II National Poetry Festival-Competition "Creative Voices"
On October 20, 2024, the II National Poetry Festival-Competition «Creative Voices» will kick off in Odesa for children aged 6 to 17 years old.
Participants can submit their works by filling out the contestant's form at this link. All submitted works will be published on the festival's electronic resource 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 will participate in the festival's gala concert.
This poetry festival-competition aims to promote the creative potential of children in writing poetry and to integrate them into the literary community of Odesa and Ukraine. During the festival, there will be master classes and meetings with renowned writers.
Participation in the contest is free of charge.
A press conference will be held 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), 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 in partnership with the newspaper «Evening Odesa». The event is supported by the Department of Culture, International Cooperation, and European Integration of the Odesa City Council.
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The goal of the festival «Creative Voices» is to discover and encourage poetically gifted schoolchildren who can share sincere thoughts that resonate with readers, provoke contemplation, and inspire their hearts.
Writing thoughts on paper allows a person to feel relief, to free themselves from excessive worries, and to dispel depression. Therefore, particularly now, as Ukrainian children face the horrors of war, this skill becomes a necessity.
The long-term goal of the organizing committee of the «Creative Voices» festival-competition is to foster the formation of a talented, kind, and creative generation of people who perceive the world through poetry.
