Spark! Youth Poetry Writing and Recitation Competition

Name: Spark! Youth Poetry Writing and Recitation Competition
Start: 2026-10-17T13:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-10-17T15:00:00-07:00
Location: Historic Fifth Street School

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Nevada Humanities and the Las Vegas Book Festival invite students grade 9 to 12 who reside in Clark County, Nevada, to write and present their own original poems at the annual Spark! Youth Poetry Writing and Recitation Competition. Cash Awards. Registration deadline, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. For more information and to register visit: https://www.nevadahumanities.org/spark

Las Vegas Book Festival

Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026

Historic 5th Street School, 401 S. Fourth St. Las Vegas, NV 89191

Free and open to the public 10 am to 5 pm.