MUST be in this format: last name, first name. title of book. City of publication: publisher, year of publication, medium.

This contest is open to members of American Mensa under the age of 18. We have three divisions: 7 & under; 8–12; 13–17, and we will choose a winner from each category. One entry per member. Entries may be published in YM². All entrants will receive a certificate of participation.

Send your submissions to: GiftedYouth@americanmensa.org