DES MOINES, IA (04/29/2016)(readMedia)-- Premium books and entry forms for competitive events at the 2016 Iowa State Fair will be available at iowastatefair.org beginning Sunday, May 1.

The Iowa State Fair boasts a variety of competitive event categories, including the largest Food Department of any state fair, the state's largest art show, one of the largest livestock shows in the world and Iowa's finest exhibits of agricultural commodities and photography.

Premium books and entry forms can be accessed at www.iowastatefair.org/participate/competition/how-to-enter/. Entrants in competitive events may enter online or submit their entry by mail. Check iowastatefair.org for specific deadline entry dates. Please note that fine arts and photography deadlines are earlier than most other divisions. New this year, fine art entries must be submitted online at www.iowastatefair.artcall.org by June 11. Photography entries must be submitted by June 18 and 19.

For more information regarding entry deadlines, competitions or the online entry system, contact the Competitive Events Department at 515/262-3111 ext. 207. Nothing Compares to My State Fair, August 11-21.

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