All in-person Washington State Poet Laureate events must be free and open to the public, with the exception of:

Classroom visits
Corrections center visits
Writers' conferences and workshops

Applications to host the Washington State Poet Laureate are reviewed monthly at the beginning of each month.

Please note that due to the volume of event requests, new events are now only being considered for March 2023 through April 15, 2023.

Rena Priest's term as Washington State Poet Laureate concludes on April 15, 2023. If you would like to request a reading with Ms. Priest after this date, please do not use this form. Instead, send her a message via her website here.

Your safety plan must abide by all local, state, and federal public safety guidelines for public gatherings.

I affirm that this safety plan follows all the above guidelines and will be in place at the proposed event.

Contact Information

Please enter contact information for the person who will be coordinating the event.

First Name

Last Name

Work Phone Number

Work Email Address

Booking Organization Information

Booking Organization

Please provide the following information about the organization that will be sponsoring the Poet Laureate's visit(s).

Booking Organization Name

Street

City

State Abbreviation

Zip

Organization Phone Number

(Optional) Organization Website

Organization Type

Presentation Planning and Publicity

Please explain in detail how you intend to promote the Poet Laureate's visit to your community, including your anticipated use of traditional media, social media, organizational emails, newsletters or advertising.

Honorarium

The Washington State Poet Laureate receives a modest stipend for the time they spend presenting to the public and completing a poetry-related project of personal significance. For engagements of 1 hour or less, organizations are encouraged to offer an additional honorarium according to the scale below. For longer or multi-event engagements, please use the 'Other' category to list an honorarium commensurate with the activities you are requesting of the laureate and your organization's capacity to pay.

$100 (suggested for nonprofit organizations with budget sizes of less than $1 million and public schools)$250 (suggested for nonprofit organizations with budget sizes of more than $1 million and private schools)$500 (suggested for for-profit entities and philanthropic entities)Other

Enter honorarium amount. You may enter 0. An honorarium is not a requirement for scheduling an event with the Washington State Poet Laureate:

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Will you be able to assist with travel expenses, including providing accommodations and reimbursing for mileage?

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Mileage is reimbursed at $1 / mile. Please estimate mileage.

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Total honorarium:

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Agreement

By submitting this application, the host organization contact agrees to:

Verbally acknowledge Humanities Washington and ArtsWA/Washington State Arts Commission and their sponsorship of the Washington State Poet Laureate program at the beginning and end of each program.

Prominently include the Humanities Washington and ArtsWA/Washington State Arts Commission logos on all promotional materials.

Humanities Washington logos are available on our website at www.humanities.org/media/logos-and-brand-guidelines

ArtsWA's logo is available at https://www.humanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ArtsWA-logo_State-with-full-name_2019.jpg

Confirm the program will be free and open to the general public (except for classroom visits, corrections center visits, and writers' conferences and workshops).

Host the program at an ADA accessible location.

Widely publicize the program to the local community using publicity materials provided by the Washington State Poet Laureate.

Not record the presentation, unless with the express, advance permission of the Poet Laureate.

Promptly notify the Poet Laureate and Humanities Washington of any scheduling or location changes to the program.

Confirm all arrangements with the Poet Laureate two weeks before the program.

I agree to the above.

I have double checked event times and dates to make certain they are entered correctly.

Submit Your Application

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You will receive a confirmation email after you submit that includes your application details and more information.

Thank you for applying for a Washington State Poet Laureate event!