CREATIVE WRITING
at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in San Francisco
Welcome! CW develops the art and craft of creative writing through instruction, collaboration, and respect. This blog showcases STUDENT WRITING and how to APPLY to Creative Writing.
Author: Midori
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The seniors are auditioning Creative Writers for our Poetry Cafe tomorrow! We will probably go in order of seniority, so Freshies, bring a book (or whatever else us CDubs do for fun). Remember to bring three copies of your three best poems!
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From Poets‘ Poem-A-Day, the inspiration for Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Sympathy I know what the caged bird feels, alas! When the sun is bright on the upland slopes; When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass, And the river flows like a stream of glass; When the first bird sings…
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Winter 2012 Story Contest OUR WINTER CONTEST is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. We’re looking for short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. Entries must be previously unpublished, no longer than 15,000 words, and must not…
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FRIDAY JANUARY 13- CINE/CLUB DOLBY Screening Room 100 Potrero at Division Refreshments 6:30 Film program 7pm CARTOON Short film: Peter Fischli & David Weiss’ THE WAY THINGS GO Shane Meadow’s THIS IS ENGLAND (2006, UK) We start the year with a powerhouse of a film—and something different from our usual fare. This film takes us…
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From Heather: Students, do not forget that we are going to Word for Word’s Food Stories this Thursday evening. Details below. ALSO, I need to know if you are able to view the CW google calendar. I am updating it frequently and you all should be able to access it and be receiving notification reminders.…
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Welcome back to school, where a new year and fresh semester awaits! Kicking off our Creative Writing poetry unit is the annual Poetry Out Loud— a poetry recitation contest that will take a district-wide winner to compete state-wide, then to Washington DC for a chance to win a hefty scholarship. Creative Writers are offered a…
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From Molly Bond, Class of 2015, fondly known as Smolly within our Cdub circle. If you’re like me, you’re so nervous about this audition that you’re spending all your time sobbing in bed with a cup of coffee and a tear-soaked cat. To make things easier for you, we’re trying to demystify the audition process…
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Support Creative Writing’s annually published arts journal by submitting your works to either umlautkingdom@gmail.com or dropping them off at Room 202. Submissions can be anything that can be printed– poetry, fiction, nonfiction, photography, paintings, sheet music, etc. This is a department requirement. Submit three to five pieces and help continue our Umläut legacy! Learn more…
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Support the SOTA graduating class of 2014 by buying candy grams from student council members at lunch! The sale ends at December 7th, so carpe diem, if you sophomores want to go to prom in two years. Facebook Event
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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18 CINE/CLUB Randall Museum 199 Museum Way SF 6:30 Refreshments 7pm film CARTOON Student Film: Alexandra Adams’ TECHNICOLOR KISS Short Film: Carlos Cauron’s ME LA DEBES Billy Wilder’s SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959, USA) In one of the best comedies ever to come from Hollywood, two struggling musicians find themselves on the run from…
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