<div dir="auto">19 or less? Poet? Who do you know who is eligible? Let’s get the word out!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">NOV. 30 DEADLINE: Seeking our state's first ever teen poet laureate!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" dir="auto">From: <b>California Arts Council</b> <<a href="mailto:noreply@arts.ca.gov" target="_blank">noreply@arts.ca.gov</a>><br>Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025<br>Subject: NOV. 30 DEADLINE: Seeking our state's first ever teen poet laureate!<br><br><br><br><u></u>
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<span style="display:none;font-size:0px;line-height:0px;max-height:0px;max-width:0px;overflow:hidden">Calling all poets aged 13-19 apply now at <a href="http://capoetlaureate.org/teen" target="_blank">capoetlaureate.org/teen</a></span>
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<p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:150%;text-align:left;color:rgb(32,32,32)"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Helvetica">California is searching for the state’s first Teen Poet Laureate. The role offers young adult word artists within our state the unique opportunity to promote literary arts and engage with diverse communities throughout California. </span></p>
<p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:150%;text-align:left;color:rgb(32,32,32)"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Helvetica">The California Teen Poet Laureate will be responsible for providing a minimum of six public readings during their two-year term. In collaboration with the California Poet Laureate, they will be required to develop and undertake a specific poetry project intended to bring the literary arts to Californians, particularly students with limited exposure to poetry.</span></p>
<p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:150%;text-align:left;color:rgb(32,32,32)">All eligible teenage poets are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be California residents between the ages of 13 and 19.</p>
Required materials to be submitted include a letter of application, biography, résumé, a parent or guardian permission form, and original works. <br>
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<strong style="font-family:Helvetica">For further information, including instructions on how to submit your application, visit <a href="https://arts.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d4fe0fc41&id=df0b2e903f&e=192b09a5ca" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank">capoetlaureate.org/teen</a>. The application deadline is November 30, 2025. </strong><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:150%;text-align:left;color:rgb(32,32,32)"></p>
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Deadline fast approaching for California’s first ever Teen Poet Laureate! Young creative writers ages 13 to 19 residing in California are eligible to serve a two-year term. Learn more and apply by November 30 at <a href="https://arts.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d4fe0fc41&id=edd0bb27f2&e=192b09a5ca" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank">capoetlaureate.org/teen</a>. #ArtsCA #PoetryCA<br>
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