Free Writing Workshops with Austin Poet Laureate Zell Miller III
Aspiring and experienced writers alike are invited to explore creativity, identity and self-expression during a free three-part writing workshop series led by Austin’s inaugural Poet Laureate, Zell Miller III, at Spicewood Springs Branch Library. Presented through Badgerdog Creative Writing, a program of The Library Foundation in partnership with Austin Public Library, the workshops require no […]
Apply to be the next Austin Youth Poet Laureate
If you’re a teen age 13 to 18 with an equal passion for artistic excellence and social activism,and live in the greater Austin area, you’re eligible to be the next Austin Youth Poet Laureate. The Austin Youth Poet Laureate and finalists will have numerous opportunities and platforms to share their voice, leadership, and love of Austin. The Youth […]
Inaugural Austin Public Library Curation Fellows Present ‘Where Memory Becomes Land’
Exhibition explores migration, identity, and cultural inheritance through the work of nine contemporary artists ‘Where Memory Becomes Land‘Curated by: Cathy Le, Paola Ward, Asami Robledo-Allen Yamamoto, and Corri GreeneLocation: Central Library Gallery, 2nd Floor Southwest, 710 W. Cesar Chavez St., Austin, TXDates: July 16 – September 13, 2026Public Reception: July 26, 2026 | 1–4 p.m Emerging curators Cathy Le, Paola […]
Badgerdog offers online college essay writing workshops
From Story to Submission: The College Essay Workshop | Online via Zoom Writing about yourself is hard. Most college essays end up sounding like a AI wrote them — or a very bored teenager. Badgerdog’s week-long intensive changes that. On the writing side, students will work with instructor Nour Al Ghraowi, a writer who has led […]
Library Teen Fellows launch magazine, podcast
The Teen Library Fellows cohort hasn’t just been busy—they’re creating, publishing, and leading. This spring, the 10-member cohort unveiled Mind & Matter, a teen-driven magazine packed with original writing, bold opinions, news, art, and photography from peers across Austin. The first two issues are already in circulation at every Austin Public Library branch. Want to […]
In the media: Austin Youth Poet Laureate cohort featured on KOOP Radio’s ‘Writing on the Air’
Austin Youth Poet Laureate Saaya Accapadi discussed her passion for poetry and read from her work on a March 3rd episode of Writing on the Air, a program of Austin KOOP Radio. Hosted by Mindy Reed, a writer and retired Austin Public Library librarian, the show spotlights Austin authors and literary community. The episode also […]
In the media: Austin Youth Poet Laureate Saaya Accapadi featured on We Are Austin
Austin Youth Poet Laureate Saaya Accapadi says her job is to “spread the role of poetry through both youth and adults.” Accapadi appeared on CBS Austin’s We Are Austin show on April 10. “Honestly, I can’t fully begin to convey the gratitude that I feel for this,” she told hosts Trevor Scott and Sierra Waggoner. […]
Austin Youth Poet Laureate cohort perform at SXSW Film Festival
Austin Youth Poet Laureate Saaya Accapadi (pictured above), alongside finalists Audrey Han andMichelle Li, was featured at the afterparty for “Dead Deer High,” which premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. Created by educators Joshua Roark and Jo Rochelle, the film follows a high school slam poetry team and their English teacher as they prepare […]
Register for Badgerdog Spring Break & Summer Writing Camps!
Our Badgerdog Creative Writing camps are capped at 16 students per workshop. Our traditional three-week and two-week summer camps include fun exercises in poetry, fiction, and other forms of creative writing. her forms of creative writing. At the end of the summer, all camp students will have their work published in one of two professionally produced […]
Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday
This month, Austin Public Library celebrates the beloved novelist’s semiquincentennial birthday with a Victorian & Regency craft class, multiple movie nights, high tea, and a trivia challenge! Click below for the full schedule. https://library.austintexas.gov/events/jane-austen-250th-birthday?mc_cid=c5ceb7fbc2&mc_eid=1e9908e454
