Poetry In Flight
Poetry Contest
2023 Poetry in Flight Contest
The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA)/Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR), the YMCA of Central New York’s Downtown Writers Center, and Delta Air Lines are proud to announce the 3rd Annual SYR Poetry in Flight Contest! Watch this page for submission details
New this year, the submission window for all categories will occur April 17th through June 1st. An expanded awards format will mean three categories of winners this year! The categories will consist of Middle School (grades 5-8), High School (grades 9-12), and Adult. Check out the results of last year’s contest, including winning poems, below.
2022 Poetry In Flight Contest Recap and Results
The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA)/Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR), the YMCA of Central New York’s Downtown Writers Center, Barnes & Noble, The River’s End Bookstore, and Delta Air Lines are proud to announce that the “Poetry in Flight” aviation/travel-themed poetry competition has returned for its second year!
Just in time for National Poetry Month (April), the contest ran from March through mid April 2022. The judging panel reviewed all submissions and chose winners and selected finalists through the month of June.
Poems were aviation and travel themed, and were accepted in two categories: Adult and Youth (grades 6-12). Submitted poems were judged by a panel of local writers organized by the YMCA of Central New York Downtown Writers Center.
The winner of the adult category received a pair of round trip plane tickets good for travel in the 48 contiguous states or Canada courtesy of Delta Air Lines!
The winner of the youth category received a gift basket from Barnes and Noble valued at $500, as well as one year of enrollment in the Young Authors Academy at the YMCA of Central New York Downtown Writers Center in Syracuse!
Selected finalists from both categories received gift cards from The River’s End Bookstore in Oswego, NY!
The winner of each category and selected finalists currently have their poems displayed both on this website and in the SYR terminal for travelers to enjoy until they are replaced by this year’s winners.
2022 YOUTH CATEGORY WINNER
2022 YOUTH CATEGORY SELECTED FINALISTS
2022 ADULT CATEGORY WINNER
2022 ADULT CATEGORY SELECTED FINALISTS
