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: SOTA Creative Writing
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As many of you may know, SOTA was recently renamed the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts after the famous artist who helped found the school. At the renaming ceremony, Hosana, a sophomore in Creative Writing, read a statement about SOTA and the Creative Writing Department from author Dave Eggers. Yes, THE Dave…
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Michelle Tea, a regular guest artist for the Creative Writing Department, will be a part of a literary event tonight, in Berkeley. 7:30pm Lyrics & Dirges featuring Michelle Tea, Michele Serros, Sam Sax, Artnoose & Annah Anti-Palindrome curated by Tomas Moniz at Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley free admission, refreshments served
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Tonight, at CIty LIghts Bookstore, you can hear “Jarett Kobek musing on the existential psychedelia of Mohammed Atta…” Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 7:00 P.M., City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA
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The time for our annual January Poetry Cafe has come once again! As usual, the seniors are running the show, from venue to auditions and all the in-between. There are two evenings, each with its own arsenal of poems: Friday, January 27 (at 7:30) is being held on the Mainstage at School of the Arts.…
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For anybody who liked our previous Creative Writing short video, please turn your attention to the second in our series: http://sotacdubs.tumblr.com/post/13888192353/workshopping The video covers workshopping, a major part of our department, where we bring in pieces and get into groups to give and get critique. Enjoy! -Reba
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The anthology, Submitted: Women Finding and Leaving Extreme Religion (to be published by Seal Press in Spring, 2013), will chronicle the lives of women from a variety of restrictive religious backgrounds who chose a religious path only to eventually reject it or alter it in whole or in part. We are seeking contributions from women…
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Hey! Here is the first (in what we hope will be a plentiful series) of short films aimed towards introducing and familiarizing life as a C-dub (a Creative Writing student) to anybody interested. Here’s a link to the video, on our new Tumblr http://sotacdubs.tumblr.com/post/13253560647/shadowing Here’s a few other links you might be interested in checking…
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For all those interested in applying to SOTA’s Creative Writing department, you must submit your applications and portfolios by 3 p.m. Friday, December 2. This round of auditions will be held on January 17th, so be sure to show your shiny, eager faces when the time comes to interview. -Reba
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