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Posted on June 6, 2017June 5, 2017 by M. Levacy

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The Decatur Writers Group to resume Aug. 11

Posted on June 5, 2017June 5, 2017 by M. Levacy

The Decatur Writers Group will not be meeting throughout the summer however, don’t worry! Meetings will resume Friday, August 11, 2017. In the meantime, start a new project, resume something that’s been on the shelf for a time, and keep writing. Contact Constance B. Whitehurst at cbritt@gsu.edu with any questions or to obtain additional information.

Video-Conference This Wednesday: National Playwrights

Posted on April 10, 2017March 28, 2017 by M. Levacy

This is a reminder that this Wednesday, April 12, 2017, Georgia State University Perimeter College will co-host the National Playwrights video-conference, in partnership with New York University (NYU), live at the Newton campus and shown (via split screen streaming) on the remaining Perimeter College campuses as well as the Atlanta campus.

This year’s guest is Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, David Lindsay-Abaire, author of Rabbit Hole and Shrek. The conference may be attended in person on the Newton campus at the 2/N Lecture Hall on Wednesday, April 12, from 1 – 2:45 p.m. All are welcome, however space is limited. Professors who wish to bring classes are encouraged to reserves seats in advance.

For more information or to reserve seats, please contact Deborah Byrd (dbyrd@gsu.edu).

Writing Workshop Exploring Veteran’s Experience April 11.

Posted on April 6, 2017March 30, 2017 by M. Levacy

Don’t forget! The WRITING THE VETERAN EXPERIENCE WORKSHOP at the Clarkston campus will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, from 7-9 p.m. in CA-1500.

Registration to attend the workshop is required. Contact Alicia Johanneson to register. Go to The Chattahoochee Review’s blog for more information.

Current Perimeter College at Georgia State University (GSU) students (ASMs, Vietnam, OIF, and OEF vets), faculty, staff and alumni are invited to share stories of your own military experience or the impact on your lives of friends, parents and grandparents who have served and/or are serving in the United States Armed Forces.

No prior writing experience necessary (Bring current creative literary works to share, if applicable). Student veterans attending GSU’s Atlanta Campus, as well as student veterans enrolled at other colleges and universities are especially welcome.

Go to The Chattahoochee Review’s blog for more information.

Last chance to contribute to the Wish Tree at Clarkston!

Posted on April 5, 2017March 28, 2017 by M. Levacy

All students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to contribute to a unique collaborative site-specific installation opportunity as part of a week long exhibition celebrating Earth Day at the Native Plant Botanical Garden on the Clarkston campus. Deadline for submission are next week, April 12!

Contribute to a collaborative installation project called the Wish Tree, inspired by Yoko Ono. Offerings should be submitted to Clarkston art department office, CF building by April 12. These can be paper, no larger than 5” x 7.” You must make a hole in the top for it to be strung up. These will not be returned.

Learn more about what a Wish Tree is and about how the project started at:
http://imaginepeacetower.com/yoko-onos-wish-trees/

Please contact Lisa Alembik from the Fine Arts Department (lalembik@gsu.edu) with any questions about either opportunity.

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Poetry readings on 4 Perimeter College campuses tomorrow and Thursday!

Posted on April 4, 2017March 27, 2017 by M. Levacy

Don’t forget – Perimeter College and The Georgia Poetry Circuit will host poetry readings by Kim Addonizio tomorrow, Wednesday, April 5 and Thursday, April 6, 2017. All readings are free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception and book signing on each campus.

Alpharetta Campus

Wednesday, April 5, 2017
11:30 a.m.
Room 1140

Clarkston Campus

Wednesday, April 5, 2017
2:30 p.m.
JCLRC – L1100

Dunwoody Campus

Thursday, April 6, 2017
11:30 a.m.
Building B, Room 2102

Newton Campus

Thursday, April 6, 2017
2:30 p.m.
Building 2N, Room 1100

Additional information about the poet, including samples of her work, can be found on the handout provided for the event.

Share a poem this week at the Dunwoody campus.

Posted on April 3, 2017March 28, 2017 by M. Levacy

Don’t forget to celebrate national poetry month this April at the Dunwoody Perimeter campus library on Thursday, April 6, 2017 this week.

A number of activities are available:

Attend the Poetry Workshop from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. to gain assistance with your own written work in the Learning and Tutoring Center, NLRC 3200.

Bring a poem (your own or a work you admire) and pin it to the curtains in the NLRC Third Floor Gallery (supplies available if you’d like to write your poem on location).

Read either a poem you’ve written or a beloved poem you’d like to share with others at the Open Mic and Reception from 1-3 p.m. following the workshop.

The opportunities are sponsored by the The Writer’s Circle and The Dunwoody Learning and Tutoring Center and are open to all students, faculty, staff, and their families (though some activities may not be suitable for very young children).

For more information please contact Maria Batty or Nancy McDaniel at 770-274-5240 or email ltc.gpc.edu.

Last Writers’ Circle meeting of the spring 2017 term this Thursday! (4/6)

Posted on April 3, 2017March 28, 2017 by M. Levacy

The Writers’ Forum at Clarkston campus would like to invite you to attend their last meeting of the spring 2017 term this Thursday, April 6th, from 2:30 – 4 p.m. in JCLRC building, room 4100, (the room is located on the top floor of the library at the end of the hall, in The Chattahoochee Review office suite).

Writers’ Forum is a monthly free writing and critique group for you to receive feedback on your writing in progress at whatever stage it’s in. The definition of writing is generous for this group: poems, short stories, plays, screenplays, essays, letters. Please bring copies to share with the group so that we can see your work on the page; usually, 8 to 10 copies is sufficient. If you have a longer piece of writing, we ask that you bring no more than 5 pages. You may prefer to just attend and listen; that’s fine, too. Also, feel free to arrive late or leave early as your schedule requires.

All meetings are open to the larger community, and no fee is required. If you have questions, please contact the co-advisor, Michael Diebert, at 678-891-3987.

Writing the Veteran Experience Workshop, April 11

Posted on March 31, 2017March 30, 2017 by M. Levacy

WRITING THE VETERAN EXPERIENCE WORKSHOP

Tuesday, April 11, 2017, from 7-9 p.m. in CA-1500, Clarkston Campus

Registration to attend the workshop is required. Contact Alicia Johanneson to register. Go to The Chattahoochee Review’s blog for more information.

National Playwrights video-conference on April 12 at Newton

Posted on March 31, 2017March 28, 2017 by M. Levacy

On Wednesday, April 12, Georgia State University Perimeter College will co-host the National Playwrights video-conference, in partnership with New York University (NYU), live at the Newton campus and shown (via split screen streaming) on the remaining Perimeter College campuses as well as the Atlanta campus.

This year’s guest is Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, David Lindsay-Abaire, author of Rabbit Hole and Shrek. He loves interacting with students and is looking forward to meeting ours! Ten of Perimeter’s English and drama students (two of whom are from Newton campus) will be asking him questions during the video-conference.

The conference may be attended in person on the Newton campus at the 2/N Lecture Hall on Wednesday, April 12, from 1 – 2:45 p.m. All are welcome, however space is limited. Professors who wish to bring classes are encouraged to reserves seats in advance.

This event has been facilitated in part by the efforts of Perimeter College emerita professor, Sarah Larson, in partnership with major universities across the country to bring Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights to our campuses via video-conference since 1995.