State Finals

Information on the time, date, and location of State Finals will be updated as more competitions are scheduled and planned. Find your state's Poetry Out Loud coordinator here.

For information on the 2012 National Finals, click here.

State Date Winner
Alabama February 20
Alaska March 27
Arizona March 29
Arkansas March 3
California March 26
Colorado March 20
Connecticut March 21
Delaware March 13
District of Columbia March 13
Florida March 10
Georgia March 31
Hawaii March 18
Idaho March 3
Illinois March 29
Indiana February 25
Iowa March 3
Kansas March 31
Kentucky March 21
Louisiana March 24
Maine March 23
Maryland March 3
Massachusetts March 11
Michigan March 10
Minnesota March 19
Mississippi March 22
Missouri March 21
Montana March 24
Nebraska March 10
Nevada March 24
New Hampshire March 26
New Jersey March 21
New Mexico February 12
New York March 24
North Carolina March 24
North Dakota March 19
Ohio March 24
Oklahoma March 3
Oregon March 31
Pennsylvania March 26
Puerto Rico March 17
Rhode Island March 10
South Carolina March 3
South Dakota March 26
Tennessee March 31
Texas February 25
Utah March 13
Vermont March 28
Virgin Islands March 10
Virginia March 15
Washington March 10
West Virginia March 2
Wisconsin March 12
Wyoming March 5