ADL's No Place for Hate® Calling All Allies Creative Expression Contest

The Calling All Allies Contest is an opportunity for students to submit poetry, original artwork and essays that convey their experiences and feelings about name-calling and bullying.

THREE ENTRY CATEGORIES:

The contest is divided into three different categories.  It is open to all individual students in grades K- 12th grade.

Elementary School (Grades K- 5th)
Middle School (Grades 6th – 8th)
High School (Grades 9th – 12th)

The contest is open only to students who attend Colorado or Wyoming schools that are participating or have participated in ADL's NO PLACE FOR HATE® initiative.

DEADLINE: 
Entries can be submitted anytime, and will be judged on a quarterly basis. 

OFFICIAL RULES AND GUIDELINES:

Submissions can take the form of poems, original artwork or essays that incorporate the student’s personal experiences, observations and feelings about name-calling and bullying, and what it means to be an ally. 

• The student’s name must appear on the artwork, poem, or essay (it can be on the back).
• If students are submitting an essay, poem, or written entry, it must be under 1,000 words, and if possible, typed in 12 point font, and double-spaced with 1-inch margins.
• If students are submitting artwork, please send the original art along with photo of the piece.  If possible, please also e-mail a graphic file (jpg) with the artwork to denver@adl.org.

Only one entry per student may be submitted. All entries will become the property of ADL's No Place for Hate® Calling All Allies Contest and will not be returned.

CONTEST WINNER RECOGNITION:

Winners' work may be featured on ADL's No Place for Hate® website, in ADL's Positive Impact! calendar or in other ADL publications.  There may be up to three winners in each division, each quarter.  Recognition may be given to additional entries of merit.  All winners will receive a No Place for Hate® Calling All Allies Contest Certificate.

JUDGING CRITERIA:

• Well thought out pieces that clearly address the topic of name-calling and bullying
• Depth of feeling about the subject
• Originality and imagination
• Expression and style
• Written work that is clear, articulate and logically organized
• Written work that is carefully proofread

Entries are void if they are in whole or in part illegible, incomplete or damaged.

HOW TO ENTER:  Please download and fill out completely the entry form (pdf). 

ADDITIONAL CONTEST GUIDELINES:

The contest sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, damaged, incomplete entries.  By entering, you release the contest sponsor and its project partners from any and all liability. The contest sponsor is not responsible for any technical, hardware, software transmission failures of any kind; lost or undeliverable submission that may occur in the processing of submissions, which may limit a participant’s ability to participate.