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SUMMARY:Mini-Workshop for Teens: Write a Tiny Poem - Contest Deadline Jan. 31
DESCRIPTION:Mini Workshop & Youth Poet Laureate Q & A\nValentina Zeff\, current Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate\, answers your questions!\nTeens are invited to join Valentina on Zoom on one (or both!) of these two dates: Saturday\, January 17 and Saturday\, January 24\, 2026\, at 1:00 p.m. Valentina shares great tips on how to write a tiny poem for the Woven Words Teen Contest. \nThen you can easily submit your poems to our contest! Deadline for that is January 31\, 2026. \nFeel free to drop in and meet Valentina and learn about the Woven Words: Teen Voices from the Central Valley Anthology. \n  \nJanuary 17 Zoom Meeting\nJanuary 24 Zoom Meeting\n 
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/2026jan17/
CATEGORIES:Contests,Submission Opportunities,Workshops,Youth Poet Laureate,Youth Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stella Beratlis":MAILTO:stellab@mostpoetry.org
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SUMMARY:Write a Tiny Poem Workshop Postponed until February--date TBA
DESCRIPTION:Mini Workshop & Youth Poet Laureate Q & A\n\n\n\nZoom workshop has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstance. Please return to this page to see future workshops during the month of February!  \nWOVEN WORDS Youth Poetry Contest deadline extended: February 28\, 2026.  \n  \n \n  \nValentina Zeff\, current Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate\, answers your questions!\n\n\n\nJoin us on Saturday\, January 24\, 2026 January 31\, 2026\, at 1:00 p.m. as Youth Poet Laureate Valentina Zeff shares tips on how to write a tiny poem for the Woven Words Teen Contest. \n\n\n\nThen you can easily submit your poems to our contest! \n\n\n\nFeel free to drop in and meet Valentina and learn about the Woven Words: Teen Voices from the Central Valley Anthology and how you can submit poems for the contest.
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/write-a-tiny-poem-with-youth-poet-laureate-valentina-zeff/
CATEGORIES:Contests,Workshops,Youth Poet Laureate,Youth Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stella Beratlis":MAILTO:stellab@mostpoetry.org
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SUMMARY:Write a Tiny Poem: Workshop with Youth Poet Laureate Valentina Zeff
DESCRIPTION:Tiny Poem Workshop With Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate Valentina Zeff.  All are welcome! \nLearn how to write a tiny poem + enjoy a Q&A with the Youth Poet Laureate. Find out how to submit your poems to the contest. The Woven Words Tiny Poem Contest is FREE and open to teens who live in or attend high school in Stanislaus County. The contest is a publication opportunity–the entries will be woven into a larger poem and published in a book\, and we will celebrate together a bit later in the spring! \nPLUS YOU CAN WIN PRIZES–top poem in each theme wins $50. Note: all poems will be accepted for publication. Please see contest guidelines for details. \nZoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85093492645
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/tiny-poem-workshop-for-ypl-teen-poetry-contest/
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CATEGORIES:Contests,Submission Opportunities,Youth Poet Laureate,Youth Poetry
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SUMMARY:Aileen Jaffa Young Poets Contest Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center and National League of American Pen Women\, Modesto Chapter \nCash awards will be given in each of four categories: K-3\, 4-6\, 7-9\, 10-12 \nStanislaus County students in grades K-12 can submit up to 3 poems with an entry fee] of $1 per poem. Each poem must be the student’s original creative work\, 24 lines or less in any style. Submit 2 copies of each poem\, one without the student’s name and one with the student’s name plus an attached entry form. Poems entered in the Aileen Jaffa Young Poets Contest cannot be simultaneously submitted to the Poets’ Corner Contest or any other poetry contest. Submissions must be postmarked by the April 3\, 2026 deadline. \nPlease visit Aileen Jaffa Young Poets Contest for full contest rules.
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/aileen-jaffa-young-poets-contest/
CATEGORIES:Contests,Youth Poetry
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SUMMARY:Poetry on Saturday with Sheila Landre and Cleo Griffith
DESCRIPTION:Join us Saturday May 16 as we welcome Sheila Landre and Cleo Griffith to our Poetry on Saturday series! Both have new collections of poetry\, from which they will share poems.
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/2026maycarnegie/
LOCATION:Carnegie Arts Center\, 250 N. Broadway\, Turlock\, CA\, 95380\, United States
CATEGORIES:Contests,Youth Poetry
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