Dylan Days is an annual arts event in Hibbing celebrating famed alumnus Bob Dylan and the arts community of the region. I have had the privilege of serving in various leadership roles for the event since 2001 and founded and edited the Dylan Days lit magazine “Talkin’ Blues.” That publication features the winners and finalists of the B.J. Rolfzen Memorial Dylan Days Writing Contest.
The deadline for the contest is this Thursday, March 1. You can enter following the rules listed here. We had a big website redesign this year that has slowed our normal flow of entries, so this is a good opportunity for the writers and poets of the world. The contest is open to anyone, though we also have a division for high school or college student poets.
B.J. Rolfzen, the contest’s namesake, was an extraordinary educator who taught English at Hibbing High School and Hibbing Community College for more than 30 years. Among two generations of accomplished students was Dylan, who has since acknowledged Rolfzen’s early influence on his poetry.
You also still have time to enter the famed singer-songwriter and visual arts contests at Dylan Days. Check it out and let me know if you have any questions.
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