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Enter for a Chance to Win up to $100 in Alexandria Library’s “For Love of Country” Essay & Poetry Contest

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Are you a rising 7th, 8th or 9th grader? Are you interested in earning up to $100 this summer just by writing a simple essay or poem? If so, here’s your chance! Last year, we had over 49 winners! This year, one of the winners could be you!

Beginning Friday, June 1, you can enter the For Love of Country© Foundation and Alexandria Library’s 4th Annual “For Love of Country” Essay & Poetry Contest. This year’s theme is “You’re Eighteen, and Your Friends Say They Don’t Want to Vote. What Do You Say?”

The deadline to submit your essay or poem is Saturday, September 8 at 5 p.m. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to win up to $100! Submit your essay at any branch location.

Alexandria Library will distribute multiple awards in each of the following categories:

  • $100 Gold
  • $50 Silver
  • $25 Bronze
  • Certificates of Merit

For more information on the “For Love of Country” Essay and Poetry Contest, please contact Isaiah West at [email protected].

Mary Wadland

Mary Wadland is the Publisher and Editor in Chief of The Zebra Press, the award-winning Alexandria news publication she founded in 2010 with a mission of celebrating community, culture, and all the good news happening across the city. A longtime community advocate and storyteller, Mary was selected for the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce inaugural 40 Under 40 class and has served as President of Living Legends of Alexandria since 2022. Known for her deep local roots, sharp editorial instincts, and passion for connecting people through journalism, she has spent decades chronicling the personalities, businesses, events, and civic life that make Alexandria unique. Originally from Delray Beach, Florida, Mary is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hollins College in Roanoke, Virginia, and has been part of Alexandria’s publishing and media community since 1987.

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