WHAM Literary Arts in Motion

Open Mic Night
Now in it's 8th year! Read your poetry * Sing your songs * Tell your stories * Share excerpts from
your book or screenplay.

West Valley Teen Poet Competition
Now in it's fourth year, this program invites young poets from the Maricopa County West Valley
metropolitan area to * Submit poems * Perform their work * Receive encouragement
and opportunities.

Authors Circle
A monthly gathering for authors at any stage of their writing journey. It's a supportive space for
feedback, creative process, and celebrating success.

Spoken Word Productions at the Gallery
A Saturday night out on the town to see a performance brought to you by WHAM. A one-person
show featuring an actor/storyteller/poet/singer/song-writer. The vision is to give artists a beautiful
place to perform and the community to a space to see a genre of art that is popular world-wide
and is now available in Surprise. Let WHAM keep surprising you!

Oral History Program
The Literary Arts Program proudly sponsors this inspiring program featuring compelling stories
from young and old. *The City of Peoria was the first to be featured * The City of Surprise will
be featured next. Founded by the late Vicki Hunt, the Oral History Video Library continues
to grow as surrounding cities are added.

Community Programs
Whether held in the gallery, classroom, or locations around the West Valley, all programs are
open to the public.

Schedules and details are always available on our website under each program heading.