We will begin our meetings again on Monday, August 31, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the Writing Center. That’s Robert Bell 291.
We have some exciting announcements to share with you, and after we wrap our minds around those, we will read and listen and read and listen to what amazes and boggles us.
Feel free to bring your own work, or a book that you are currently reading. No casseroles or fruit Jell-o salad necessary, though.
We sincerely thank all who attended or read at the Gala last Wednesday. It was certainly a success, and an enjoyable night for us (I hope the same for everyone else). Look out for the 3rd Annual Undergraduate Writers Gala in 2010!
Second Annual Undergraduate Writers Gala
Bracken Library 225
Wednesday, April 15
6:30 pm
One might ask, “what exactly is this gala?” Well, that is a good question. The first twenty undergraduates that signed up to participate will be reading a piece of theirs and competing for cash prizes (awarded to first, second, and third place). Most of all, this Gala is to celebrate our writers and provide an all around swell party. Last but not least, there is also a haiku shoot out contest following the reading. Yes, a haiku shoot out. No one should miss that.
No so far in the future we’re publishing a chapbook featuring the work of current and former Writers Community members. Therefore, we would be so excited if all of you would submit work of yours that you would like included. Almost any type of work is welcome: prose, poetry, sketches, photographs, lists, letters, and anything else that you have created. Length limits for pieces are as follows:
prose: 1,000 words
poetry: 35 lines
images: just keep in mind that they will be printed on a 5.5 x 8.5 page
Also, please limit submissions to two per person. We may call for more in the future, but for now please just include two.
Send your submissions to writers@bsu.edu, and please send submissions as an attachment (Word 2007 is fine) with part of the title as the file name. Include your name, phone number, the title of each piece, and any other important details we should be aware of.
Deadline: Friday, March 6 at midnight
Let us know if you have any questions or concerns and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
RLP
We’ve started out the week with some incredible weather and an even better meeting of the Writers Community. Keep thinking about the upcoming WC chap book, because we will take submissions up to the end of February.
As for the readings:
Shaun Gannon: from Wikianswers.com (I’m pretty sure this is the website) “How do you say I am the pineapple in French?” I think I can speak for everyone there in saying that it was everything we hoped for and more.
Garrett Cox: “Euphobia” Check out his design in the new Muncie music scene article in Ball State’s University Expo Magazine.
Andrew Clark-Kennedy: A series of poems by Mark Cunningham featured in the online literary journal Segue
Tyler Gobble: from the New Yorker, “Plumbing,” by John Updike. He also read a piece of his own, which was untitled.
Todd McKinney: Since our conversation somehow wandered around rabbits at one point Todd read Tony Hoagland’s “Rabbit,” featured in Three Penny Review. Todd also read Dean Young’s new poem “Scenes from the Crystal World,” also featured in Three Penny Review.
Kimberly Bortnem: “The brain is wider than the sky,” by Emily Dickenson. Kim also read us her poem which was written to use Dickinson’s style, “It is dangerous to trust only intelligence.”
Rebecca Patrick: from The Economic Naturalist, “Why do bureaucrats favor the passive voice?” and “Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?”
For those heading to Chicago this weekend for the AWP conference, enjoy and travel safely!
rlp
p.s. Some extras mentioned at the meeting:
The television show Extras, by Ricky Gervais
No Tell Motel, a website featuring a poet each week with several examples of their work
Freakonomics
Here’s something for all the “To Do” list lovers out there:
1. Go to Writers Community, 7 pm, the Writing Center
2. Buy David Sedaris tickets for March 31 at Emen’s Auditorium. $15 for students is a steal.
3. Check out the $3 book sale at Books a Million. There are actually some good ones in there.
Adios!
rlp
Welcome back everyone. I hope your break was a good one, restful and full of good reads. Perhaps you can make it to our first, or second, and third, and fourth, and so on meeting this semester. It would be great to have you there.
Here’s hoping Oh-9 is a good year for you and yours. /tdm
What? 400th birthday celebration for John Milton. Readings and celebrations!
When? Tuesday, December 9, 5-7 pm
Where? BL 225
Food? Yes! There will be coffee, and birthday baked goods.
Interested in reading? Let us know at writers@bsu.edu.
March 31, 2009 (it is a Tuesday) David Sedaris is coming to Muncie at Emen’s Auditorium! It is still very early, but tickets are on now sale through the Emen’s Auditorium box office. Tickets are $15 for students and $35 for adults, and seating is reserved. You can call the box office at 285-1539, e-mail them at emens@bsu.edu, or stop by to purchase tickets.
And last but not least: Writers Community, Monday night, 7 pm. See you then!
Todd McKinney read a poem he wrote and Lynn Emanuel’s “Then, Suddenly–”
Rebecca Patrick: Chapter 15 from Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God and from “World History According To Students”
Also, a few links-
For those looking for a new book to read: goodreads.com
Some bookstores: Von’s Bookstore in West Lafayette and The Seminary in Chicago
Some things:
1) A recent article by Bill Barich in the New York Times, “The Yard Sales of Indiana“
2) The Blogger Beware website Andrew read from last evening.
3) And something scary for Halloween.
Happy Halloween everyone!
