Poetry Out Loud 2023
Poetry Out Loud is a competition for which students memorize and recite poems in front of an audience. The champion from Writers Studio is selected by a panel of judges, and that champion is sent to the state Poetry Out Loud competition held in Lansing. The other students in the program get to travel to Lansing with the champion to experience the state capital and interview people at the competition. In 2023, the Writers Studio Poetry Out Loud champion was:
Jordan Speers
Thank you to Poetry Out Loud for making this opportunity possible, and thank you to North Ed for allowing us to go on a class field trip to Lansing.
Young Playwrights Festival 2023
The Young Playwrights Festival, hosted by the City Opera House, is an opportunity for young writers to have their plays performed on stage in front of an audience. Every year, six finalists are selected, and those finalists get to work with a professional play mentor to refine their works. In 2023, three members of the Writers Studio program were selected as finalists:
Minnie Bardenhagen - “Friends”
Sydney Boettcher - “Man V Machine”
Madeline Rowney - “A Meeting in Pink”
Thank you to the City Opera House, Minda Nyquist, and all the actors and mentors who make this a possibility for young writers.
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