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  • Moving Music Forward – Easley

    Featured Moving Music Forward – Watkins
    Easley Community Center 1000 Edgehill Ave, Nashville, TN

    Participants will meet with a Southern Word mentor and discuss their goals for their music based on their abilities and interests. Mentors will then personalize a plan with sessions that will help you move your music forward; whether it is producing your first music track, mixing a song, developing lyrics, or dropping an EP. Beginning […]

  • Moving Music Forward – Southeast

    Featured Moving Music Forward – Southeast
    Southeast Library 5260 Hickory Hollow Pkwy #201, Antioch, TN

    Participants will meet with a Southern Word mentor and discuss their goals for their music based on their abilities and interests. Mentors will then personalize a plan with sessions that will help you move your music forward; whether it is producing your first music track, mixing a song, developing lyrics, or dropping an EP. Beginning […]

  • Moving Music Forward – MLK

    Featured Moving Music Forward – MLK
    Martin Luther King Magnet 613 17th Ave N, Nashville, United States

    MLK Students are invited to join Southern Word mentors every Thursday from 3-4:30pm in the Library Classroom. During this weekly session, participants will discuss their music goals based on their abilities and interests. Mentors will then personalize session plans designed to help participants move their music forward; whether it is producing a first music track, […]

  • Power of the Pen (Virtual)

    Featured Power of the Pen (Virtual)
    Online This event will be held online.

    Power of the Pen is a poetry and writer workshop where participants interested in developing their poetry, spoken word, or rapping abilities grow their skills. This workshop features but is not limited to: discussion around culture and poetry, writing prompts, writing time, and performance practice. Whether you are already a poet or have never written […]

  • Fiction Workshop (Virtual)

    Featured Fiction Workshop (Virtual)
    Online This event will be held online.

    If you like reading, writing, and crazy conversations, then this workshop is for you! Develop your craft, learn about different elements of prose writing, grow comfortable with revision, and join a community of writers. Come share your stories and learn through the work of other emerging artists. Open to youth ages 13 to 19. This […]

  • Moving Music Forward – Bellevue

    Featured Moving Music Forward – Bellevue
    Bellevue Library 720 Baugh Road, Nashville, TN

    Participants will meet with a Southern Word mentor and discuss their goals for their music based on their abilities and interests. Mentors will then personalize a plan with sessions that will help you move your music forward; whether it is producing your first music track, mixing a song, developing lyrics, or dropping an EP. Beginning […]

  • 2026 Grand Slam Finals – Nashville

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    Martin Luther King Magnet, Internet Cafe 613 17th Ave North, Nashville, TN

    The region’s top youth poets, emcees, and spoken word artists compete for their personal growth, a more powerful young writer community, top lyrical honors, the opportunity to appear at the Tennessee Slam Finals, and a chance to participate in a national teen slam. Southern Word creates a platform for youth to speak about the real […]

  • 2026 Grand Slam Finals – Memphis

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    Germantown High School 7653 Poplar Pike, Germantown, TN

    The region’s top youth poets, emcees, and spoken word artists compete for their personal growth, a more powerful young writer community, top lyrical honors, and the opportunity to appear at the Tennessee Slam Finals.Southern Word creates a platform for youth to speak about the real hopes and challenges of their lives. Discretion is advised for […]

  • Moving Music Forward – East

    Featured Moving Music Forward – East
    Nashville Public Library, East Branch 206 Gallatin, Nashville, TN

    Participants will meet with a Southern Word mentor and discuss their goals for their music based on their abilities and interests. Mentors will then personalize a plan with sessions that will help you move your music forward; whether it is producing your first music track, mixing a song, developing lyrics, or dropping an EP. Beginning […]

  • Moving Music Forward – East

    Featured Moving Music Forward – East
    Nashville Public Library, East Branch 206 Gallatin, Nashville, TN

    Participants will meet with a Southern Word mentor and discuss their goals for their music based on their abilities and interests. Mentors will then personalize a plan with sessions that will help you move your music forward; whether it is producing your first music track, mixing a song, developing lyrics, or dropping an EP. Beginning […]