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.
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
I would definitely go to this one.
Saturday October 8, 2011
10:00 am until 6:00 pm.
Hall of Flowers in
Golden Gate Park
in the beautiful city of San Francisco.
The annual Fall Classic, the TRPS Festival of Rock Posters
Featuring rock poster artists and dealers from around the country,
this is the biggest rock poster event of its kind anywhere!
The best of the best, and you’ll find everything from vintage
psychedelic treasures to the best of the modern silkscreen movement.
Admission is $10 for the public, and $5 for TRPS members with card.
Yes, you can join (or renew) there and take advantage of the member discount.
The Hall of Flowers (Old County Fair Building) is at the
corner of Ninth and Lincoln on the South edge of the Park,
not far from the Haight, the deYoung Museum, and the Academy of Sciences.
-Reba
Auditions are tomorrow! Please bring two pieces you are interested in reading for the show, four copies each. For all freshmen, this will probably run late (really late), so either clear your plans or make arrangements with Heather to go first.
Join us for the 2011 Fall Semester Creative Writing Show.-Reba
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Thursday 29 September 29, 2011
6:30 pm
Readers Café & Bookstore
Building C, South End
Fort Mason Center,
San Francisco
(415)771-1011Thursdays at Readers Cafe
Al Young and Pauline Craig
curated by Jack Hirschman,
Friends of the San Francisco Public Library
poet-in-residence
– Reba
This week, we C-dubs are lucky enough to have our own Isaiah Dufort’s mother, Laura, teaching us through abstract visual art and the concept of tangibility: what is and what isn’t, and how we can utilize it in our writing. Laura Dufort is an accomplished painter, most known for her work with circles, both in striking reds and softer golds and silvers. She has brought in a selection of her paintings; the luminescent simplicity of her work stirs in us awe and delight. “Painting won’t die,” Laura told the class yesterday. “There’s something about this medium; it’s so seductive. It still has value.”
-Reba
Wednesday, Sept. 28 – 9:00 am Late Start
Friday, Sept. 30 – “Best of Boot Camp” (4:30 pm and 7:00 pm)
Remember, guys, we need to attend two different performances by different art disciplines per semester! Department showcases as well as brownbags (lunchtime showcases) count, as long as you give Heather a program of the show signed by either the art director or someone in charge. All of the departments are extremely talented and great at what they do, and everyone is encouraged to go to as many shows as possible. Support your fellow SOTA students!
For the students who take BART as transport frequently, here’s something from the main office:
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http://www.calyxpress.org/journal.html
CALYX, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women is committed to publishing the diverse voices of new and emerging women artists and authors. We will be open for submissions of poetry and prose via our online system from October 1-December 31: http://www.calyxpress.org/submissions/Please visit our complete guidelines before submitting: http://www.calyxpress.org/submission.html
The writer/artist guidelines are as follows:
-Prose (includes essays, flash fiction, short stories, etc.) should be double-spaced and not exceed 5,000 words.
-Poetry submissions are limited to 6 poems. When submitting through our online submission manager, please put all poems into the same document (.doc, .docx, .txt, .pdf)
-Interviews should be double-spaced and limited to 2,500 words. Please submit these in the prose category
-Book Reviews if you are interested in reviewing books, please send a resume and published samples of review writing to . After reviewing these, we will contact you about the book review list. Reviews should be double-spaced and from 500 to a maximum of 1,000 words. Reviews of chapbooks should be limited to 50-100 words. We’re always open for book reviews. Replace (at) with @ in sending e-mail.
-Visual Art should be submitted (1) electronically to ; (2) on a CD; or (3) 5″x7″ or 8″x10″ glossy photographs. Limit of 6 images and/or slides and/or photos. All art media are considered and diverse approaches are encouraged. Please include a list of all titles, media, and dimensions for each piece; a 50-word biographical statement; and a 50-word statement about your artwork with your submission along with your contact information (address, phone number, and email). Submit art separately from prose and poetry.Online submissions (preferred):
please include a 50-word bio statement in the “comments” field. Upload your document as a .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .txt and include your name, email, and address on each page. Submit poetry and prose separately. Click here to submit work through our online submissions manager
http://www.calyxpress.org/submissions/Postal submissions:
We will continue to accept paper submissions this year, but we prefer that you submit electronically to help us reduce waste. When sending paper submissions, include a 50-word bio statement; SASE; and please include your name, address, phone, and email on each page of your submission. Send materials to: CALYX Journal/PO Box B/Corvallis, OR 97339.
– Reba
Today was the last day of Daniella Salzman’s “Mindfulness and Writing” unit, wherein students learned how to pay attention to what was going on in the body, the mind, the emotional “heart” and the external environment. Daniella, who lives in Berkeley and works as a dance expressive arts therapist, also spends much of her time teaching mindfulness to youth. She recently came out of a 3-month period of silence, during which she did little but meditate and cook. Her voice was pleasantly soft, probably as a result. When asked if she could sum up mindfulness in a sentence, she answered with: “This might sound corny, but I would say that mindfulness is being in the here and now, with kindness and curiosity.” We hope to welcome her back soon.
-Reba
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