Immerse in verse

The Ventura County Writers Club invites poets of all ages to enter its 19th Annual Poetry Contest. The contest welcomes all genres of poetry into two youth divisions and one adult division. Entries will be accepted through February 28 at 11:59 p.m. PST online via submittables.com. Winners receive cash prizes and opportunities to read their poems as well as publication in the club’s newsletter and anthology. Poems can be up to 31 lines long not including the title and in doc, docx, or PDF format. Go to http://www.VenturaCountyWriters.com/Contests/Poetry for submissions or call Breeze contributing writer Sheli Ellsworth at 805.300.1365.