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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  • Alumnus Achieves

    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 the program, he also takes a class in order to learn how best to teach writing. Being a part of the program pays a decent three thousand or so a year. When asked why he chose to apply for this fellowship, he replied with a shrug and simply, “I miss writing.”

    – Reba

  • CW Annual Scavenger Hunt

    The first annual SOTA Creative Writing scavenger hunt, organized by the wonderful Mollie Cueva, was a roaring success. Writing buddies walked swiftly and

    silently through the halls of the school, searching fervently for all the items on the list, trying to beat the other teams to the final destination. Some teams headed earnestly toward each goal, while others used their wiles and wits to find shortcuts. Mollie stands above them all, watching, amused, calmly eating her salad.

    Finally, when Mollie decided it was about time, she slowly strolled to the Shakespeare Stage, where she was supposed to wait for the winning team to show. Little had she known, not only one, but three pairs had already reached the stage. She asked who the winners were, and the students, loving members of the same community, didn’t even consider cheating as the winning writing buddies pair stepped up.

    Congratulations, MYKEL and VANESSA, for winning this year’s scavenger hunt!!!

    -Midori

  • Students Can Contribute, Too!

    Contribute to our blog and Facebook account by emailing either Rebecca or me about interesting readings, publishing opportunities, writing contests, all kinds of stuff. Pictures go on Flickr under the username and password we gave out in class, and if you need a reminder as to what it is, don’t hesitate to contact any of us.

    DON’T BE SHY TO TELL US ABOUT YOUR PUBLICATIONS!!!!

    If the caps and bolding weren’t enough, really, don’t. E-mail, phone, or tell us in class, we’ll post it up on the blog and Facebook with pride. We’ll spread the love and recognition around.

    Follow the SOTA Creative Writing Facebook page to get all the updates on that! I will post there much of the things here on the blog – in less detail and more linking. Overall, the blog is still our main HQ, so check in every now and then for the latest news from CW!

    -Midori

  • First Potluck!

    Welcome to another year in Creative Writing! Every so often we hold potlucks, where parents and students touch base, get information, socialize, and eat tasty food. This Thursday, August 18, is the year’s first official potluck!

    Even though it is optional for students to attend, it is mandatory for all parents- make sure to bring your handbooks!

    This potluck will take place in the Creative Writing room, located just inside the building off SOTA’s quad (it’s room 202), and will begin at 6.

  • Startin’ to Bond

      

    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 ridiculously sour candies. Most of them managed to poker-face it.

    -Reba

  • Cine/Club – Art&Film for Teenagers

    For all the new students coming in, Art&Film is a great, free program for teens that we’re required to attend twice per marking period. Hosted by Ronald Chase, it offers screenings of classic, foreign, and art films, along with either a short film or a cartoon before the movie and a group discussion after. Cookies and sparkling water are offered in the lobbies before we enter the theater.

    Art&Film is hosted at either the Randall Museum (199 Museum Way) or the Dolby Screening Room (100 Potrero Ave). Arrival at 6:30, film at 7:00, unless otherwise specified.

    Subscribe to the Art&Film email for updates on the next CineClub screening and opportunities of free tickets for the SF Symphony, Opera, and many other shows. To subscribe, visit the Art&Film website or simply fill out a card on your next CineClub visit.

    -Midori

  • Poets for Change- Check out CWROPPS

    Anybody interested in participating in a pretty impressive-sounding reading, check the following out–this memo was sent to me via cwropps@aol.com. Join their email group to receive a consistent stream of writing opportunities of all kinds.

    We are seeking submissions for TEN THOUSAND POETS FOR CHANGE,

    http://www.bigbridge.org/100thousandpoetsforchange/

    This amazing world-wide event is happening on Saturday September 24th and has been recognized as the largest poetry reading in history. Poets will be reading in cities across the globe in a demonstration/celebration of poetry to promote social, environmental, and political change. We are organizing an event in Berkeley and looking for poets to read in a performance that begins at 8pm that evening at the Subterranean Art House, http://subterraneanarthouse.org/.

    If chosen, you will be reading along side Poets
    Mama Coatl, http://www.reverbnation.com/mamacoatl
    Chris Cole, http://disembodiedpoetics.com/
    Jenny Overman, http://jennyoverman.com/
    and Sam Pierstorff,  http://www.slamonrye.com

    All poetry read this night will be archived at Stanford University.

    Please submit 1-2 poems, 2 pages MAX, (we will not read more than 2 pages) please include a short bio, and send you submissions to:

    <nightgirlpoetry(at)gmail.com> by August 29, 2011. Replace (at) with @ in sending e-mail.

  • new creative writing internship

    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 you have news to share for the blog, please contact sotacdub@gmail.com

    And if people do not come forward with news, these fearless interns will leave no stone unturned to provide regular fresh content.

     

  • welcome to creative writing

    Welcome to the new website for the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts Creative Writing Department.  It’s a work-in-progress, so, like good writing, it’s all about the revisions.  For all information about the Creative Writing Department, please visit the original website at: sfsota-creativewriting.org.