We are Massachusetts Literary Education and Performance (Mass LEAP). We build communities for youth voice alongside teachers & artists.
Massachusetts, USA
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Our 2022 Ocean Awareness Contest: THE FUNNY THING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE is open to submissions!! 🎉 We’re looking for innovative pieces that challenge our expectations for what climate change messaging should look like.
Visit bowseat.org/contest to get started and submit!
ALT 2022 Ocean Awareness Contest: THE FUNNY THING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. Free to enter • Ages 11-18 • Worldwide. Up to $1,500 in awards. Visual Art | Poetry & Spoken Word | Creative Writing | Film | Performing Arts | Interactive & Multimedia. Submit by June 13, 2022. www.bowseat.org/contest
Tomorrow! Free digital sessions for educators 10am (talking festival 2022), youth writers and performers w/ workshop and open mic at 12 and 2pm. quick rsvp links here: massleap.org/wicked-essentia… please share!
Teens in Worcester area! Applications for 2nd Worcester Youth Poet Laureate open now until Nov 14th, find out more at worcesterma.gov/cultural-dev…
Saturday all day Wicked Essential Digital free programming. Sessions for educators, youth writing workshop & youth open mic, short RSVP links at massleap.org/so/e6NnMV2lK?la…
Applications are now open for Boston’s next Youth Poet Laureate. The program (BYPL) was created by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture in partnership with Urban Word, the Boston Public Library, MassLEAP, and 826 Boston. boston.gov/departments/arts-…
2nd Saturday "Stay LIT" free, digital, drop in session for educators and youth leaders this weekend 8/14/21. This month's topic "Beyond Bake Sales: fundraising & youth programming" w/ guest facilitator Jas from @CatharticCare quick RSVP link forms.gle/Neyv8goj7rGvB8587
Saturday 7/11 "Wicked Essential" Virtual Poetry Series
10am Stay LIT(erary) session for educators: hosted by Claudia Wilson forms.gle/R2RzLxsCzuZcioNF7
12pm Youth Writing Workshop
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2pm Youth Open Mic
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Second Saturday "Wicked Essential" Virtual Series continues this weekend with workshop sessions for educators and young people, then an open mic! massleap.org/wicked-essentia… for schedule and links to RSVP
Applications open for @icateens Arts Council, a yearlong program for Boston area rising 10th-12th graders who are interested in developing skills in community engagement, contemporary art, and museum practices. APPLY HERE: teens.icaboston.org/programs…
Tomorrow May 8th! Free virtual programming all day! For educators: 10am Stay LIT(erary) RSVP link forms.gle/uc1SdaUdK3Phpzvr8
For Youth: 12pm Workshop RSVP link forms.gle/DUgjZmX1CfteGvCU9 2pm Open mic rsvp link forms.gle/z96oxVEd34wQqwrD6
Opportunity Fund Grant closing June 4th, 2021 at 5 pm EST. The Opportunity Fund is a grant of up to $1,000 to support artists in Boston fund career development opportunities and ways of sharing artistic work with the public. link bit.ly/3xe9tZy.
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It's always all smiles and support during our StoryShares! Thank you to @massleap for having us at their Wicked Loud Youth Poetry Festival this weekend! A special shout out to everyone who shared their wonderful #stories about #race, #identity, and #discrimination.
#ILearnAmerica
ALT Grid of people of different ethnicities on a Zoom call. Many are smiling or have heart/clapping hand emojis on their window to show support to the speaker
We got a big Sunday ahead of us! Plug in to any workshop or meeting today, register at massleap.org/wicked-loud for more details & links!
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I've sent about a billion queries. I've been agented. I've gotten full requests and some really lovely rejections. I might not be able to help you with being published, but I can make your query life easier.
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About to begin our first round of workshops!
We got THREE amazing workshops coming from Mass LEAP alumni - @thesoftestglow, @jmendoza010, and Tope Sholola are holding it down for the morning session!
Hailey just opened up the Wicked Loud Poetry Festival this morning with an amazing poem about gentrification in Boston! Great pick for poet of the day, @ArtsinBoston ✏️
Our #NationalPoetryMonth Poet of the Day is Hailey Tran!
Hailey Tran is a queer Latinx-Asian spoken word artist from Lowell, MA. Hailey moved to Boston as a student at Simmons University studying Political Science and Social Work. #BOSARTSinspire
We’re getting started!! Check out the schedule below. More details on events, shows, and workshops in the email you registered with!
Finally, we’re almost there! Here’s what we got going on this weekend during the 2021 Wicked Loud Youth Poetry Festival, coming at you live & online!
See something you don’t wanna miss? It’s not too late to register! Sign up for free at massleap.org/wicked-loud. Catch you there!
Finally, we’re almost there! Here’s what we got going on this weekend during the 2021 Wicked Loud Youth Poetry Festival, coming at you live & online!
See something you don’t wanna miss? It’s not too late to register! Sign up for free at massleap.org/wicked-loud. Catch you there!