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Mar 26
Save the Date for our Annual Gala!
Please join us for Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center’s 5th Annual Benefit, Sunday, April 30, 2017! Our annual benefit will be held from 2-5 p.m. at the Barkin’ Dog Grill. Join us for an afternoon of music, food and drink, poetry fun and games, a silent auction, and supporting the arts in our area. Tickets will be …
Mar 10
Aileen Jaffa Young Poets Contest is Open!
Check out our contests section for information on the Aileen Jaffa Young Poets Contest, a poetry competition for K-12 students in Stanislaus County! Winners will be honored with cash prizes and will be invited to read their work in a ceremony at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock on Sunday, May 21st. Read more about …
Jan 07
5th Annual Modesto Poetry Festival: Enter Your Work Now!
The contest deadline for our annual poetry festival is coming up soon: January 11, 2017 is the last day you can submit your work! Even if you don’t have poems to submit, please join us on Saturday, February 4th, 2017 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Modesto for a day of poetry, learning, and inspiration! …
Dec 07
Student Chapbook Contest: DEADLINE EXTENDED!
The deadline for our first annual student chapbook contest has been extended to January 1st, 2017! If you or someone you know is interested in entering poetry in the contest, read more about the guidelines here on our official contest page. Download the updated flyer here.
Nov 24
Local Poetry Publication Opportunity!
From our friends at Stanislaus Connections: Poetry about the themes of peace, justice and/or a sustainable environment can be submitted for A Gathering of Voices in Stanislaus Connections, a monthly publication of the Modesto Peace/Life Center. We accept original new and previously published poetry from poets of all ages. Criteria for publishing: original poetry on …