The World’s Premier Youth Poetry Event

Brave New Voices is the only festival of its kind. Every year, over 500 young poets and the nation’s leading artists convene in a different U.S. city for four days of arts education, performance, and civic engagement.

Join Us in 2025

The Brave New Voices Youth Poetry Festival is a four-day festival that brings the best youth poets from around the world. The festival consists of workshops, showcases, service learning, and slam competitions. Learn more about the inner workings that make Brave New Voices the premier youth event of the year.

Join us July 16-19 in Madison Wisconsin!

Apply today by March 15, 2025