2025 ANNUAL STUDENT POETRY CONTEST

Student Poetry Contest Awards Ceremony April 26

Ligonier Valley Writers’ 34th annual Student Poetry Contest has found some very talented poets among students in grades 4-12 from schools throughout western Pennsylvania. On Saturday, April 26 at 4:00 p.m., they were honored at an awards ceremony at the Greensburg Barnes & Noble (5155 Route 30).

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Cash awards were handed out (first, second, and third prizes in each of nine categories, plus Naccarato Awards for the best of the best in each age group). Many students read their winning poems aloud to a large and cheering standing-room-only audience.

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Poems were published in a booklet that was given to both teachers and poets with extra copies being sold in support of Ligonier Valley Writers.

​​Thank you for supporting these talented young students. You can read this years' winning poems and those of previous years at the links below.