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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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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Anybody who feels like they’ve got a funny, moving, or interesting take on the holidays, submit to this contest- there’s no entrance fee, hurray! http://www.ramsfieldpress.com/holiday-writing-contest.html Holiday Writing Contest 1. Write a short piece about a year end holiday celebration. It can be Christmas, Thanksgiving, Chaunakkah, Kwanza, New Year’s, the Soltice, or whatever holiday you celebrate.…
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Scanners, the bookstore we all visited this past Tuesday, is holding a few events before it closes for good. The ones left: October 23, 5:00 pm Reading and the Brain Patricia Greenfield, Professor of Psychology, UCLA, on how reading affects human development and the brain. October 28, 6:30 pm D-L Alvarez and Colter Jacobsen An…
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Thursday, October 20, 2011 7:30 Moe’s Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue Berkeley (510/849-2087 Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by with Nina Corwin, The Uncertainty of Maps, and Andrena Zawinski, Something About. -Reba
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Today’s Adventure Tuesday (as opposed to the usual Adventure Friday) was to the temporary bookstore Scanners, on 14th and Valencia. It will only be open for a month; the store is using a gallery as its space, and it looks it. The books are wacky, visually interesting, on a vast variety of topics, and most…
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Remember, everybody: do not show up for school on Monday. Our glorious Chrissy Columbus came to this land and massacred its people so we could live here today! In all seriousness, celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day this coming Monday, instead of going to class. Sounds like a good deal. -Reba
