Two Important Awesome Events This Week
Posted: March 21, 2011 Filed under: Events, Opportunities | Tags: ashley ford, in print, readings, Vouched Books, Vouched Presents Leave a comment
The Sixth Annual In Print Festival at Ball State University
Vouched Presents: Ling, Pritts, Harriell, Ford, and Blanchard
Alabama Student Exchange
Posted: February 14, 2011 Filed under: Events, Opportunities | Tags: Alabama, Elysia, fundraising, Jeremy, Layne, student exchange, Tyler Leave a commentAs the other side of the Alabama-BSU student exchange, four Writers Community members–Layne Ransom, Jeremy Bauer, Elysia Smith, and myself (Tyler Gobble)–will be traveling to Alabama at the end of March. As part of this experience, we will be reading at The Slash Pine Poetry Festival and visiting the university. To help promote and raise funds for this trip, we have decided to hold a fundraiser on Kickstarter. Here is the page. For this, we will be creating chapbooks, broadsides, and eventually videos. Any support, whether it be promotional or financial, is greatly appreciated. Feel free to message me at tlgobble(at)bsu(dot)edu with any questions or concerns. Thank you in advance for your support.
Sincerely,
Tyler on behalf of Elysia, Jeremy, and Layne
Two Writers Community-Related Readings
Posted: February 13, 2011 Filed under: Events, Opportunities | Tags: Alabama Exchange, Brian Oliu, Gala Winners Reading, Layne, Lindsey LaVal, readings, Spencer McNelly Leave a comment1. As part of the BSU and University of Alabama Creative Writing Exchange, we are hosting Alabama faculty and writer, Brian Oliu, and a group of University of Alabama undergraduate writers. An exciting aspect of their visit is an opportunity to publicly read original poems, stories, and essays.
Tuesday, February 22nd at 7:30 pm, Bracken Library room 104. Refreshments will be served.
2. As part of their prize for winning last fall’s Undergraduate Writers Gala, Layne Ransom, Lindsey P. LaVal, and Spencer McNelly will each have to the opportunity to read for 10-15 minutes.
Tuesday, March 1st at 7:30 pm, Bracken Library room 104.
Please, come out and support these awesome writers and the Writers Community.
READINGS IN INDY
Posted: February 12, 2011 Filed under: Events, Opportunities | Tags: Bob Hicok, Butler, can't miss, Indianapolis, Mark Halliday, Nate Pritts, readings, Terrence Hayes, Vouched 3 CommentsBetween now and March 26th, there is going to be four, count it four, sweet readings in Indy. I’m going to all four (hopefully), and if any other Writers Community members are interested, I’m all for getting a group together for each of these.
Mark Halliday
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23
Eidson-Duckwall Recital Room, Robertson Hall at Butler University
Read some Halliday at Poetry Foundation
Terrance Hayes
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24
University of Indianapolis
Read some Hayes at Poets.org
Bob Hicok
7:30 p.m. Monday, March 7
Johnson Room, Robertson Hall at Butler University
Read some Hicok at Poetry Foundation
Vouched Presents…Nate Pritts, Drew Blanchard, Derrick Harriell, Ashley Ford, and other local writers
7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26
Big Car Gallery
Keep up-to-date at Vouched Online
In my opinion, these are all can’t miss events. Real cool opportunities to see an amazing variety of writers without traveling very far.
Faculty Poetry/Fiction Reading
Posted: January 18, 2011 Filed under: Events, Opportunities, Pieces | Tags: J.Y. Sexton, Michael Meyerhofer, Peter Davis, readings, the Heorot, Todd McKinney Leave a commentSo, this Thursday 7:30 pm at the Heorot, Peter Davis, Michael Meyerhofer, J.Y. Sexton, and our very own Writers Community advisor Todd McKinney will be reading. It’s even on Facebook. It’s gonna be rad. It’s 21+, which is ah bummer, but….
Here are some things by Peter Davis that I think are awesome.
HEY this is a cool poem by Michael Meyerhofer
J.Y. Sexton is at HOBART, WOAH
Todd writes long poems. BUT THEY ARE GOOD LONG POEMS.
Well, I hope to see you there.
Back To School: Boo! Back to Writers Community: Woo!
Posted: January 4, 2011 Filed under: Events, Opportunities | Tags: Aaron Burch, Andy Devine, AWP, Chick Litz, FREE STUFF, Matt Bell, Poetry Month, Sean Lovelace, Vouched Books, Vouched Presents 4 CommentsHey Writers!
Hope you are having a great break. As we are a mere one week away from the new semester, we wanted to email you to update you on some early semester activities.
We will be meeting the first Tuesday at 8 pm in the Writing Center. We will be sticking to the same time and place as last semester. So hope to see you then.
Also, Vouched Books, founded by Writers Community founder Christopher Newgent, is hosting a reading January 15th in Indianapolis with readings by BSU professor Sean Lovelace, 2010 In Print Visiting Editor Matt Bell, Aaron Burch, and Andy Devine. This reading is going to be stellar, and we are hoping to have as many WC members there as possible. If you are interested in going (and hopefully contributing some gas money) or would like to volunteer to drive, then please let us know accordingly.
Also also, Angie Vanderluit on behalf of Blacklist Promotions, Full Circle Arts Co-Op, is seeking articles, essays, short stories, art, and poetry covering a variety of topics such as Feminism, Equality, and Health for a zine for distribution during Women’s Week in March. Email her at akvanderluit@bsu.edu by January 21st if you are interested.
Also also also, we have signed up to receive 10 free issues of the April issue of Poetry Magazine for a book discussion. We will give these out on a first reply basis in order to have a discussion and help celebrate National Poetry Month. Please let us know asap if you want to be a part of this.
Also also also also, Cathy Day, our BSU professor and good friend of the Writers Community, wanted me to share this link with you all. Some of you had shown interest in going to this year’s AWP Conference, which is a cool idea, and this would help with one of the expenses.
Also also also also also, some of our fellow BSU writers, including WC Officer Elysia Smith, 2010 Gala Winners Layne Ransom and Lindsey LaVal, and the wonderful WC contributor Ashley Ford, have a new group blog called Chick Litz. It is definitely something to check out.
Well, please let us know if you have any suggestions or ideas for Writers Community. We hope to see you very soon.
THIS READING YOU ARE GONNA WANNA GO TO
Posted: December 21, 2010 Filed under: Events, Opportunities | Tags: Aaron Burch, Andy Devine, Christopher Newgent, field trip, Indy, Matt Bell, readings, Sean Lovelace, Vouched Books/Online, Vouched Presents Leave a comment
WEEKEND READING
Posted: October 15, 2010 Filed under: Events, Opportunities, Pieces | Tags: Elimae, Elysia, Husband&Wife, Jeremy Bauer, Matt Hart, Pank, The Collagist, The Jackalope Wars, VGR Leave a commentSHEWWWWEEEE, mid-terms are over, you are caught up on homework, it’s getting cold. READ.
BUT WHAT?
These things:
New issue of The Collagist
Our cool officer Elysia’s Elimae pieces here and here
Whatever Roxane Gay says over at Pank
The Jackalope Wars by Jeremy Bauer (BEST FOUR BUCKS SPENT THIS WEEK)
This long thing by Matt Hart (WHO WILL BE HERE SOON) at the Equalizer
I’m not telling you what to do, just thinking this could help. I know you’re sad sometimes. ME TOO.
Also, if you want to get out of your dorm/apartment/house, a cool show at VGR on Saturday, featuring Husband&Wife and their new album, seems like a good destination.
TAKE CARE FOR REAL
Vouched Presents…
Posted: October 3, 2010 Filed under: Events, Opportunities | Tags: alumni, Artifice Magazine, Christopher Newgent, field trip, readings, Vouched Books Leave a commentHey writer pals,
Reminder, I am organizing a trip to this sweet event next Saturday. Vouched Books is an indie lit promoting company started by BSU alumni Christopher Newgent. I think this thing is going to be stellar. We don’t want to miss it!
I am planning to drive. I have room for two others, as Cody and Jeremy have already nabbed seats with me. If anyone else would be willing to drive, in case we need more room, please let me know. Also, please note if you are wanting to go or not. I figure we could go down a little early, grab some grub, and see some sweet readings.
Hope you can be a part of this! See you soon.
Vouched Presents…
Posted: September 9, 2010 Filed under: Events, Opportunities | Tags: bake sale, bloof, Indy, readings, Vouched Books Leave a comment
Christopher Newgent is doing some cool things with Vouched Books, including this reading series he is starting. This first one looks pretty killer.
I am definitely going to this reading, and since I think you, dear reader, should go as well, I am offering a ride to you. Cool.
Side notes:
– The Bake Sale ended today, and it seemed to go pretty well. Thank you for all who contributed writing, goodies, and/or time. Elysia will be updating us all soon about how it went in terms of MONEY.
– Still looking for some guest posts on here, shoot us some ideas at writers(at)bsu(dot)edu.
– Don’t forget, no Writers Community next week. Instead, we are hosting the awesome Bloof Books tour kick-off reading at Bracken Library room 104 at 7:30 pm next Tuesday.
The Writers' Community 