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Poets Out Loud Youth Slam empowers you to share YOUR voice and YOUR story in slam poetry. Learn from professional writers, connect with friends, and have fun!

Join one of 3 FREE workshops to learn how to express yourself through writing and spoken word. Led by prize-winning poet Sarah Temporal, our workshops are fun, inclusive spaces for you to extend your creativity. You'll leave with a 2-minute poem ready to perform!

If you're selected as one of 12 finalists for Poets Out Loud Youth Slam, you get to perform live onstage at Byron Writers Festival. Held at Bangalow Uniting Church on Sat 9th Aug, this flagship event showcases young voices from around the Northern Rivers. First prize is $400 cash!

Register your interest now to hear about the 2025 workshops and opportunities available to you. You must attend one workshop to be considered as a performer for Youth Slam.

What people are saying:

“It’s really powerful and I’d encourage anyone to do it. All the nerves go away as soon as you’re there." - Inde, aged 16, Youth Slam 2021
"I met the most awesome people who are now some of my best friends." - Ella, aged 15, Youth Slam 2023
"Poets Out Loud is an extraordinary lighthouse for young people in the Tweed, a singular North Star that illuminates the best that every kid has inside them." - David Lang, parent of 16yo Youth Slam performer