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Aileen Jaffa Poetry Contest Awards Ceremony

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

Come join us at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock for the Awards Ceremony for this year's Aileen Jaffa Young Poets Contest! First, second and third place winners in each category will receive cash awards from the MoSt Poetry Center. Prizes are: First Place $25, Second Place $15, Third Place $10. In addition, the Modesto …

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Poetry Festival Contest Deadline

Today's the postmark deadline for the poetry contest held at our annual Modesto Poetry Festival! For more information, take a look at the main event page.

8th Annual Modesto Poetry Festival

St. Paul's Episcopal Church 1528 Oakdale Road, Modesto, CA, United States

We are thrilled to announce the details of our 8th Annual Modesto Poetry Festival, coming up on February 1st, 2020! Each year in February we organize and hold an all-day poetry festival featuring workshops, readings, and a featured poet. This year, we are proud to welcome Lee Herrick and Camille Norton as our guest poets …

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Poetry Out Loud County Competition

Little Theatre, MJC 435 College Ave, Modesto, CA, United States

Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation contest for students, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, and the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is proud to announce that we will be holding our county-level competition at the MJC Little Theatre on February 12th. Our county winners have earned places at …

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Deadline: 4th Annual Lee Nicholson-George Rogers Poetry Contest

MODESTO-STANISLAUS POETRY CENTER THE FOURTH ANNUAL LEE NICHOLSON – GEORGE ROGERS POETRY CONTEST CONTEST GUIDELINES MONETARY PRIZES!!! DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2020 ABOUT LEE NICHOLSON AND GEORGE ROGERS Beloved by generations of their students, Lee Nicholson and George Rogers dedicated much of their lives to  teaching and inspiring the youth of our community. Lee Nicholson was …

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Deadline Poets’ Corner Contest: postmark date

The Modesto Poets' Corner Contest is now accepting entries for 2020! This year's theme is "Kindness and Connection: How do we help to heal the divisions between people, ideas and beliefs? How can we be kind, or make connections with each other, even when being compassionate is inconvenient, uncomfortable or even dangerous?" As always, don't …

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