The Gaithersburg Book Festival’s annual high school poetry contest is open for submissions. This year students are asked to craft a poem on the topic “What Is Humanity?”

First and second place winners will receive $250 and $100, respectively. Third place and fan favorite winners will receive $50 and $25, respectively. Winners will be unveiled at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 16 at 10:15 a.m. at 506 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg), followed by an open mic reading from students and audience members.

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