Please refer to the Deadlines and Address section at the bottom of the River of Words Art and Poetry Contest page to find the appropriate mailing address. This may depend on what state and country the student lives in.
If the student is submitting poetry, you can upload on behalf of the student, up to five poems through this form. If the student has 6 or more poems, you will need to complete and submit an additional Student Online Entry Form for the student.
All art entries must be mailed. You must either 1) complete a Student Paper Entry Form or 2) complete a Student Online Entry Form. If the student is submitting art and completes a Student Online Entry Form, print your email confirmation and glue or tape the first page to the back of the student’s art piece. Include the second page of this email confirmation in the envelope to be mailed with the student’s submission as well.
If the student is submitting both art and poetry, please write "Poetry Submitted Online" as well as the confirmation number of the poetry submission at the top of the mailed art entry form.
Students under 18 years of age must have permission from a parent or legal guardian before participating in the River of Words contest as an individual or as part of a group. No exceptions.
Your submission of the student’s work grants consent for River of Words to contact you directly by email or other forms of communication you provided. Consent can be withdrawn at any time by contacting River of Words directly at rowinfo@stmarys-ca.edu. Upon submission of the student’s work, the student and the student's parent or legal guardian - and the student's group facilitator if applicable - will receive an email confirmation with a confirmation number within the hour. If confirmation is not received the parent or legal guardian should contact rowinfo@stmarys-ca.edu.
In addition, by submitting any work of any kind to River of Words, you are granting, on behalf of yourself and the student, to River of Words all rights in the work, including but not limited to the right to publish, reproduce, perform, distribute and to include the work in the River of Words annual anthology, on River of Words websites, or in any other publications deemed appropriate by River of Words.
If you prefer to mail the student’s poetry entry (art entries are required to be mailed), Paper Entry Forms for both types of submissions are available here:https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/row-paper-entry-form
Art cannot be uploaded and must be submitted via mail. After completing this form, you will recieve an email with a conformation number that must be included with your artwork. See top of the form for more instructions.
INDIVIDUAL ENTRY: If the student is entering without an assignment or leadership, enter the student as an Individual.
GROUP ENTRY: If the student created an entry as an assignment in school, a scout troop, or with any other group or organization with a teacher or leader, enter the student as part of that Group. All group Online Entry Forms MUST input identical School/Organization and Educator/Facilitator(s) information when submitting online. Note: All student group entries must also include the consent of each student’s legal guardian or parent. Group Facilitators may not provide consent for student submissions.
★ Student Pledge of Originality: I declare and avow that the artwork, writing, poems(s), photos, or video, that this student is submitting to the River of Words contest is original work and that no other individual or parties hold copyright interest in the work(s) and that the submission of the work does not violate any third-party rights or applicable laws.
Consent to Publish Art / Poetry:
I hereby certify and covenant that I am the legal guardian or parent of the student named above (“Student”). As the legal guardian or parent of the Student, I hereby grant and assign to River of Words (“ROW”) the non-exclusive right and world-wide royalty free and perpetual license, in respect to the original artwork, writing, poem(s), photos or video submitted on behalf of the Student, to ROW, to perform, publish, display, distribute, or use the same, individually or in conjunction with other original artwork, writing, poem(s), photos, and video, in any and all media now or hereafter known throughout the world, for any purpose whatsoever, and to sublicense to third parties these same rights, whether for a fee or otherwise. I represent and warrant that the works being submitted are the original works of the Student and such works do not infringe upon the rights of any third party.
Consent to Use Student’s Information:
I consent to the use of the Student’s name, likeness in picture, video, or audio recording, and geographic location (city and state/country) to identify the author of the work in connection with the Student’s participation in the ROW contest. I understand that any use of submitted work may include the Student’s name as its creator and the city and state/country where the Student resides, and may also include an identifiable likeness of the Student in picture, video, or sound recording; and I hereby give consent for the publication and use of this personal information, and consent to such use without compensation of any kind for the Student or myself, other than the privilege of Student’s participation in the ROW contest.
I understand that I may withdraw consent for the specific identification of the Student at any time in the future, but withdrawn consent will have no effect on past use or publication of Student’s name, likeness, and location, or the inclusion of Student’s name, likeness, and location in any publication that is currently undergoing the printing process. Withdrawal of consent for the use of the Student’s name, likeness, image or identity does not have any impact on River of Words rights in the use of the individual works submitted on behalf of the Student. Consent for the use of the Student’s name and likeness can be withdrawn by contacting ROW directly at rowinfo@stmarys-ca.edu.
Agreement to Release Rights
I hereby release and discharge ROW from any and all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with the use of Student’s name, likeness, location, the original artwork, writing, poem(s), photos, and video, including without limitations any and all claims for libel or invasion of privacy. This release shall be binding upon the Student, myself, and our heirs, legal representatives, and assigns. I further release ROW from any responsibility for any injury incurred during the research or production of the original artwork, writing, poem(s), photos and video. This authorization and release shall also inure to the benefit of the successors, legal representatives, licensees, and assigns of ROW.
In any of the winning categories, ROW maintains the exclusive right to declare no winner and withhold prizes if no poem or artwork of merit is found. ROW assumes no responsibility for lost or damaged poetry or artwork, and will not return submitted work. ROW may sell, assign, license, or otherwise transfer all rights granted to it hereunder.
Agreement and Verification:
With respect to the above written consent for the use of the submitted works, the consent to the use of the Student’s personal information, and the agreement to hold harmless, I agree that I have read the foregoing and fully understand the contents thereof and on my own behalf, on behalf of the Student and the Student’s heirs and successors, and I agree to the terms stated therein.