Nov
4
Found Polaroids: visual writing prompt
November 4, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Found Polaroids is a project that attempts to create stories from old pictures. These photographs have been found, but everything about them has been forgotten. They have no family, no story, no history. Writers can submit stories to go along with these found images and should be flash fiction (250-350 words) about what’s happening in […]
Nov
4
Dickinson House fellowship
November 4, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Dickinson House is a Belgian residence that offers one to six week stays with full room and board. During a person’s stay, they are able to take short workshops about art and writing. They have recently opened their applications for their 2016 season and have two writing fellowships and one art fellowship available to applicants. They […]
Oct
31
Explo on campus
October 31, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Exploration Summer Programs (Explo) will be visiting campus Nov. 12-13 to visit classes, host a presentation, and interview for their 2016 summer internships. They’re mostly interested in talking to and recruiting Sophomores and Juniors, but also Seniors and Graduate students. They offer a variety of paid internship opportunities for their summer programs that would take […]
Oct
30
AWP volunteer opportunity
October 30, 2015 | Leave a Comment
AWP is currently accepting applications to work with them as a volunteer during their conference and book fair. For students who have been planning on attending, AWP will provide free conference registration in exchange for about four hours of your time. On the application page, you can pick which day(s) you’re willing to work and […]
Oct
29
Celebrating the release of “Short Flights”
October 29, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Join Professor James Lough in a reading, Q-and-A, and book signing celebrating his newest book, “Short Flights: Thirty Two Modern Writers Share Aphorisms of Insight , Inspiration, and Wit.” This anthology is filled with witty, some humorous, aphorisms from writers spanning many genres. The event will be taking place on Nov. 4 at the SCAD […]
Oct
20
Visiting Poet
October 20, 2015 | Leave a Comment
For all of you interested in poetry, poet Jim Moore will be giving a lecture at the SCAD Museum of Art Theater on Thursday, oct. 22 at 5 PM. He’ll be discussing his book, Underground; New and Selected Poems. This is a great extra opportunity for writing students who already enjoy poetry or want to learn […]
Oct
16
Savannah Book Festival: Brad Thor
October 16, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Brad Thor (NY Times #1 best selling author of Code of Conduct among many other thriller titles) will be a guest at the Savannah Book Festival this year. On Nov. 5 at 6:00 pm, SCAD students are invited to An Evening with Brad Thor and may attend for free. It’s a wonderful opportunity […]
Sep
30
Writers of the World
September 30, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Author of the bestselling novel The War of the Roses, Warren Adler, is launching a campaign allowing creative writers to submit their personal stories about why they began writing and why it’s emotionally significant to them. Contributions only need to be a paragraph (about 150-250 words is best) about why they began writing. They will […]
Sep
30
Writing Panels at Savannah Film Festival
September 30, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Scribble to Screen #1 Finding Neverland Jason Fuchs guides you through his experience retelling Peter Pan in the new Warner Bros. fantasy adventure, PAN. The panel will take place at the SCAD Museum of Art on Sunday Oct. 25 at 11 am. Scribble to Screen #2: Behind the Belchers Writers Nora Smith and Heidi Schleisinger […]
Sep
28
Georgia Writers Association Call for Entry
September 28, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Exit 271: Your Georgia Writer’s Resource looking for submissions The Georgia Writers Association is looking for fiction, creative nonfiction, articles, and poetry for their new digital magazine. Submissions should be previously unpublished work and sent to [email protected] by Oct. 25. You may submit up to 3 poems and 2 short fiction or creative nonfiction pieces. […]