The 19th Annual Aileen Jaffa Poetry Contest is underway. This contest is for students living in or attending school in Stanislaus County. The deadline is April 12. Forms are available at county schools, McHenry Museum, the Mistlin Gallery, the downtown Modesto library, or the Salida library. For more information contact Cleo at cleor36@yahoo.com.
WD's Annual Writing Competition has an early-bird deadline on May 4th--if you enter by May 4th, the entry fee is lower! Rules and information here.
The Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is proud to announce its 4th Annual Poetry Festival featuring workshops with special guests Troy Jollimore and Heather Altfeld, luncheon, and poetry contest. 9:30 am - 4 pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1528 Oakdale Road, Modesto. $30 for MoSt members; $35 for non-members. (Hint: you should join.) *Participants are encouraged …
March 11th is the deadline for this year's Modesto Poets' Corner contest! The guidelines are up at https://www.modestogov.com/prnd/poet_corner.asp. Share the link and let everyone and their parents know that this contest is out there!
This contest is offered as a means of encouraging young writers throughout Stanislaus County and as a way to remember poet Aileen Jaffa, the founding President of the Poets of the San Joaquin and member of the Modesto Branch of the National League of American Pen Women. Any student enrolled in a Stanislaus County school, …
This very special reading will feature the winning youth poets from the Aileen Jaffa Poetry Contest, administered by MoSt and the Modesto Chapter of the National League of American Pen Women. Please join us! Download the PDF flyer here. Read more about the competition on our Contests page.
