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Greetings, and welcome to Elftown's official Christmas Poetry Competition!

Contest OPEN for 2013!

Contest moderated by the Elftown Council
Please read the [#RULES] and the [#THEME] before entering!

Rules:

1. No plagiarism. works must be written and conceived of by Elftowners and posted here by the original author.

2. Old work allowed. Old works are allowed in this contest, provided they have not already been submitted to another official Elftown Contest and fit the theme. If your work has been submitted in an unofficial contest, then you are still free to enter it here.

3. Each member may submit two (2) entries.

4. Length: The poem should be fewer than 50 lines.

5. Subject matter: Works that depict graphic violence, pornography or other disturbing actions will not be accepted. Only works that fit the [#theme] will be allowed.

6. Vote-mongering: Asking people to vote for you is not allowed. You may ask people to vote in the poll in general, but not specifically for you.

7. Queries: If you wish to discuss something about how the contest is run, or the rules, then please use the official contest forum: <forum:Elftown contests>! If you wish to bring up a query about whether a certain entry fits the theme, please speak up before the entries make it to the polls. You can still speak up even after the contest is closed, as long as the polls have not yet gone up yet. Complaints received after the aforementioned will not be considered valid. However, if you wish to query whether an entry is stolen art or breaks any other rules, you may still bring this up after the poll has been made.

Theme:

It's a Christmas competition! The theme is Christmas, duh!

<h2:Deadline:</h2>Get your entries in by 13/01/14

Up to 2 poems will be picked out by Literature Judges from all those presented. Winners and participants will receive the following badges:

Contest OPEN!

To view this year's entries go to
Christmas Poetry 13, page 1

History:
The previous years' submissions:
Christmas Writing Competitions

Go or return to:
- Elftown Christmas Competitions
 - Christmas Art Competition
 - Christmas Photography Competition