As seen on HBO, this year’s Brave New Voices Festival will take place in the San Francisco Bay Area, from Tuesday, July 17 – Sunday, July 22. Bringing together more than 500 young artists, outspoken activists, educators, poets and emerging leaders for five days of open mics, preliminary poetry slams and writing workshops, the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival culminates in the Grand Slam Finals on July 21 at the Fox Theater in Oakland.