A Call For Entries

Please spread the word about the Seventh Annual Fire Escape Contest for teen-authored poetry and short stories. Entries are due by June 1, 2009, and cash prizes are awarded for first, second, and third place (plus winning looks great on those college apps, right?)

Here's the poem that won first place in the 2008 contest:

First Prize:
Doll Skin by Monika, Panama/USA, Age 17

Dear Josephina,

I owe you an apology
many years in