Calling all poets! Search on for an official Prince William County Poet Laureate

Nominations are now open for the first ever Prince William Poet Laureate, a two-year position to be selected and filled under an exciting new Laureate program of the Prince William County Arts Council.

The program is being administered by a special committee of the Arts Council under the leadership of June Forte, a member of Write by the Rails, the Prince William Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club.

Nominations for the position, which will receive an annual $500 honorarium, are due by May 10, 2014. Guidance and forms for nominations are attached. Mail completed submission forms to: June Forte, 12702 Valleywood Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22192

For questions,  contact Laureate Program Chair June Forte at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 703-585-6396.

For more information about the Arts Council and its member groups and artists, visit http://www.pwcartscouncil.org or contact Sheyna Burt, Chair, Board of Directors, Prince William County Arts Council at 703-927-3999 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).