Second Open Mic/Reading Night

The Creative Writers Group (Write Club!) will be hosting our SECOND Open Mic/Reading March 31st! We'll be in Wagner Hall, room 280, from 7-9pm. Poetry and short fiction or excerpts are all welcome and all creative writers in the OU community are invited to read, listen, and enjoy. The Writing Center will provide coffee, tea, and other refreshments.

We are excited to announce that our feature reader for this meeting will be Dr. Kimberly Roppolo, who in addition to being a published poet, is an Assistant Professor in the English Department and an affiliated faculty for the Native American Studies Program.

RSVP on Facebook and invite your friends here.

Camp Completion 2011

Camp Completion get your dissertation going!

Has your plan of study or dissertation proposal been approved by your committee? Then you can join us at Camp Completion, a three day long program where our consultants will lead you through the first steps of planning to write your dissertation. In addition, we will facilitate special topics such as time management, wellness, conflict resolution and negotiation with advisors/committee members, and mapping a strategy for completion. There will be sessions focused on disciplinary writing conventions as well as discussion on developing an academic voice as part of building your repertoire as a writer. We welcome international students and students who bring diverse abilities and experiences.

Camp Completion will take place in the OU Writing Center (room 280 Wagner Hall, a new building east of the Price Hall and south of the Nuclear Engineering Laboratory. MAP). For more information and to enroll, click here.

Schedule:
Monday May 23, 2011, 9am - 3pm
Tuesday May 24, 2011, 9am - 3pm
Wednesday May 25, 2011, 9am - 2pm
Breakfast, snacks & lunch included each day.

Research Writing Seminars

Two research writing seminars will be hosted in the upcoming weeks by the Writing Center in conjunction with the Student Success Series. If you have research papers to write, or if you will be doing research writing in the future, come to these free meetings to work with your writing.

Research Writing I

Wagner 280, Tues, 4-5pm, March 29^th

Research Writing II

Wagner 280,Thurs, 2-3pm, April 5^th

^{Contact mozias@ou.edu for further details if you are interested.}

Friday Evening Poets, Comedians, Musicians and Art

Tomorrow night (Friday) Eric Bosse will be reading at the opening of Downtown Sound, a music and arts cooperative started by Robert Scafe. There will also be poets, comedians, musicians, and some original art on the walls. This event corresponds with the monthly “Second Friday Art Walk” in downtown Norman, so come on down and enjoy some art, entertainment, and wine.

The event starts at 6:00, and Bosse is scheduled early (circa 6:20). They are located at 115 S. Crawford.

Spring Break!

The Writing Center and all its locations will be closed for consulting during Spring Break. Be sure to get to our Wagner location today and Cate 4 or Sarkeys tomorrow to talk to someone about your writing (check our website for hours).

During the break would be a great time to catch up on your writing and get some papers ready for another set of eyes! We'll be open again March 21st in our Wagner Hall location!

International Writing Group Today

The International Writing Group will meet today. We will discuss the writers' current concerns about their writing. So bring questions! If you like, you can also bring your writing.

Today, 3-4pm, Wagner Hall 280

OU Creative Writing Community on Facebook!

The OU Creative Writing Group has a Facebook!

Follow us there to keep updated on the creative writing events going in the community.

Norman Mailer High School and College Writing Awards for Creative Nonfiction

The Norman Mailer Writers Colony and the National Council of Teachers of English are pleased to invite submissions for the 2011 Norman Mailer High School and College Writing Awards for Creative Nonfiction. We hope you will encourage your students to apply.

PRIZES
Cash prizes of $5,000 to $10,000 will be awarded to National Winners. Four finalists in each category will be awarded trophies. Sixteen semifinalists in each category will be awarded certificates. Winners receive travel and lodging to attend the Colony's National Award Ceremony.

Entries accepted online only March 1 - April 28, 2011, Noon CST.

Click here for more information.