Submit your lyrics or poetry  here in the comments by  October 9 for a shot at winning an electronic drum kit.

Library staff will sift through the entries and pick their 6 favorites. Those Top 6 will go head to head in a People’s Choice contest with you voting for your favorite  during Teen Read Week, October 17 – 24.

The winner will be announced October 25.

The rules:

• Writers need to be 12 – 18 years old
• Material must be original, so no sampling or mash-ups
• Writing may not contain offensive language of any type (if you wouldn’t show it to your grandma, don’t share it with us)