

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: All Writes Reserved | Lincoln Preliminary Bouts
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for the 15th Annual All Writes Reserved Youth Spoken Word Festival, where students take the stage to share the original poems they’ve been developing throughout the school year. It’s an evening of bold storytelling, honest reflection, and the electric energy that fills a room when young writers step up to the mic.

The festival starts here! The Lincoln Preliminary Bouts open this milestone year at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

🔸 Lincoln Preliminary Bouts
March 23-25 | 5:30 &amp; 7:30p
March 26 | 5:30p
📍 Swanson Auditorium at UNL City Campus, 1400 R Street
💵 $10 suggested donation

Come be part of the audience that listens and celebrates these young voices.

» newriters.org/awr-spokenword


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GET INVOLVED
We need 100+ volunteers to judge at the festival! No poetry or spoken word experience is required — just presence, openness, and respect for the courage it takes to share work aloud. It's about a two-hour time commitment, and you'll receive a brief orientation before the bout.

→ Sign up to be a judge at bit.ly/AWR-judge


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FULL SCHEDULE
🔸 Lincoln Preliminary Bouts
March 23-25 | 5:30 &amp; 7:30p
March 26 | 5:30
Swanson Auditorium at UNL City Campus
1400 R Street

🔸 Omaha Preliminary Bouts
March 30-31 | 5:30 &amp; 7:30p
Revive Center
2402 Lizzie Robinson Avenue

April 1-2 | 5:30 &amp; 7:30p
The Dock at Millwork Commons
1229 Millwork Avenue

🔸 Semifinals
April 14 &amp; 16 | 5:30 &amp; 7:30p
The Venue at Highlander
2120 N 30th St

🔸 Finals
April 28 | 7p
Scott Hall at the Holland Center
1200 Douglas Street
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lincoln/all-writes-reserved-|-lincoln-preliminary-bouts/200029800701357
- **Event Categories**: festivals, art, literary-art, nonprofit, spoken-word, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029800701357?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=lincoln-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Lincoln
- **state**: NE
- **country**: United States
- **location**: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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- **full address**: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1400 Vine St, Lincoln, NE 68588-0032, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Nebraska Writers Collective (https://allevents.in/org/nebraska-writers-collective/6380500)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1400 Vine St, Lincoln, NE 68588-0032, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Nebraska Writers Collective
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** festivals, art, literary-art, nonprofit, spoken-word, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about All Writes Reserved | Lincoln Preliminary Bouts ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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