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  • Aileen Jaffa Young Poets Contest

    Co-sponsored by Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center and National League of American Pen Women, Modesto Chapter Cash awards will be given in each of four categories: K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 Stanislaus 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 …

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  • 2023 Aileen Jaffa Young Poets Awards Ceremony

    Carnegie Arts Center 250 N. Broadway, Turlock, CA, United States

    AILEEN JAFFA YOUNG POETS CONTEST Co-sponsored by MoSt (Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center) and the National League of American Penwomen (NLAPW), Modesto chapter. 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 …

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  • City of Modesto Poet’s Corner Reading/Reception

    McHenry Museum 1402 14th St, Modesto, CA, United States

    Join us at McHenry Museum on Sunday, June 4 at 1 pm for a reading featuring the winners of the 2023 Poet's Corner Contest, sponsored by the City of Modesto. For contest information, please visit the City of Modesto Poet's Corner page. (Contest info will be updated soon.)

  • Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate Reading and Reception

    Carnegie Arts Center 250 N. Broadway, Turlock, CA, United States

    Please join us to celebrate our finalists for the Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate contest 2023-2024. Meet our finalists, Janelle Yulo of Modesto and Zoe Byron of Oakdale, and our Youth Poet Laureate Faith Delgado. With readings and refreshments. At The Loft, 3rd floor of the Carnegie Arts Center, Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate program …

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