The
Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest
Sponsored by:
HAYS PUBLIC LIBRARY LAWTON NUSS
SADDLE UP FOR OUR 2023 POETRY CONTEST!
Cowboys & Cowgirls, we're ready for your entries in the 2023 Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest! There will be two preliminary qualifying rounds, and finals will be held at the Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan on Friday June 9th.
DATES & LOCATIONS:
The top three finalists in each poetry category will move on to the finals in Manhattan.
CHOOSE FROM ONE OF TWO PRELIMINARY ROUNDS:
Friday May 5th @ 7 pm - Wilson County Old Iron Club, 10392 Jade Road, Fredonia
(in the Rollin ‘Red’ Vandever Memorial Park)
Friday May 19th @ 6 pm - Hays Public Library, 1205 Main Street, Hays
FINALS:
Friday June 9th @ 7 pm - Flint Hills Discovery Center, 315 S 3rd Street, Manhattan
Congratulations to our 2022 winners!
Serious Winner Scott Wiswell; Kansas Tourism Director Bridgette Jobe;
Humorous Winner Tim Keane
Contest Committee Members:
Jeff Davidson, Eureka | Martha Farrell, Andover | Orin Friesen, Benton | Brad Hamilton, Hoyt
Contest Chairman: Ron Wilson, Manhattan
CONTACT
Do you have questions about the contest?
Email contest chair Ron Wilson or our general contest email for more information!
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