Roswell Reads Sponsors Photo Contest

Bookworms who also happen to be shutterbugs will find "The Rural South" photo contest to be a fantastic creative outlet.

The latest in a series of held in conjunction with the community-wide reading of Tom Franklin's "Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter" will challenge local residents to pull out their cameras and snap photos which represent the rural South theme.

Here are the rules and the way it will work:

• There are three entrant levels: Child, Teen, Adult.
• Entries should represent the theme: “The Rural South”
• The contest is open to photographers of all ages and levels of experience.
• Judging criteria will include quality of work and relevance to the theme.
• Entries must be original and entirely the work of the entrant.
• Entries must not be copies or derivatives of published works, although they may have been shown previously.

Each person may submit up to two entries. The entries need to be delivered as matted 8 x 10 photographs placed in an envelope. The deadline to enter is Thursday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. and the winning photos from each category will be exhibited at the from Feb. 26 - March 11. Prizes according to entrant level will also be awarded.

(See attached PDF for contest entry form and full rules.)

For more information contact Lisa Pizzuto or the Roswell Library at 770-640-3075.