January 24, 2008
WKU Libraries will host an African-American Read-in from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4 at Java City in Helm Library.
The Read-in is part of Black History Month activities at Western Kentucky University as well as a nationwide celebration of African-American literary works.
“The read-in is an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to come together and celebrate the works of African-American writers,†said Cindy Troutman, Marketing Coordinator with WKU Libraries.
Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to read three-minute excerpts from their favorite work by an African-American writer. Works can include music, poetry, adult literature or children’s books.
Participants are encouraged to sign up by Monday, Jan. 31, to have their names listed in the program. To register, contact Cindy Troutman at (270) 745-4502 or by email at cindy.troutman@wku.edu.
WKU Library’s Writer-in-Residence Program presents:
This workshop is designed to set you on the journey of finding your writing voice, getting words on paper, and moving forward from there. You’re not alone—join us! Bring paper, pen, and your questions.
This session will also be presented at:
* Bowling Green Community College (WKU’s South Campus): TBD
* WKU’s Glasgow Campus in room 131 on Thursday, February 7, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Presented by Diana McQuady, the 2007-2008 Western Kentucky University Libraries’ Writer-in-Residence.
From Dale,
Please give congrats to Chelsea Beville! Her poem, “Red Power Ranger,” will be
appearing in the next edition of /Grab-A-Nickel.
January 22, 2008
*/*** CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS & ARTWORK /*
*/ BY YOUNG WRITERS & ARTISTS ***/*
Kentucky Publisher Seeks Submissions, Offers Prize for
2008 Anthology of MTR-focused Work by Young Authors & Artists
MotesBooks of Louisville will accept manuscripts and artwork for an
anthology to be published in the summer of 2008. All pieces in the book
will focus on Mountaintop Removal (MTR) coal mining. */Submission
period closes March 1, 2008/*. To accommodate elementary, middle
school, high school and college writers, contributors can be any age up
to 24 years. Home-schoolers and non-students meeting the age
requirement are also encouraged to submit.
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From Dale Rigby via the Creativewriting listserv:
Per a welcome back, I want to share the good news that two WKU undergraduate poets have
work that will be appearing in the next edition of GRAB-A-NICKEL:
Corey Bewley, “The Smell of Mothballs” & “Classical Music”
Sarah Durr, “What You Will See”
Also from Dale,
The following writing students have had one or more works accepted for
presentation at the the
International Sigma Tau Delta Convention this spring.
1. Ed Rogers–”Frequency”–a collection of poems.
2. Renee Davidson–”After Great Pain” (drama) and “Rearranging Beauty”
(creative non-fiction)
3. Bobby Deignan–”After Charlie” (fiction) and “Hawthorne’s ‘The Celestial Railroad’: (critical essay)
4. Brooke Shafar–”Spring Cleaning” (fiction)
Like with the pic of Yao Ming on the cover of the current Newsweek, you could say that we are fast becoming a university with, yep, just as our PR folks remind us, “international reach”!
All painful puns the responsibility of Rigby and not the management.