GCC Creative Writing

/***CRW SATURDAY WORKSHOPS***/

The CRW Saturday Workshop Series continues in Spring 2015 with even more exciting workshops. All workshops take place in LA-141 at GCC Main from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM unless otherwise advertised. Light refreshments are provided.

* 7 February – “Ink, Inspiration and Image–Using Drawing Prompts to Generate Ideas for Writing,” presented by Johnnie Clemens May, GCC CRW/English Faculty and Poet, and Dorothy Stewart, Visual Artist and Poet.

* 7 March – “This Title is Not Yet Viewable,” presented by Jeff Baker, GCC CRW/English Faculty Guy

* 28 March 2015 – “Objectifying Your Poem: So Much Depends Upon the ‘Thing’,” presented by Shawnte Orion, Free Association Host and Poet, and Jia Oak Baker, English Faculty and Poet.

* 11 April 2015 – “Using Poetry to Capture Place,” presented by Kimberly Mathes, GCC Faculty and Poet.

/***FREE ASSOCIATION OPEN MIC POETRY AND PROSE SERIES***/

Join the Rorschach Poets on the third Wednesday of every month for the Free Association Poetry and Prose Open Mic Series from 7 to 9:30 p.m.  Please note location below. The free event brings celebrated writers of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction to local residents, students, staff, and faculty. The event is open to the public. During the open mic session, the audience is invited to present all styles and stages of writing.

Mark Your Calendar! Make sure you note that a few of the events do not fall on the third Wednesday because of holidays and breaks in the GCC academic calendar. They do, however, occur on a Wednesday.

21 January (SU-104) * 18 February (SU-104) * 25 March (SU-104) * 15 April (MA-142) * 20 May (TBD) * 17 June (SU-104)

CRW180—Introduction to Writing Nonfiction

Course Description: Practice in writing creative nonfiction, including autobiography and biography, the essay, reviews, and humor using a process of invention and discovery, writing, analysis, evaluation, and revision. Combines lecture, discussion, and workshop, leading to the production of marketable quality creative nonfiction. Prerequisites: None. CRW150 recommended but not required.

Section 34877, 10-11:15 AM, T Th                           John Ventola

“In some ways, creative nonfiction is like jazz—it’s a rich mix of flavors, ideas, and techniques, some of which are newly invented and others as old as writing itself. Creative nonfiction can be an essay, a journal article, a research paper, a memoir, or a poem; it can be personal or not, or it can be all of these.

“The words ‘creative’ and ‘nonfiction’ describe the form. The word ‘creative’ refers to the use of literary craft, the techniques fiction writers, playwrights, and poets employ to present nonfiction—factually accurate prose about real people and events—in a compelling, vivid, dramatic manner. The goal is to make nonfiction stories read like fiction so that your readers are as enthralled by fact as they are by fantasy.” –Lee Gutkind

10 DECEMBER–FREE ASSOCIATION’s 4th ANNUAL WHITE ELEPHANT CONTEMPORARY POETRY GIFT EXCHANGE

TEMPORARY ROOM CHANGE–NU-104 (Nursing Auditorium) 

It’s time for the 4th Annual White Elephant Contemporary Poetry Gift Exchange at Glendale Community College.

WEDNESDAY  December 10th, NU-104, 7 PM

Poetry books can make great gifts and we will prove it 
by giving away some collections that are worth stealing. 
Just in time for the holidays.

You are invited to bring a cool poetry collection and share one or two of its poems with the crowd. Then you can exchange it for one of the great books on my table, or one of the “in play” books that someone else in the crowd is already holding.

There will also be giveaways throughout the evening, so you still have a chance to walk away with some great new poetry, even if you just come to listen.

Everyone will encounter some great poetry and maybe even a new favorite poet. Or at least a little exposure to some worthwhile poetry and presses that Barnes & Noble would know nothing about.

Hosted by Shawnte Orion 
and sponsored and made possible by the generosity of Glendale Community College

Glendale Community College* NU-104 (Nursing Auditorium)*  6000 West Olive Avenue 
Glendale Arizona 85302

Free and open to the public

If you’d like to see some of the books we gave away last year:
http://batteredhive.blogspot.com/2012/12/wrapping-up-last-nights-poetry-gift.html

Campus Map for where to PARK and where to find NU-104: 

Main Campus map (.pdf)

10 DECEMBER–FREE ASSOCIATION’s 4th ANNUAL WHITE ELEPHANT CONTEMPORARY POETRY GIFT EXCHANGE

TEMPORARY ROOM CHANGE–NU-104 (Nursing Auditorium) 

It’s time for the 4th Annual White Elephant Contemporary Poetry Gift Exchange at Glendale Community College.

WEDNESDAY  December 10th NU-104, 7 PM

Poetry books can make great gifts and we will prove it 
by giving away some collections that are worth stealing. 
Just in time for the holidays.

You are invited to bring a cool poetry collection and share one or two of its poems with the crowd. Then you can exchange it for one of the great books on my table, or one of the “in play” books that someone else in the crowd is already holding.

There will also be giveaways throughout the evening, so you still have a chance to walk away with some great new poetry, even if you just come to listen.

Everyone will encounter some great poetry and maybe even a new favorite poet. Or at least a little exposure to some worthwhile poetry and presses that Barnes & Noble would know nothing about.

Hosted by Shawnte Orion 
and sponsored and made possible by the generosity of Glendale Community College

Glendale Community College* NU-104 (Nursing Auditorium)*  6000 West Olive Avenue 
Glendale Arizona 85302

Free and open to the public

If you’d like to see some of the books we gave away last year:
http://batteredhive.blogspot.com/2012/12/wrapping-up-last-nights-poetry-gift.html

Campus Map for where to PARK and where to find NU-104: 

Main Campus map (.pdf)

10 DECEMBER–FREE ASSOCIATION’s 4th ANNUAL WHITE ELEPHANT CONTEMPORARY POETRY GIFT EXCHANGE 

It’s time for the 4th Annual White Elephant Contemporary Poetry Gift Exchange at Glendale Community College.

WEDNESDAY  December 10th (Student Union room 104), 7 PM

Poetry books can make great gifts and we will prove it 
by giving away some collections that are worth stealing. 
Just in time for the holidays.

You are invited to bring a cool poetry collection and share one or two of its poems with the crowd. Then you can exchange it for one of the great books on my table, or one of the “in play” books that someone else in the crowd is already holding.

There will also be giveaways throughout the evening, so you still have a chance to walk away with some great new poetry, even if you just come to listen.

Everyone will encounter some great poetry and maybe even a new favorite poet. Or at least a little exposure to some worthwhile poetry and presses that Barnes & Noble would know nothing about.

hosted by Shawnte Orion 
and sponsored and made possible by the generosity of the English Department at Glendale Community College

Glendale Community College* (Student Union Room 104)
*  6000 West Olive Avenue 
Glendale Arizona 85302

Free and open to the public

If you’d like to see some of the books we gave away last year:
http://batteredhive.blogspot.com/2012/12/wrapping-up-last-nights-poetry-gift.html

 

TIME IS RUNNING OUT!  MARK YOUR CALENDARS!  

Deadline November 21, 11:59 p.m.––This year’s MCCCD Creative Writing Competition! 

Click on the URL below to access the submission guidelines and directions!

CW ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS14-15

Deadline 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!

UPCOMING CONTESTS & PUBLICATIONS                                                          

 19 November – Creative Writing Slam

Sign in starts at 6:45 in MA-142. Slam starts at 7:00.

• Enter short stories, poetry, lyrics, essays, drama, or any other type of creative writing
• Three minute time limit for each piece
• You may enter up to three separate pieces
• Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3^rd

Pieces will be judged on quality of writing and performance. Registration forms must be submitted by the day and time of the event and can be found: HT2 Building, office 106 0r 107, the English Dept. office in the 05 Building, by emailing david.nelson@gccaz.edu or kimberly.mathes@gccaz.edu, or at the event.

21 November – MCCCD Creative Writing Competition                                   Entries are due by 11:59PM on November 21st. For competition guidelines and submissions, access our website https://gccazcrw.wordpress.com for instructions and a link to the official website.

22 November Deadline– The Traveler Open for Submissions

GCC’s Creative Arts Journal The Traveler will be accepting submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and one-act plays from 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.

 /***SPRING 2015 CLASSES***/

CRW 120—Introduction to Writing Children’s Literature                                
CRW 150—Introduction to Creative Writing                                                
CRW 160/260—Introduction to Writing Poetry and Intermediate Poetry Writing          
CRW 170/270—Introduction to Writing Fiction and Intermediate Fiction Writing      
CRW 180—Introduction to Writing Nonfiction.                                            
CRW 190/290—Introduction to Screenwriting and Intermediate Screenwriting            
CRW 251—Topics in Creative Writing (In a Flash: The Power of the Short Form)         
CRW 272, 273, 274—Planning and Structuring the Novel, Writing the Novel, and Revising the Novel

/***CRW SATURDAY WORKSHOPS***/    

The CRW Saturday Workshop Series continues in Spring 2015 with even more exciting workshops. All workshops take place in LA-141 at GCC Main from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM unless otherwise advertised. Light refreshments are provided.

* 7 February – “Ink, Inspiration and Image–Using Drawing Prompts to Generate Ideas for Writing,” presented by Johnnie Clemens May, GCC CRW/English Faculty and Poet, and Dorothy Stewart, Visual Artist and Poet.                                      
* 7 March – “This Title is Not Yet Viewable,” presented by Jeff Baker, GCC CRW/English Faculty Guy                                                          
* 28 March 2015 – Presented by Shawnte Orion, Free Association Host and Poet.           
* 11 April 2015 – “Using Poetry to Capture Place,” presented by Kimberly Mathes, GCC Faculty and Poet.

/***FREE ASSOCIATION OPEN MIC POETRY AND PROSE SERIES***/

Join the Rorschach Poets on the third Wednesday of every month for the Free Association Poetry and Prose Open Mic Series from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Room 104 of the Student Union at GCC. The free event brings celebrated writers of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction to local residents, students, staff, and faculty. The event is open to the public. During the open mic session, the audience is invited to present all styles and stages of writing.

Mark Your Calendar! Make sure you note that a few of the events do not fall on the third Wednesday because of holidays and breaks in the GCC academic calendar. They do, however, occur on a Wednesday.

10 December * 21 January * 18 February * 25 March * 15 April * 20 May * 17 June