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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This week, we in the Creative Writing department are lucky enough to host a former C-dub, Adrian Kane. She graduated right before the current seniors were freshmen, so there’s just enough distance for authority, but not enough for us to miss out on some playful bonding. We’re benefiting from Adrian’s expertise in all things mythic,…
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Hey all: for anybody interested in submitting work, but without means of finding places to submit, every so often you can check here for submission opportunities. This particular one concerns poets, or those who take some pleasure in writing poetry reviews. This information was received through the CWROPPS email group. You can join for free…
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Today the department took to the underground to visit the Contemporary Jewish Art Museum, located across the street from the Metreon’s backyard. We were there to explore the Gertrude Stein and Charlotte Salomon exhibits, both of which took full advantage of form in their content. Stein classified herself as a “cubist with words,” and Salomon…
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Attention all SOTA students: If you happen to find yourself with free time at any point in the day, you should feel free to help out your school by volunteering for side-jobs. This sort of work is especially necessary at the beginning of the year. Contact the Office Volunteer Coordinator, LoisAnn Schultz, at loisann@gmail.com, to…
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Out of Site Center for Arts Education is offering a slew of free afterschool classes during the fall on Ocean Avenue, near Balboa Park BART. Click for more information. There’s also The Hunters Point Shipyard Public Art Youth Program, run by California Lawyers for the Arts, holds monthly workshops led by artists in residence. Participants are paid…
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For any and all interested in participating in a school-wide, open-to-the-public art auction, read on. It takes place in the Audre Lorde room in the Women’s Building on October 1, with a pending admission fee (assume fairly cheap). Available for auctioning are pieces from all departments, including writing consultations from the Creative Writing department. Free…
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The Creative Writing department often is taught by local artists–Artists in Residence–and beginning on August 29, we will be hosting Erik Ulman, composer and Stanford lecturer, for a week. He will be teaching a Writing Through Music unit, in which students will learn how to utilize music and sound in their writing. This week we’ve…
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Atticus Graven, a 2010 Creative Writing alumnus, visited the class this past Thursday. He now attends Pennsylvania’s Ursinus College, and recently was admitted to the rather exclusive Ursinus College Writing Fellowship, where for at least two hours a week he helps fellow students with their essays, personal projects, and writing overall; as a part of…
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The year is starting off nicely with some fun community activities: writing buddies brought each other special treats (and clothes) today, we played a few games, and the freshmen had a chance to be publicly initiated- i.e., Heather had them all sit in a row in front of everybody and had them chew on…
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This fall, the creative writing students are taking over the running of the creative writing website and adding a blog to the mix. Rebecca S. and Midori C. will be providing us with photos and news and other goodies related to the Creative Writing Department, the School of the Arts, and the greater literary community. If…
