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Writing contest for students
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Creative Communication is taking submissions for their Spring 2016 Essay, Poetry and Art Contests. Thousands in prizes and awards will be awarded to students and schools competing in the contests. The Essay Contest divisions are: Grades 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12, with 10 top winners in each division. To enter an essay, write between 100 and 250 words on any non-fiction topic. The deadline for the Essay Contest is Feb. 18. The Poetry Contest divisions are: Grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12, with 10 top winners in each division. To enter a poem, submit one original poem in English, 21 lines or less. The deadline for the Poetry Contest is April 7. To submit an entry into the Essay or Poetry contest go online at: www.poeticpower.com or mail the entry labeled Poetry Contest or Essay Contest to: 45 E 200 N Ste 107, Logan, UT 84321. Please include the author's name, address, city, state, and zip, current grade, school name, school address and teacher’s name. Homeschool students are also encouraged to enter. Selected entries of merit will be invited to be published in an anthology. 
These are not contests where every entry is published. There is no entry fee to enter the contest or required purchase to be published. Teachers can qualify for a free book and win awards for the quality of their entries. 

Showcase exhibit opens at Carnegie
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The Carnegie Arts Center Showcase exhibit features the works of Richard Gomez – Agency. - photo by Image Contributed
From more than 200 entries, jurors have selected 84 works that will be on display in the annual Carnegie Art Showcase exhibition taking place this summer at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock. The juried exhibition is a celebration of artistic excellence. The show opened Wednesday and will be on view in the CAC’s Ferrari Gallery until Sept. 5.
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