Avril Shakira Villar
BIO:
Avril Shakira Villar is a writer and youth leader hailing from the Philippines. She is a mentee of the esteemed international organization WriteGirl LA and has been elected as the City Youth Vice Mayor of Zamboanga City. She has 5 published poems, 1 published song, and 1 published essay in various international literary magazines. She was the 2nd placer in the National Poetry Competition conducted by Under the Madness Magazine and applies her writing to her life and leadership journey.
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UNDER THE MADNESS
A magazine for teen writers—by teen writers. Under the Madness brings together student editors from across New Hampshire under the mentorship of the state poet laureate to focus on the experiences of teens from around the world. Whether you live in Berlin, NH, or Berlin, Germany—whether you wake up every day in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North or South America—we’re interested in reading you!