?
IU South Bend is full of clubs that cover almost anyone?s interests, from film making to horseback riding. This week the school added a new club to the mix: the Creative Writing Club.
?The club has three main goals,? said Angie Rice, the club?s president. ?We want to establish a community of writers here on campus to serve as a support system for those who want to pursue creative writing, we want to find a venue for an open mic night, so writers can practice the public speaking aspect of writing, and we want to serve as a source of reference for those who are interested in pursuing graduate school, and for those who will be looking for work after graduation.?
The club plans to pool resources with the English Club to get a venue for a monthly open mic night within the next month, and hopes to host graduate school question and answer sessions with guest speakers from graduate level creative writing programs beginning sometime in March.
?I thought it would be a good idea to start taking myself seriously as a writer and to start considering where I?m going to go when I graduate from IUSB,? said Rice. ?Forming the Creative Writing Club seemed like a good way to facilitate that process.?
Rice came up with the idea for the club about a month ago. She approached Lori Hicks, now treasurer of the club, with the idea. The two then got Creative Writing Professor Kelcey Parker to be the club?s advisor.
?It?s been smooth sailing ever since!? said Rice.??She?s very supportive of what we want to accomplish with the club, and has been an invaluable resource for information and ideas.?
The club is open to anyone interested in creative writing, including non-students from the community.? All forms of creative writing are accepted, and the club hopes to encourage members to experiment with new genres and to learn to workshop material outside of their preferred genre. The club will focus on writing material as well as providing a weekly workshop for writers to have their work critiqued by other members.
The club currently has plans to meet every Monday from 4-5 p.m. in room 206 of the Student Activities Center. For more information on the club, contact Angie Rice at andrice@umail.iu.eduor Lori Hicks at lorhicks@umail.iu.edu.?
Source: http://www.iusbpreface.com/life/new-creative-writing-club-forms-on-campus-1.2988146
winning mega million numbers bruce weber boston globe google maps 8 bit mirror mirror robyn texas relays
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.