Please don't miss this year's WyoPoets Workshop, featuring Poet Laureate and Colorado Book Award Winning Poet Aaron Abeyta (https://aaronabeytapoet.com/) at the 2023 Spring Workshop, scheduled for April 28-29 at the Riverton Holiday Inn in Riverton, Wyoming.
Aaron A. Abeyta is a Colorado native, Professor of English and the Mayor of Antonito, Colorado, his hometown. He is the author of four collections of poetry and one novel. For his book, colcha, Abeyta received an American Book Award and the Colorado Book Award. In addition, his novel, Rise, Do Not be Afraid, was a finalist for the 2007 Colorado Book Award and El Premio Aztlan. Abeyta was awarded a Colorado Council on the Arts Fellowship for poetry, and he is the former Poet Laureate of Colorado’s Western Slope, as named by the Karen Chamberlain Poetry Festival. Abeyta is also a recipient of a Governor’s Creative Leadership Award for 2017. Abeyta was a finalist for Colorado Poet Laureate, 2019.
For more information on the workshop visit: wyopoets.org/workshop.html.
WyoPoets’ is committed to providing poets who need financial assistance an opportunity to attend, so look into the scholarships available below and pick the one that best fits your needs.
Aaron A. Abeyta is a Colorado native, Professor of English and the Mayor of Antonito, Colorado, his hometown. He is the author of four collections of poetry and one novel. For his book, colcha, Abeyta received an American Book Award and the Colorado Book Award. In addition, his novel, Rise, Do Not be Afraid, was a finalist for the 2007 Colorado Book Award and El Premio Aztlan. Abeyta was awarded a Colorado Council on the Arts Fellowship for poetry, and he is the former Poet Laureate of Colorado’s Western Slope, as named by the Karen Chamberlain Poetry Festival. Abeyta is also a recipient of a Governor’s Creative Leadership Award for 2017. Abeyta was a finalist for Colorado Poet Laureate, 2019.
For more information on the workshop visit: wyopoets.org/workshop.html.
WyoPoets’ is committed to providing poets who need financial assistance an opportunity to attend, so look into the scholarships available below and pick the one that best fits your needs.
Apply for a Scholarship
Scholarships open March 1 2023, and close April 2023
Student Scholarship:
Open to all students (Wyoming K-12, community college, and university students) who would like to attend WyoPoets yearly April Workshop. Scholarship includes a one-year membership to WyoPoets and covers the cost of registration, meals, and one-night stayover at the Workshop location. Include a brief letter (no more than 500 words) explaining why you are applying. WyoPoets reviews all applications. Submit the letter to wyopoets@gmail.com with the Subject: Student Scholarship Application. Please include proof of student status with your submission.
General Scholarships:
Open to all who need some modest support in order to attend WyoPoets yearly April Workshop. Scholarship includes a one-year membership to WyoPoets and covers the cost of registration, meals, and one-night stayover at the Workshop location. Include a brief letter (no more than 500 words) explaining why you are applying. WyoPoets reviews all applications. Submit the letter to wyopoets@gmail.com with the Subject: General Scholarship Application.
UP Scholarships:
WyoPoets welcomes Underrepresented Poets and voices. If you feel your poetry style, orientation, subject, social, ethnic, race, or racial point of view is underrepresented in the world of poetry, please apply! Provide a brief letter (no more than 500 words) about the obstacles you've faced and the aspirations you have for an audience for your poetic voice. Scholarship includes a one-year membership to WyoPoets and covers the cost of registration, meals, and one-night stayover at the Workshop location. WyoPoets reviews all applications. Submit the letter to wyopoets@gmail.com with the Subject: UP Scholarship Application.
Please note:
Student Scholarship:
Open to all students (Wyoming K-12, community college, and university students) who would like to attend WyoPoets yearly April Workshop. Scholarship includes a one-year membership to WyoPoets and covers the cost of registration, meals, and one-night stayover at the Workshop location. Include a brief letter (no more than 500 words) explaining why you are applying. WyoPoets reviews all applications. Submit the letter to wyopoets@gmail.com with the Subject: Student Scholarship Application. Please include proof of student status with your submission.
General Scholarships:
Open to all who need some modest support in order to attend WyoPoets yearly April Workshop. Scholarship includes a one-year membership to WyoPoets and covers the cost of registration, meals, and one-night stayover at the Workshop location. Include a brief letter (no more than 500 words) explaining why you are applying. WyoPoets reviews all applications. Submit the letter to wyopoets@gmail.com with the Subject: General Scholarship Application.
UP Scholarships:
WyoPoets welcomes Underrepresented Poets and voices. If you feel your poetry style, orientation, subject, social, ethnic, race, or racial point of view is underrepresented in the world of poetry, please apply! Provide a brief letter (no more than 500 words) about the obstacles you've faced and the aspirations you have for an audience for your poetic voice. Scholarship includes a one-year membership to WyoPoets and covers the cost of registration, meals, and one-night stayover at the Workshop location. WyoPoets reviews all applications. Submit the letter to wyopoets@gmail.com with the Subject: UP Scholarship Application.
Please note:
- Do not simultaneously apply for more than one scholarship.
- The scholarship has no cash value to the winner(s). In the event of a cancellation of the Workshop or the awardee is unable to attend, the applicants must reapply for a future Workshop.
- No one may receive a scholarship a second time.
Donate to the Scholarship Fund
You may donate online or by mail. To donate by mail, make your check out to WyoPoets and send it to Karen Call, WyoPoets Treasurer, 10350 E. 26th Avenue, Aurora CO 80010. Please indicate which scholarship fund you would like your donation to go to.
