Apr
12
On Invention: Four Lessons
April 12, 2016 | Leave a Comment
The President and Founder of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Paula Wallace, will be hosting an event at the SCAD Museum of Art tomorrow (Wednesday, April 12) night at 6:00 PM in which she will discuss her new memoir. Following the event will be a book signing. This is a free event held […]
Mar
7
SCAD Humor Students Reading!
March 7, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Come support SCAD humor students as they read from recent work with their professor, Harrison Scott Key. The reading is this Friday, March 11, from 6-7pm at The Book Lady in Savannah. Harrison will also be signing copies of his book, The World’s Largest Man. If you enjoy laughing, then come support these young humorists […]
Mar
2
Help Tim Youd With His Type Performance!
March 2, 2016 | Leave a Comment
If you’ve been to Arnold Hall at the Savannah Campus in the past few days, you’ve probably seen or heard performance artist Tim Youd sitting at a desk right at the entrance, typing away on his typewriter. He has been typing out word for word the Flannery O’Connor novel, The Violent Bear it Away. He’s garnered […]
Feb
8
Free Conference Registration for Students and Alumni!
February 8, 2016 | Leave a Comment
SCAD writing professor Harrison Scott Key will be speaking at the Write and Publish Your Book Conference on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, on April 7-8, and all SCAD students and alumni will be allowed to attend this conference at no charge (a $250 value for both days). Students and […]
Feb
8
SCAD at the Savannah Book Festival
February 8, 2016 | Leave a Comment
All SCAD writing students, alumni, and friends are invited to the Savannah Book Festival this weekend, Sat., Feb. 13. All Saturday events are free. SCAD visiting professor of writing Gioia Diliberto will be speaking in the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall (Chippewa Square) at 11:15am about her book, Diane von Furstenberg: A Life Unwrapped and SCAD […]
Dec
2
Graduate Conference deadline approaches
December 2, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Dec. 10 is the last day to submit your presentation proposals for the Radical Writes: Composition, Creative Writing and New Media Conference that will be held April 14-16, 2016. Any students in a graduate writing program can propose a presentation. Proposal abstracts must be sent to Dr. Missy Phegley at mphegley(at)semo(dot)edu and may be a […]
Nov
23
Upcoming Fiction and Poetry Workshop in Savannah
November 23, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Writers in Savannah know the Seersucker Live name well for their reading series that brings local and national authors together on stage just about every month at local bars, bookstores, and other venues. This winter, they’re offering a unique set of writing workshops with Amelia Gray, Arna Bontemps Hemenway, and Patricia Lockwood. The application deadline […]
Nov
20
Writing Competition
November 20, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Winter Soup Bowl Chapbook competition C&R Press is hosting their Winter Soup Bowl Chapbook competition! The competition is geared towards emerging writers who are developing new works. They will publish 1-3 chapbooks of poetry, short stories or other types of literary work. Soup Bowl Chapbooks should be between 20-36 pages of material and the competition […]
Nov
11
Participate in installation: Chorus of Memory
November 11, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Masud Olufani, one of SCAD’s Atelier artists in residence, is inviting anyone in the SCAD community to participate in his multi-media sculptural installed called “Chorus of Memory.” The process will involve scripting and recording each participant’s family genealogy. The 200 collected recordings will make the conceptual foundation of his finished work. He will be available […]
Oct
31
Eggtooth Editions chapbook contest
October 31, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Eggtooth Editions is holding their first ever chapbook contest in conjunction with Northern Arizona Book Festival and Narrow Chimney Press. This contest is open to any writer who has not previously published a full-length book (defined here as a solely authored work more than 50 pages that includes self-publishing). They’re accepting unpublished works in any […]