Feb
3
Conferences and Submissions
February 3, 2016 | Leave a Comment
AWP Conference and Submissions The Association of Writers and Writing Programs is currently accepting submissions in poetry, nonfiction and fiction. The winners in each category will receive $500 that may be placed towards the cost of attendance at any of their festivals, retreats or other activities. They’ll be hosting a Tweet chat on Feb 16 […]
Feb
2
SCAD’s aTVfest has room for writers
February 2, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Think there’s no room for writers at this year’s aTVfest? Think again. Here’s a list of aTVfest sessions that are worth save-the-date calendar entries: Scribble to Screen: Inside the Writers Room of ‘Futurama’ (Thursday, Feb. 4, 11:30 a.m.) Screen a classic episode and learn about the process of crafting each installment from the show’s co-creator […]
Feb
1
Stewart O’Nan Visits Ivy Hall
February 1, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Stewart O’Nan, award-winning author and Ivy Hall’s first guest of 2016 —in partnership with A Cappella Books— opened his lecture by asking the audience, “How’s it feel to be you?” Whether fiction or nonfiction, O’Nan emphasized that no one else can ever perfect your own feelings, so start writing for yourself …and keep writing. After […]
Jan
25
Events
January 25, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Kevin McCarey’s Book Release Kevin McCarey’s new book, “Oceans Apart,” is launching Saturday Jan. 30. From 5-7PM at the Grays Reef Ocean Film Fest hosted at the Lucas Theater, you can purchase a copy of the book and get it signed by the author. The book is a memoir about sailing on American merchant ships and […]
Jan
19
Teaching and Learning in an eLearning environment
January 19, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Dr. Anne Swartz, a member of SCAD faculty and eLearning professor, will be coming to the Savannah campus to share her wisdom on the topic of “Teaching in an eLearning Environment” on Jan. 29 at the Alexander Hall Auditorium. This event will take place between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm. She will be going over […]
Nov
9
Award-Winning Literary Journalist Visits Ivy Hall
November 9, 2015 | Leave a Comment
How does someone go from graduating with a degree in communication arts—with no connections in the industry—to writing for Atlanta Magazine, the Washington Post, Sports Illustrated (SI) and now CNN? For Thomas Lake, it was perseverance and the willingness to start out working for a small newspaper in Jesup, GA, where he had to “do […]
Nov
5
Short Flights conversation on aphorisms at SCAD MOA
November 5, 2015 | Leave a Comment
In celebration of their new book, “Short Flights: Thirty-Two Modern Writers Share Aphorisms of Insight, Inspiration, and Wit,” Professor James Lough and Alex Stein along with contributing writer and poet, Eric Nelson, conversed and answered questions about aphorisms at the SCAD Museum of Art on Nov. 4 at 5:00 PM. Aphorisms, of course, are just short […]
Oct
26
Up Next at Ivy Hall: Enterprise Writer Thomas Lake
October 26, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Want to learn what it’s like to work at CNN? Interested in becoming an award-winning journalist? Please join us on November 3rd at 6:30 at Ivy Hall to hear from Thomas Lake, an award-winning literary journalist and enterprise writer for CNN Politics. Before joining CNN, Lake was a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and a […]
Oct
19
Grad.Salon
October 19, 2015 | Leave a Comment
On Nov. 5, the annual Grad.Salon will take place. Grad.Salon is a great way for graduate students to present their in-progress thesis in front of faculty and classmates. They can look at a thesis at any stage in the process and provide feedback on what’s looking good and what could use some more work. 3-4 […]
Oct
19
Next Up at Ivy Hall–Betsy Teter, Executive Director of Hub City Press
October 19, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Ivy Hall is pleased to welcome Betsy Teter, executive director of Hub City Press, a non-profit independent press in Spartanburg, SC. Hub City Press is known for publishing “well-crafted, high-quality works by new and established Southern authors.” Ms. Teter will be giving two presentations while at SCAD Atlanta. Interested in publishing your work with a […]