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Youth Month Virtual Poetry Slam Competition 2021
National Library of South AfricaRef: ZA/FORMS/POETRYSLAM2021
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What this means
This document is a media release/announcement by the National Library of South Africa (NLSA) about hosting the Youth Month Virtual Poetry Slam Competition 2021. NLSA, in collaboration with the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), invites South African youth aged 18–35 to submit original poetry for Youth Month 2021 under the theme “Libraries as a foundation of intellectual and literary freedom” and “June 16 and the right to language.” Entries can be submitted in South Africa’s official languages (including Khoi, San, Nama) and South African Sign Language, with different submission formats for visually impaired entrants (video up to 100MB) versus others (written text up to 250 words). Winners will be announced in July 2021 via an online entry link.
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ZA/FORMS/POETRYSLAM2021
Key Takeaways
- Competition: Youth Month Virtual Poetry Slam Competition 2021
- Organisers: National Library of South Africa (NLSA) with Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB)
- Target age group: South African youth aged 18–35
- Themes: “Libraries as a foundation of intellectual and literary freedom” and “June 16 and the right to language”
- Languages: all South African official languages, Khoi, San, Nama, and South African Sign Language
- Submission rules: visually impaired entrants upload a video <= 100MB; others submit written poems <= 250 words
- Entry link: https://www.nlsa.ac.za/forms/PoetrySlam2021/
- Winners announced: July 2021
- National Library of South Africa (NLSA)
- Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB)