Royal Canadian Legion - Poster and Literary Contest 2022

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DLC students - Join the DLC and the Royal Canadian Legion to honour Canada’s Veterans through creative art and writing in the annual Poster and Literary Contest. **Image credit - DLC student Alysa created this amazing drawing for the 2021 Legion Contest

The contests are divided into four categories:


  • Senior: Grades 10, 11, 12
  • Intermediate: Grades 7, 8, 9
  • Junior: Grades 4, 5, 6
  • Primary: Grades 1, 2, 3 (Poster Contest only)

The Poster Contest is divided into two categories: colour and black and white (no larger than 56x71 cm). The Literary Contest is divided into two categories: essay (no more than 800 words) and poem (no more than 32 lines). Entries are submitted at the Branch level (the DLC will submit these to a local branch for you) and winning entries proceed to the provincial and then national level.

Original copies of posters must be received at the DLC by November 2nd.

Mail to: Sun West DLC, Box 370, Kenaston, SK, S0G 2N0.

Poems and essays can be emailed to DLChelp@sunwestsd.ca. For full rules and instruction, visit the legion website. [link: https://www.legion.ca/communities-youth/youth-education/remembrance-contests] Past winning entries may also be viewed here.

Entries must include an official entry form [link: https://www.legion.ca/docs/default-source/contest-winners/youth_contest_form.pdf?sfvrsn=a2142bf1_8 with your submission (families fill out sections A-E).

For more information or to enter, contact DLChelp@sunwestsd.ca