Poetry Contest and Workshop Options

Poetry Workshop for Teachers:

Don’t miss the opportunity for your teachers to participate in a poetry writing workshop by award winning poet and storyteller, Anne McCrady, who will present to Region 7 teachers on January 28, 2015 a poetry writing workshop, Falling in Love with Language –The Secret to Teaching Poetry! 

Forward this blog-post to those who wish to register for this training >>>  session # 047642.  

This session is free to Region 7 Fine Arts Coop Members and Academic Content Coop.

Anne will help teachers with techniques for developing the creative process with their students. To learn more about Anne Mc Crady, visit her website at InSpiritry.com.

For more information about this workshop please contact Betty Steele, bsteele@esc7.net 903-988-6821 or Dixie Cearnal, dcearnal@esc7.net 903-988-6758.

 

Poetry Contest for K-12 Students:

Young Audiences of Northeast Texas, in partnership with Region 7 ESC, InSpiritry, and County Line Magazine, is sponsoring the annual Northeast Texas Poetry in Schools Contest. The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2015.

This contest provides a great opportunity for K-12 students to write for an extended audience, with the opportunity to be recognized for their creative writing in Poetry! The awards ceremony will be hosted by Region 7 in late April!

Visit Young Audiences of Northeast Texas to learn more about this contest and guidelines for entering your students’ poetry!