Short Cuts: Bridgette Yang of Youth Speaks - Workshops and Open Mic at the Festival!

BABF Short Cuts is a Podcast of the Bay Area Book Festival where we introduce some of the authors and partners who will join us for the 2026 Festival in Berkeley from May 29–May 31.  In this episode, you get to meet Bridgette Yang who talks to us about YouthSpeaks and the programs they are contributing to the Festival in 2026 Saturday, May 30th Teen Poetry Workshop - rsvp required Youth writer/poet workshop - rsvp required Sunday, May 31 Teen Open Mic!  You can find more 2026 festival authors and upcoming events at www.baybookfest.org.  To find out more about Youth Speaks, go to https://youthspeaks.org/ Please support our work! https://givebutter.com/writingthefuture