1 . The 2024 Peace Poetry Awards
The awards contest is to encourage people to explore peace and the human spirit. There are three age categories: Adult (19 & over), Youth (13-18), and Youth (12 & under). The yearly contest is open to people worldwide. Your poems must be unpublished, and in English.
Deadline
All entries must be submitted by July 1st. 2024.
Entry Fee
Adult (19 & over) — $15
Youth (13 - 18) — $5
Youth (12 & under) — no fee
Notes
1. You may submit up to three unpublished poems. At most 30 lines per poem.
2. Include name, address, email, telephone number, and age in the upper right-hand corner of each poem. For the Youth (12 & under) category, please also include your school’s name and your teacher’s name.
3. Title each poem.
4. Please keep copies of all entries as we will be unable to return them.
5. Email your entries to: cwarner@napf.org and Click here to pay your entry fee online; or send your entries and entry fee to Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 1622 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
Awards
Adult Winner — $1,000
Youth (13-18) Winner — $200
Youth (12 & under) Winner — $200
Winners will be announced by October 1st, 2024 on our website. Winners will be notified by email. Past years winning poems can be found here.
1. What does the contest encourage people to explore?| A．Development and challenge. | B．Cooperation and competition. |
| C．Peace and human spirit. | D．Disease and health. |
| A．It includes two categories. |
| B．It is held every three years. |
| C．It only accepts poems in English. |
| D．It is only open to people aged 12 and over. |
| A．name | B．email | C．age | D．fax |
| A．pay an entry fee of $5 | B．write a poem of at least 30 lines |
| C．submit his entry by October 1st, 2024 | D．include his teacher’s name in his entry |
| A．$200 in prize money. | B．$1,000 in prize money. |
| C．A collection of this year’s winning poems. | D．A collection of past years winning poems. |
2 . Practice Tai Chi & Feel Better
| Free Open House See a demo of tai chi and try a free class, all welcome! Saturday Feb 2 Level 1,566 Lutwyche Rd 1:00 pm-2:30 pm Saturday Jan 19 Mermaid Beach Community Center, 2439 Gold Coast Highway 11:00 am-1:00 pm |
| New Weekly Beginners’ Classes Buranda Primary School, 24 Cowley St, Woolloongabba STARTS Thu Mar 7 6:30 pm-8:00 pm Holland Park St Joachim’s Hall, 24 Crown St STARTS Tue Mar 5 5:30 pm-7:00 pm You can choose one of them. |
| Health Recovery Classes Health recovery classes are for people with chronic (慢性的) illnesses, or who are recovering from illnesses, to work on tai chi at their own speed. You can start anytime, and start to feel the benefits. Level 1,566 Lutwyche Rd STARTS anytime Thursday 11:00 am-12:30 pm |
| Short Courses Are you short of time? In just one afternoon or a weekend you can get a quick introduction to tai chi. SAT APRIL 27 to SUN APRIL 28 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Introduction to tai chi(weekend) Room 502, Building 13, St Peter’s College For more information, visit the Short Courses page on our website. |
 Bookings are important. Call 3357 5600 or email brisbane@taichi.org. |
| A．Mermaid Beach Community Center. |
| B．Buranda Primary School. |
| C．Holland Park. |
| D．St Peter’s College. |
| A．Every day. | B．Once a week. |
| C．Twice a week. | D．Once a month. |
| A．6:30 pm-8:00 pm | B．5:30 pm-7:00 pm |
| C．11:00 am-12:30 pm | D．2:00 pm-4:00 pm |
| A．Free Open House. |
| B．New Weekly Beginners’ Classes. |
| C．Health Recovery Classes. |
| D．Short Courses. |
| A．Make a booking. |
| B．Build a website. |
| C．Become an active person. |
| D．Learn a lot about tai chi. |
