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Welcome to the Bow Seat Submission Portal! 

2025 Ocean Awareness Contest | Connections to Nature: Looking Inside, Going Outside

SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

  • Your contact information
  • Your submission (Visual Art: Handcrafted, Visual Art: Digital, Creative Writing, Film, Interative & Multimedia, Performing Arts: Music & Dance, Poetry & Spoken Word)
  • A title for your submission
  • Progress photo (required for Visual Art categories)
  • Your written reflection
  • Works cited (if applicable): List of sources for any ideas, quotes, or facts used that are not your own
  • Contact information for an adult sponsor (required for all participants)
  • Parent/guardian consent (required if under 13 years old). Click here for more information about parent/guardian consent.

Note: You will be able to save your progress. All submissions must be received by June 9, 2025, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (ET). The online platform will close automatically at the Contest deadline. Please plan accordingly!

Teachers & Adult Sponsors: You can submit on behalf of your class or multiple student participants. Make one account using your email address, and start a new submission for each individual student (unless they are participating as a group). Click here for more detailed instructions.

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