Lit Press Fest for Teens

Lit Press Fest for Teens is an event for Tucson-area students and teachers who are interested in or already editing a youth literary magazine through a school or other community organization. 

Join us for workshops and discussions led by expert editors, writers, book artists, and more!

  • Poetry Out Loud microphone workshops
  • Bookmaking and hands-on publishing techniques 
  • Poetry Center Rare Book Room TOURS featuring
  • Handmade zines, journals, broadsides, and book objects
  • Make your own Monoprints!
  • Watch a letterpress demo! (Thanks to the UA School of Art Book Art and Letterpress Lab)
  • Gallery of high school and middle school literary journals, zines, and other publications
  • FREE FOOD!!
  • Fun, interactive collaboration with peers
  • PD certificates for teachers, up to 4 hours