MCCD WRITING COMPETITION INSTRUCTIONS
Maricopa District Contest: Entry Instructions
Maricopa’s 2014 Creative Writing contest is now accepting entries.
Deadline = Friday, Nov 21. Don’t be caught late!
See instructions for making an entry here:
Southwest Valley Writer’s Conference Saturday November 15
Saturday, November 15, 2014, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Avondale City Hall
This one-day event is designed to allow you to connect with industry professionals and other writers who have gathered to share their knowledge and love of writing. The conference will also host an Agent Pitch where writers have the opportunity to pitch their book to professional agents.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
Cost: $75-$95
Read more:
http://events.azfamily.com/Annual_Southwest_Valley_Writers_Conference/308784781.html#ixzz3Isu662x2
CRW SATURDAY WORKSHOP 8 NOVEMBER! Hope to see you there!
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.
CREATIVE WRITING SLAM 19 NOVEMBER, 7 PM, MA 142, Prizes!
CREATIVE WRITING SLAM!
Got Something to Say?
In MA142 on 11/19. Sign in starts at 6:45. 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
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
Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
All decisions made by the judges are judicious, righteous, and final. The views expressed during the competition are solely those of the artists and audience and are not necessarily shared by Glendale Community College or the Maricopa Community College District.
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP SATURDAY 9-11:30 a.m., 8 NOVEMBER, FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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.
MCCCD Creative Writing Competition–Deadline November 21!
Deadline November 21, 11:59 p.m.–-This year’s MCCCD Creative Writing Competition!
For competition guidelines and submissions, access https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=2188
Free CRW Saturday Workshop 8 November, 9-11:30 a.m.
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
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.
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