Celebrate Russell County’s Bicentennial and make your mark on history in our Pioneer Poetry and Prose Contest!

Sponsored by Community Trust Bank

Submission

• Contest opens March 1, 2025 – submissions due by March 31, 2025
• Hardcopy/printed submissions accepted in-person at the Russell County Public Library (submit with attached cover sheet)
• Online submissions accepted here

Prizes for Each Category and Level

1st Place – $200 | 2nd place – $100 | 3rd place – $50

Poetry

• Looking back at local history, imagining our community’s future
• Not to exceed one page

LEVELS:  4th-8th grade | High School | 18+ Adult

Prose

• Hand-me-down stories, personal memories
• Not to exceed 1,000 words

LEVELS:  18+ Adult

Winners announced in May 2025!