Youth Poet Laureate Program
CALLING ALL
Poets, Spoken-Word Artists, Writers, Rappers, & Emcees
Notice to Applicants:
The North Central Florida Youth Poet Laureate Program has decided to reopen the application process in the fall of 2022 to coincide with the beginning of the new school year.
Your applications will remain on file and active, but if you choose to do so you may submit a new application at that time.
We will contact you with the new application dates and deadlines in the Fall.
Sincerely,
North Central Florida,
Youth Poet Laureate Program
Identifying youth poets who excel in the literary arts, academics, community service and social activism.
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Fostering the creative spirits and intelligent minds of our youth community
ARTSPEAKSgnv / ARTSPEAKS "Courageous Young Voices" is excited to announce a partnership with Alachua County, Urban Word and The National Youth Poet Laureate Program.
Through these partnerships we have established the North Central Florida Youth Poet Laureate Program.
Our goal is to select both an Alachua County Youth Poet Laureate and a North Central Florida Youth Poet Laureate in Fall of 2022.
An amazing opportunity available to teens throughout North Central Florida
The North Central Florida Youth Poet Laureate Program is open to teens in the following North Central Florida counties:
Alachua, Marion, Putnam, Clay, Baker, Columbia, Union, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, Dixie, Lafayette, Suwannee, Hamilton, Madison, & Taylor
Literary organizations working together to support powerful voices
THE NATIONAL YOUTH POET LAUREATE PROGRAM is an initiative of "Urban Word", in collaboration with local youth literary arts organizations across the United States, The President's Committee on The Arts and Humanities, and championed by the leading national literary organizations, including the Academy of American Poets, Poetry Society of America, PEN Center USA, and Cave Canem.
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For more information about this wonderful program and partnership opportunities. Contact North Central Florida Youth Laureate Program: estanrich@artspeaksgnv.org
