Youth outreach
Bodies of Work Paris aims to provide open spaces for young Parisians to develop their artistic talent and confidence in performance. Whether it’s a BoW-created event or opportunities from other reputable organizations, you can find information and links below.
Perform
Open Mic Ravel
An open mic event for Parisian youth poets and performers that creates a bilingual stage for students.
Check out Ravel’s Instagram profile here.
Poets in the hood
15 March 2025
BoW members were judges at a student poetry recital competition organised by Poets in the Hood, held at Lycee Montaigne in Paris 6eme. A wonderful morning supporting, and being wowed by, the future generation of artistic talent.
We were delighted to connect with Theatre Traverse, a French-English bilingual theatre company in Courbevoie.
Create
Roaming schoolhouse writing workshop
BoWer Jill Amari will be co-leading a series of workshops at the Roaming School House through this school year, focusing on different topics. Join any or all six online workshops during the year - whichever ones inspire you!
Dates are 11 October, 8 November, 6 December, 17 January 2026, 11 April and 30 May. Sessions are online, from 2 to 4pm. Call details are sent to registered students. The workshops are for CM2, college and lycée students. Price: €35.
Click here for more information.
YAFF is a short story writing contest curated by the American Library in Paris for young authors who write in English and live in France, and is free to enter. All students in Kindergarten/Grande Section through 12th Grade/Terminale are invited to participate. Winners will be chosen in each grade. Click here for more information.
