City of Salinas and Youth Commission announce Salinas Youth Poet Laureate competition

  The City of Salinas and the city's Youth Commission hosts a poetry competition at 6 p.m. June 1 to find the city's first Youth Poet Laureate.
  The competition takes place at Sherwood Hall, 940 North Main St., Salinas. It is open to any Salinas resident age 13-19.
  The winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize and serve for one year as the city's poet laureate.
  For information, call 758-7217. See the press release below for full information.


Name of Organization: City of Salinas, Youth Commission
Event: Salinas Youth Poet Laureate
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 6:00pm.
Place: Sherwood Hall, 940 North Main Street
Fee: Contest Entry and Event Admission Free

   Become the first Salinas Youth Poet Laureate for one year and receive $1000.00! The contest is open to any resident of Salinas aged 13-19.
   All styles of poetry are welcome. Poetry performed must be original work. Term of the Poet Laureate is for one year.
   For information, call 758-7217 or email sheilam@ci.salinas.ca.us.  See our Face Book page Salinas Youth Poet for more information.

   For more information call: 758-7476