Educating the Writers of Tomorrow
Greetings, Writers! Professor Tenaya Darlington has invited three professional writers to speak in her graduate Writers at Work class this spring, and you are welcome to attend. Two of the three writers are alums.
See the details below.
Writers at Work Speaker Series
Learn About Writing Careers on Wednesday Evenings, Online
For a link, please email Professor Tenaya Darlington (tdarling@sju.edu)
Just Write!
A Graduate Student Writing Session
Join us at the Writing Center,
Hawk Hill, Merion Hall 162: October 28, 2023, 11 am – 1 pm
or
University City, J.W. England Library 212: November 18, 2023, 11 am – 1 pm
Purpose?
The writing sessions are designed to provide you with structured writing time. During each writing session, you’ll have the opportunity to set a writing goal and commit to focused working time. You’ll work independently for two hours, taking coffee/snack breaks in between.
Who should attend?
These sessions are open to any graduate student, and you’re welcome to bring any assignment or project you need to finish.
Will help be available?
If you have any questions, staff from the Writing Center will be available to help you during the session.
Feel free to attend both sessions if you find them beneficial. Let us know which session you plan to attend. Please reply by October 23rd if you plan to attend the October 28th session.
The Avenue has extended its call for submissions for publication. There’s still time for you to share your creative work with your peers in the Writing Studies community!
The SJU Writing Studies literary magazine, The Avenue, has extended our call for submissions for the Fall 2023 issue! Submissions due by Halloween, October 31st 2023.
We want this issue to reflect the breadth, depth, and strength of current students and recent alumni of the SJU Writing Studies Program.
Think pieces that wowed your classmates; pieces that elicited praise from your professor; and pieces that exhibit your writing at its best!
We invite fiction, poetry, non-fiction, prose, etc.; submission limit is 2000 words/8 pages of double-spaced work. Excerpts from longer pieces are welcome. We also welcome images/photographs of artwork.
Submissions should be in size 12 font, double-spaced; please submit your polished piece as a word document attachment and email to theavenue@sju.edu; do not include any identifying information in your piece, as submissions will be reviewed anonymously.
Submit your creative pieces via email to theavenue@sju.edu no later than Halloween, October 31st
Questions or concerns? Please reach out to theavenue@sju.edu.
We’re looking forward to reading your piece!
– Thom Nailor, Mickey Schuster, Christina Tsakiris
The Avenue Editorial Board
Professor Tenaya Darlington will step down on May 31, 2023 to make way for our new director, Dr. Cristina Hanganu-Bresch. We are excited to welcome her to the program.