Photo Contest for Houston Tweens

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From the Houston Public Lieberry:

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  Tween Pix Contest at the Houston Public Library

The Tween Pix Contest is happening at the Houston Public Library. All Tweens ages 11-13 that love to take photographs of people, animals and scenery are invited to participate in the contest. The deadline to submit all photographic entries is Friday, March 1, 2013. Only individual submissions will be accepted. Ribbons will be awarded to first, second, and third place winners. The winning photographs will also be exhibited on the fourth floor of the Central Library. Tweens whose winning photographs are selected will be contacted before the exhibit. For more details, please visit www.houstonlibrary.org or call 832-393-1313. This contest is free and open to the public. 

Tween Pix Contest Guidelines:

• Only Tweens ages 11-13 years old may enter.
• All photographs must be the Tween's original work.
• Photographic topics are scenery, people and animals.
• All photographs will be previewed for content. Photographic content must be acceptable for family viewing.
• Photographs may be cropped, and the tool to eliminate red eye and basic color correction is allowed. However, no electronic editing, including Photoshop, will be accepted.
• Each photographer must submit one printed 8x10 photograph and a digital version of the photograph in .jpg format.
• Individual submissions only. No group submissions will be accepted.
• Submit only copies, not original work.

Deadline:
All entries must be submitted by Friday, March 1, 2013.

Entries will be accepted at:

• Central Library | 4th Floor — Kids Room | 500 McKinney, Houston, TX 77002
• Email digital version in .jpg format to: children.reference@houstontx.gov

About the Houston Public Library
The Houston Public Library (HPL) operates 35 neighborhood libraries, three HPL Express Libraries, a Central Library, the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, The African American Library at the Gregory School, and the Parent Resource Library located in the Children’s Museum of Houston. Serving more than 4 million customers per year, HPL is committed to excellent customer service and equitable access to information and programs by providing library customers with free use of a diverse collection of printed materials and electronic resources, Internet, laptop and computer use, and a variety of database and reference resources with live assistance online 24/7.