* All limericks must be written by the patron who submits it – not ones they found on the internet.

* In order to be considered for a prize, limericks must be submitted by July 31st.

* In order to claim a prize, participants must come pick it up in person. We will not mail out prizes.

* In order to be considered for a prize, participants must give us their name and a way to contact them (or, in the case of the writer being a minor, their parent or other responsible adult)

* Limericks submitted to the challenge may be included in promotion and publications (including but not limited to the annual report, newsletters, and social media) with credit to the writer to their level of comfort. (Please complete Credit question above.)

* Limericks that are crude, bawdy, profane, or otherwise mean-spirited will not be accepted.

* All poetry must be submitted in limerick format – haiku, sonnets, ballads, villanelles, odes, epitaphs, elegy, free verse, grand epics, and any other poetry that is not a limerick, no matter how well-crafted, will not be considered for the challenge.