writedrawrhyme

Selected submissions in random order

Artwork

Jostin Trinidad, Saint Timothy - Grade 7
Crystal Balanon, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glendale – Grade 6
Janya Bernal, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glendale – Grade 8
Angela Schiltz, San Francisco de Asis – Grade 6
Theresa Olivares, Saint Mary-Basha – Grade 7
Tesslyn Dobson, Queen of Peace – Grade 2
John Ellis, Saint Gregory – Grade 5
Maria Calderon, Saint Francis Xavier – Grade 6
Margit Moezzi, San Francisco de Asis – Grade 6
Patrick Kossler, Saint Timothy – Grade 7
Hannah Zurbriggen, Saint Francis Xavier – Grade 6
Theresa Jose, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glendale – Grade 8
Anna Iverson, Saint Mary-Basha – Grade 7
Sarah Ellis, Saint Timothy – Grade 4
Gabrielle Rogers, Saint Mary-Basha – Grade 7
Joan Joshy, Saint Timothy – Grade 3
Grae Fischer, Saint Francis Xavier – Grade 6
Joshua DeVar, Saint Timothy – Grade 7
Clare Carlson, Saint Pope John XXIII – Grade 7
Claire McCarville, Saint Francis Xavier – Grade 6
Faith Sterling, Saint Mary-Basha – Grade 7
Charbel Medawar, Saint Pope John XXIII – Grade 5
Adriana Dyson, Saint Timothy – Grade 7
Matthew Kunkel, Saint Jerome – Grade 4
Aleena George, Saint Mary-Basha – Grade 6
Frida Cardenas, Saint Agnes – Grade 7
Jakob G., Saint Mary-Basha – Grade 8
Katherine McCreadie, Saint Timothy – Grade 7
Hailey Collier, Saint Mary-Basha – Grade 7
Amy Houseknecht, Saint Timothy – Grade 4
Layza Flores, Saint Gregory – Grade 5
Jay Roediger, Saint Francis Xavier – Grade 6
Andrea Secord, Saint Jerome – Grade 6
Catherine Torrie, Saint Louis the King – Grade 7
Alyssa Bouzanquet, Saint Jerome – Grade 5
Marco Brenes, Saint Jerome – Grade 6
Aaron Blackburn, Saint Agnes – Grade 4

Poetry, prose, and essays

Sean Trujillo, Saint Agnes – Grade 5
Rachel Rodriguez, Saint Pope John XXIII – Grade 2
Paige Chapman, Saint Pope John XXIII – Grade 2
Phyllis Castro, Saint Mary-Basha – Grade 5
Graham Gushock, Saint Jerome – Grade 3
Riley Marget, Most Holy Trinity – Grade 7
David Arreola, Most Holy Trinity – Grade 6
Nyelle Garcia, Most Holy Trinity – Grade 6
Ivon Gandara, Saint Agnes – Grade 6
Eesaia Figueroa, Saint Louis the King – Grade 3
Itzel Jaime, Most Holy Trinity – Grade 6
Haily Fadden, Most Holy Trinity – Grade 7
Adam Baratta, Most Holy Trinity – Grade 7
Rachel Orr, Saint Pope John XXIII – Grade 2
Bella Goff, Saint Mary-Basha – Grade 5
Jaylyn Abao Balanon, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glendale – Grade 8
Alyssa Gonzales, Most Holy Trinity – Grade 6
Anneliese Dicks, Saint Pope John XXIII – Grade 2
Terese Cano, Saint Agnes – Grade 6
Samantha Aulicino, Saint Pope John XXIII – Grade 2
Dominik Castro, Saint Agnes - Grade 7
Lauren Brown, Saint Pope John XXIII - Grade 7
Catherine Winston, Saint Agnes – Grade 7
Quinlan Cejka, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Scottsdale – Grade 4
Ellia Isaac, Saint Pope John XXIII – Grade 3
Andrew Thomas, Saint Mary-Basha – Grade 5
Alan Mendez, Saint Agnes – Grade 8
Katrina A Schabel, Saint Agnes – Grade 8
Matthew Armendariz, Saint Agnes – Grade 8
Dane Doherty, Saint Pope John XXIII – Grade 2
Daisy Hernandez, Saint Agnes – Grade 8
Anna Tran, Christ the King – Grade 8
Gregory Arambula, Saint Agnes – Grade 8
Sophia Doroz, Saint Mary-Basha – Grade 5
Sarah Nelson, Saint Francis Xavier – Grade 6
Erica Kumar, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glendale – Grade 7
Bryan Gerkensmeyer, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glendale – Grade 6
Beth Lopez, Christ the King – Grade 8
Deanna Rusnock, Saint Timothy – Grade 8
Steven Grambihler, Christ the King – Grade 7
Ambria Robles, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glendale – Grade 6
Emily Sage Busche, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glendale – Grade 7
Isaiah Smith, Saint Catherine of Siena – Grade 8
Nykole Lazcano, Saint Francis Xavier – 6th grade
Savannah Gonzales, Saint Agnes – Grade 6
Kailey Bergstedt, Saint Pope John XXIII – Grade 2
Eric Blowers, Saint Jerome – Grade 6
Sarah Mendoza, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glendale – Grade 8
Bailey Perry, Christ the King – Grade 7
Jamie Gillian, Saint Mary-Basha – Grade 5
Dezarae Gonzales, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glendale – Grade 7
Noah Whetstone, Saint Francis Xavier – Grade 6

Expressions of Faith write.draw.rhyme submission guidelines

Submissions will be taken from students in grades K-8 in any Diocese of Phoenix Catholic school.

Submissions of poetry and short stories may be submitted in digital format (as an email attachment) or as hardcopy. Submissions of original artwork must be in hardcopy form (no digital submissions). Mail hardcopy submissions to Leonine Publishers, Attn: Expressions of Faith submissions, P.O. Box 8099, Phoenix, AZ, 85066. Email digital submissions to submissions@leoninepublishers.com.

Submissions must be postmarked by midnight, January 31, 2014.

Every submission received must have the student’s name, school, grade, home address, and home phone number on the back (for artwork) or at the end of the page (for poems or prose).

The theme of all submissions is “Expressions of Faith.” Students are encouraged to interpret and communicate their faith through art and writing.

No collaborative submissions—only individual submissions, please.

Poetry can be any length between 4 lines and 800 words. Prose (short stories) can vary in length from 300 to 2,500 words. Artwork can vary in size from 3”x5” up to 8.5”x 11”.

A balanced selection of poems, artwork, and stories will be chosen to represent all age/grade levels. Students are welcome to submit in one, two, or all three categories, not to exceed more than one submission per category. Submissions will be judged on content, originality, and creativity within the parameters of the Catholic theme.

Proceeds from the purchase of Expressions of Faith books, as well as sponsorships, will go toward one scholarship for an eighth grader from each school that participates in the contest. Scholarship recipients must have participated in the contest to be considered for the scholarship. Scholarship recipients will be selected locally by each participating school.

Submissions will be chosen by a team of judges from the community who are experts in the fields of publishing, art, and writing. No elementary school personnel will be part of the selection team; no parents or relatives of students participating in the contest will be part of the selection team. All members of the selection team will be practicing Catholics.

The publisher has the right to have final say regarding the contents of the book.

Submissions will not be returned.

This opportunity has been developed in conjunction with the Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese of Phoenix in an effort to raise scholarship money for students, encourage participation in the arts, and allow children the opportunity to express their Catholic faith in a positive way.

Students will be notified if their submission has been chosen for publication. No purchase is required in order to be chosen for publication.

Read about it in "The Catholic Sun" Call for entries: Contest seeks student artwork, writing