Stahl to Infuse Awesomeness Into Your Personal Statement

Esley Stahl, MFA Creative Non-Fiction Candidate and Queen of Awesome, will be hosting a Personal Statement Workshop in the Roosevelt University Writing Center this coming Tuesday, April 12th, and Wednesday, April 13th. The center is at the Auditorium Building, Rm 650, and will start at 3:00 pm.  

Worried that you have nothing to write about yourself? Worried that you haven't tussled with enough rattlesnakes or climbed enough volcanoes? Esley says, "Don't worry!" Because this workshop, open to all students, will teach you how to write a compelling and strong personal statement and find the awesomeness in your everyday life!

Stop by next Tuesday or Wednesday, with a pen, some paper, and your own unique and personal story!

Grimes and Writing Center Readings

Be sure to come out to the Roosevelt Reading Series Event tonight to spend an evening with novelist, playwright, and memoirist, Tom Grimes. Read an excerpt of Mentor beforehand, and consider supporting your writer by picking up a copy at the Reading, which you can get signed at the dinner to follow. Mentor is freshly released by Tin House.

And tomorrow, dine on pizza and sip refreshments at the Halloween Reading hosted at the Writing Center (Room 650) from 4:30-6pm. Winners of the 2cd Annual Flash Fiction contest will be announced and their stories read. Writers were asked to write a story on fear--the results were not only stimulating, but also creepy and fantastic.

Books needed to stock Whittier Library

Books can also be dropped off at the Writing Center, located in Room 650 of the Auditorium Building.

The Writing Center's
Second Annual Halloween
Flash Fiction Contest
is now accepting submissions!

The Rules:

Tell us a story about fear.

Each entry must not exceed 750 words. Only current Roosevelt students and RU Community members may submit their work.

How to Submit:

Bring in a copy of your story to AUD 650 or email it as a “.doc” file to writingcenter@roosevelt.edu. The subject line should read: Flash-Fiction Submission.

Prizes:

The winning story will receive a grand prize and be published, along with the second and third place winners, on the Writing Center official website and Blog. The final three winners will also present their stories at a Reading Event sponsored by the Writing Center.

Deadline:
Friday, October 22, 2010

Winner Announced:

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Flickinger earns English faculty position

Dustin Flickinger graduated from the Roosevelt MFA Program over the summer. He is the first recipient of RU's Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Writing.

Dustin will return to Roosevelt University in the fall, but as a professor of Composition. Flickinger's new position as an adjunct faculty member will involve teaching a section of English 100. The section will be specifically for theatre and performing arts majors.

While an MFA candidate, Flickinger interned in an in-person and online composition class, worked as a tutor at the Writing Center for two years, and took every opportunity to work with the composition faculty.

"The majority of students that come in for help are composition students," Dustin says concerning his experience at the Writing Center. "I had a lot of experience with them and know what to expect in terms of writing level and progression."

Colleagues at the Writing Center and MFA program can attest his passion and dedication to composition studies and theory, as well as his thoughtful approach when working with students.

Congrats, Dustin!

More posts on how Dustin made his candidacy competitive to come...