Spoken Word/Open Mic Competition

Thursday, February 22, 2024 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm | SAC Ballroom A

Performers will present their work LIVE!!

First, second, and third prizes will be awarded.
Winners will be invited to perform on WUSB 90.1 FM/107.3 FM.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 9th by 11:59 PM. Click here to register. 

Contact: (631) 632-6828
isobel.breheny-schafer@stonybrook.edu

The Black History Month Spoken Word/Open Mic Competition is an opportunity for SBU students to showcase their gifts and intellect through spoken word and diverse modes of expression. There is a general theme that we want contestants to focus on, so please read the guidelines. We also encourage those that just want to perform to also sign up and share their gifts and talents. 

Guidelines
Performances must be respectful and under 5 minutes long. Only SBU students currently enrolled and in good academic standing are eligible to perform. Past winners are not eligible to compete and past participants must perform a new work this year. 

Pieces should focus on this year's Black History Month theme: African Americans and the Arts and what it means to you. Some ideas of context could be your identity/intersectionality, social justice, political views, and cultural, historical, and/or socioeconomic issues.