WRITERS’ FORUM
Clarkston Campus Creative Writing Club
Fall 2017 Meeting Schedule
Bring your written work (poems, stories, snippets, etc.)
to share and critique!
All meetings are 2:30-4:00 p.m. in room CL-4100, top floor of the library in The Chattahoochee Review office suite.
Meeting dates:
Thursday, Sept. 28
Thursday, Oct. 26
Thursday, Nov. 16
For more information, contact Michael Diebert (678-891-3987; mdiebert@gsu.edu).
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 THE VETERAN EXPERIENCE WORKSHOP
Tuesday, April 11, 2017, from 7-9 p.m. in CA-1500, Clarkston Campus
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.
Registration to attend the workshop is required. Contact Alicia Johanneson to register. Go to The Chattahoochee Review’s blog for more information.
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.
For more information or to reserve seats, please contact Deborah Byrd (dbyrd@gsu.edu).
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The Chattahoochee Review and the Academy of American Poets Seeks Submissions
to the 2017 Academy of American Poets University & College Poetry Prize
The Chattahoochee Review (TCR) in partnership with the Academy of American Poets, is pleased to announce that submissions are now being accepted for the 2016 Academy of American Poets University & College Poetry Prizes. All currently enrolled Perimeter College students are eligible to win one of the prizes and may submit up to three (3) poems of any form, length, and subject for consideration. The winning poem and a poem worthy of honorable mention will be chosen by a committee of TCR editors and forwarded to the Academy for final judging.
In late May, the winner of Perimeter College’s prize will receive an award check for $100 and a one-year membership to the Academy of American Poets, which includes a subscription to the Academy’s journal,American Poet; mention in the Academy’s annual report; and discounts on Academy merchandise and programs. The Academy will also send letters of congratulations to the prize winner and the student writer of the poem that receives honorable mention.
The poem that wins Perimeter College’s 2017 Academy of American Poets University and College Poetry Prize, if written by a student 23 years of age or younger, will be entered automatically into the nationwide Aliki Perroti and Seth Frank Most Promising Young Poet Award worth $1,000.
All entries to the 2017 Academy of American Poets University & College Poetry Prizes must:
Any submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines will not be accepted for entry to win the prize. For more information, please contact Alicia Johanneson, TCR’s program coordinator, at ajohanneson@gsu.edu, or Anna Schachner, TCR‘s editor, at aschachner@gsu.edu.
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Founded in 1934, the Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. Since 1955, the Academy’s University and College Poetry Prize Program has awarded more than $350,000 to more than 10,000 student poets. Through The Chattahoochee Review’s sponsorship Perimeter College has been a participating institution in the program since 1999.
The Decatur Writers’ Group welcomes Literary Activist and Author Jennifer Moore. Ms. Moore will share her literary experiences and knowledge as a writer and self-published author.
The presentation will be held Friday, October 21, 2016, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m in the Decatur Learning and Tutoring Center, Room SF 1200. All are welcome to attend!
Current Georgia State University, Perimeter College 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.
WRITING THE VETERAN EXPERIENCE WORKSHOP
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016
6:30-8:30 p.m. in NA-1140
Dunwoody Campus
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.
Registration to attend the workshop is required. Contact Alicia Johanneson (ajohanneson@gsu.edu) to register. Go to The Chattahoochee Review’s blog for more information.
The Decatur Writers Group would like to invite all interested students, faculty, staff and community members who share a love of writing to bring up to five double-spaced pages of their creative writings, at any stage of the writing process, to share with group members for critique.
The group will also host guests from the professional writing community to share relevant information on the journey from novice writer to published author.
October Meetings will be held on the 7th and 21st. In November, the group will convene on the 11th and 18th. The group meets in the Decatur Campus Learning and Tutoring Center, Room SF 1200 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on these dates. All meetings are free and open to the general public.
For more information about the Decatur Writers Group, please contact Constance Britt Whitehurst at 678-891-2579, or via email at cbritt@gsu.edu.
If you are interested in writing and are looking for support and feedback from other writers you are welcome and encouraged to attend The Writers’ Circle hosted by the Learning & Tutoring Center at Perimeter College. All meetings are free and open to the public.
At the sessions, writers read from works in progress and offer critiques for every stage of the writing process, from nurturing an idea into gestation to achieving its publication. To broaden and enhance the writing experience, the group also hosts guest professionals such as editors, instructors, and published authors.
This month, The Writers’ Circle meets officially on October 7 and 21 in Building LRC (the library) on the Dunwoody Campus from 1 – 3 p.m. in room 3100.
On October 14 and 28, a group of “renegades” from The Writers’ Circle will meet at the Panera Bread on 1625 Mt. Vernon in Dunwoody, GA, from 1 – 3 p.m.
These sessions are free and open to the public. Call 770-274-5243 or e-mail nmcdaniel@gsu.edu for more information. You can also read more about the group on their website.