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.

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Once upon a time, cats were lonely, so they wanted someone whose only purpose in existence was to love and cherish cats. Thus, the Creative Writers were born. Out of the glowing bundle of soft and squishy warmness and fluff was a stack of Post-It notes that absolutely adored cats. Cats named that stack Midori, and that was that.

Category: SOTA

  • Campus Beautification Volunteer Call for Monday

    The beautification volunteer group is planning a campus wide cleanup, Monday Feb 20, on Presidents Day, from 9-12 noon, comprising preferably mostly of students with parental leadership, in preparation of the upcoming musical.  If interested, please RSVP to the acting beautification co-char by emailing walter@covad.net

  • Video: Auditioning

    For all auditioning students, here’s a video that (hopefully) sheds some light on what to expect on The Day. We are having slight issues with posting the video on Tumblr, but as soon as we figure it out, we’ll link it here. CW Auditions

  • “The Producers” at LoveFest

    Support SOTA and come to our production of The Producers! Shows: February 23 at 7:30 February 24 at 7:30 February 25 at 2 and 7:30 March 2 at 7:30 March 3 at 7:30 Buy your tickets now.

  • 2/6 Week Update

    There’s a lot going on this week, and the blog staff are trying our best to accommodate SOTA Cdubs’ busy schedule, so here are the main things on the menu: 1. Congratulations to Avi and Shanna on their upcoming publications! Avi is being published in amphibi.us, and Shanna is having her poem “Atrophy” published on Valentine’s Day in H.O.D.,…

  • The Producers at SOTA

    Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’ classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway musical, The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. It is a truly “boffo” hit, winning a record twelve Tony Awards and wowing capacity crowds night…

  • CW 10th Anniversary!

    This year marks the ten year anniversary of Creative Writing. To celebrate, our beloved Cdub parent Julie Glantz toiled to create an amazing t-shirt that is now available for only $10. Price will go up to fifteen dollars after our Poetry Cafe on 1/27, so purchase now!  

  • Poetry Cafe Show!

    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.…

  • Winter Wonderland Candy Cane Sale

    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

  • This Week At SOTA…

    Late start Wednesday, hooray! Wed, Nov 16 9am Late Start Day PTSA Staff Appreciation Lunch 11:30am – Teachers Lounge Fri, Nov 18 Symphonic Band Concert – Instrumental Music Dept, 7:30am, Dan Kryston Memorial Theatre Sat, Nov 19 Wind Ensemble Concert – Instrumental Music Dept, 7:30am, Dan Kryston Memorial theatre

  • CW’s New Tumblr!

    For all you crazy Tumblr-users out there, the Creative Writing blog is now running a parallel Tumblr blog! It is located at SOTAC-Dubs. Currently, we don’t have anything up yet, but we’re looking to posting more pictures and videos via Tumblr. If you’re a student, it is also a great and convenient place to submit…