Regional Youth Poet Laureate
Competition (More Inclusive)
Poetry Only
U.S. citizens only
The National Youth Poet Laureate program works with local youth literary arts organizations across the united states to identify and celebrate exceptional youth poets who use their voice to inspire change.
Our program model supports local literary partners in launching their local youth poet laureate program, elevating these young poet-activists, and creating opportunities and resources to expand and elevate platforms for these youth poet laureates.
This program is championed by leading national literary and arts organizations such as the Academy of American Poets, Poetry Society of America, the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Parks Service, Cave Canem, and many more.
Genre(s): Poetry, Spoken Word
Location(s): Various
Submissions Open: Various
Submissions Close: Various
Submission Fee: None