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The Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards

February 07, 2026 3:05 PM | Pamela Shaw (Administrator)

Calling Illinois youth poets!

2026 Submissions now open: January 1 - May 1

The 2026 Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards are accepting submissions now until Friday, May 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Illinois students in grades K to 12 can submit a poem via the online portal. Winners will be announced in August. Save the date for our 10th anniversary awards ceremony on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts.


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