November 8,  9-11:30 a.m., LA-141, Free and Open to the Public — Saturday Workshop Series

“I Gave Them My Heart, They Gave Me a Rejection Letter: What Editors Look for in Submissions and Tips for Improving Your Writing Through Non-Traditional Methods,” presented by  Jared Duran and Jia Oak Baker of Four Chambers (fourchamberspress.com), The Heart of Literature in Phoenix, Arizona.

Jared Duran is a writer and veritable man about town. He holds a BA in English, Creative Writing from ASU (well, sometimes. At other times it sits in a stack of papers on his desk). His work has appeared in Up the River, The Suisun Valley Review, and others (really, it has). In addition to Editing and Eventing (believe it or not, this was used as a verb. On NPR, too—I know, right?) for Four Chambers, Jared enjoys spending time with his lady, playing guitar, and being smothered by cats.

Jia Oak Baker is the author of a forthcoming chapbook, Crash Landing in the Plaza of an Unknown City (Dancing Girl Press, 2015). Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Profane, Poet Lore, DMQ Review, Likewise Folio, and elsewhere. Jia is the recipient of the 2013 Tucson Festival of Books Literary Award as well as scholarships to the New York State Summer Writers’ Institute and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. She has​ also been granted a residency from the Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos, New Mexico. Jia earned a Masters in Education from Arizona State University and a MFA in Writing and Literature from Bennington College where she received a Liam Rector Scholarship. Jia teaches at Paradise Valley Community College and is an associate editor for the educational website http://www.languageforanewcentury.com.

Direct questions to: laura.white@gccaz.edu.

October 22 to November 22—The Traveler: GCC’s Creative Arts Journal

The Traveler will be accepting submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and one-act plays October 15 to November 22.

Go to http://www.gccaz.edu/traveler/submissions for guidelines, entry forms, and submission.

Winning submissions will be published in The Traveler!

Direct questions to: john.ventola@gccaz.edu.

The Gila River Review

CGCC’s Online Student-Edited Art and Literary Journal is Accepting Submissions from CGCC Students, Faculty, and Staff for Issue 10, Fall 2014

CREATIVE WRITING SUBMISSIONS

Microfiction: 1,000-word limit

Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: 15 double-spaced page limit

Poetry: 3 poems, no longer than 10 pages total

ART SUBMISSIONS

Photography, Painting, Sculpture:  Limit to 3 submitted pieces

Comics, Graphic Novel Excerpts:  10-page limit

Music, Spoken Word:  5-10 minute limit

HOW TO SUBMIT

Email all submissions to patrick.finn@cgc.edu

In the subject line, write “Submission” and genre you’re submitting—“Submission Poetry.”

In the email text, write a brief third-person bio.

Creative writing submissions must be attached in either .doc or .rtf formats.

All visual art submissions must be titled and attached in either .pdf or .jpeg formats.

 

“The Art of Telling,” presented by Mark Viquesney, Faculty and Screenwriter.

Have you ever been told to “Show, don’t tell?”  Frustrated by seeing that all the time?  This workshop will explore the Art of Telling so that you will be better at showing, and not telling.  Join the fun and learn that the best way to tell a story is to show the reader what is happening.

Saturday, October 11, 9:00-11:30 a.m. in LA 141.

Free and open to the public.

Light refreshments provided.

Mark Viquesney is a screenwriter who received his MFA in Screenwriting at Arizona State University.  He has been hired by small production companies to write many feature length films as well as novel adaptations, television pilots, music, and commercials.  He has been teaching screenwriting for Phoenix College and Glendale Community College since 2005.  He also is a script consultant for numerous films as well as editor/story consultant for novels and short stories.

Narrative is hosting a FREE iStory contest for original dramatic narratives.

Deadline: Thursday, October 2, 2014, midnight PDT 

Narrative says: “An iStory is a short, dramatic narrative—fiction or nonfiction—of no more than 150 words…  We look for inspired, timeless iStories that are entertaining, informing, or shocking, and, most of all, speak to the heart of things.”

Judge: Ann Beattie.

Awards: Prize money and possible publication.

More details, samples, and submissions:

http://www.narrativemagazine.com/iStory-Contest

Materials from Gary Lawrence’s September 13 workshop on Flash Fiction at GCC has been posted here for your information.

Thanks to all that supported this effort.

The next CRW Saturday workshop will be held October 11 from 9:00 am until 11:30 am: “The Art of Telling” by Mark Viquesney.

For more on the Saturday Workshop Series, click here.