Youth Poetry Festival "Creativity Unbound"
On October 20, 2024, the II National Poetry Festival "Creativity Unbound" will kick off in Odesa, inviting children aged 6 to 17.
Participants can submit their works by filling out the contestant form here. All submitted works will be published on the festival's official website and in the media. The jury will select winners and the best works for publication in the final almanac. Winners will receive monetary prizes and invitations to the festival's gala concert.
The festival aims to support and develop children's creative abilities in poetry writing and integrate participants into the literary community of Odesa and Ukraine. During the festival, there will be workshops and meetings with renowned writers.
Participation in the competition is free.
The press conference will take place on October 18, 2024, at 5:00 PM at the children's library No. 26, located at: K. Muratova St. (L. Tolstoy), 13.
The project is initiated by poet Ilya Kaminsky (USA) with the support of the "Odesa - UNESCO City of Literature" office, the Children's Library System of Odesa, the children's literature section of the Odesa organization of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine, and the newspaper "Evening Odesa". The event is held with the support of the Department of Culture, International Cooperation, and European Integration of the Odesa City Council.
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The goal of the "Creativity Unbound" festival is to discover and encourage poetically gifted students who can share heartfelt thoughts that inspire and provoke reflection.
Writing down thoughts on paper allows a person to feel relief and escape from excessive worries and depression. Thus, especially now, as Ukrainian children endure the horrors of war, this skill becomes a necessity.
The long-term goal of the festival's organizing committee, "Creativity Unbound," is to foster the development of a talented, kind, and creative generation through a poetic perception of the world.
