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Events in April 2024

  • - Call for Poems - Invent-an-Insect!
    Call for Poems - Invent-an-Insect!

    Call for Poems - Invent-an-Insect!

    April 1, 2024

    Submission Window Open Now!

    Call for Poems: Invent-an-Insect

    This Earth Day, invent an insect! Write a poem about the new species you've "discovered". What is its habitat? Its habits? Describe it and give it an insectilicious name of your own invention. What would a hot dog bug look like? How about a bubble bee? Or a clockroach? What does it eat? Where does it live? Get creative with your answers! Illustrate or embellish your poem however you’d like. Open to all ages.

    DEADLINE: April 14, 2024

    Guidelines:

    • You may submit up to three individual poems.
    • Each poem must fit legibly on one side of an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper.
    • Poems written by a minor must be submitted by a parent or guardian.

    Selected poets must be available to attend the Insect Fair in person on Earth Day, April 20, 2024, and present their poem on the Main Stage at 10 AM.

    To submit: https://tinyurl.com/InsectFairPoems

  • - Riverside Insect Fair
    Riverside Insect Fair

    Riverside Insect Fair


    April 20, 2024

    Saturday, April 20, 2024

    10:00 AM

    Riverside Insect Fair

    Poetry Contest Reading on the Main Stage

    Riverside Main Library

    3900 Mission Inn Avenue

    Riverside, CA 92501

    Free and open to the public.

  • - 11th Annual Riverside Tamale Festival
    11th Annual Riverside Tamale Festival

    11th Annual Riverside Tamale Festival


    April 27, 2024

    Saturday, April 27, 2024

    11:00-5:00 PM

    Riverside Tamale Festival - Kids Zone

    With children’s authors José Chavez, Vilayvanh Bender, James Luna, Carmen Gutierrez, and Yesenia Rodriguez

    Visit the Tamale Festival and stop by the Inlandia Storytelling Booth to hear vibrant multicultural stories by authors from the region. Stories presented on the hour at 12 PM, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, and 4 PM.

  • - Submission Window CLOSES for 2024 Hillary Gravendyk Poetry Prizes
    Submission Window CLOSES for 2024 Hillary Gravendyk Poetry Prizes

    Submission Window CLOSES for 2024 Hillary Gravendyk Poetry Prizes

    April 30, 2024

    February 1-April 30, 2024

    Call for Entries: 2024 Hillary Gravendyk Poetry Prizes

    $20 reading fee

    Submit at http://tinyurl.com/InlandiaSubmit

    The Hillary Gravendyk Prize is an open poetry book competition for all writers regardless of the number of previously published poetry collections. The manuscript page limit is 48-100 pages, and Inlandia Institute Press invites all styles and forms of poetry. Only electronic submissions will be accepted via Inlandia’s “Submittable” portal. Multiple submissions are accepted, with a $20 reading fee required for each manuscript. The winners will be announced Fall 2024 for publication in 2025.

    National and Regional awardees each win book publication and a cash prize of $1,000. Enter using Submittable: https://tinyurl.com/InlandiaSubmit

    Poetry book manuscripts will be accepted via Submittable from February 1 through April 30, 2024. One National and one Regional prizewinner will each be awarded $1,000 and a standard book contract.