Don't be sad. We won't have a news quiz tomorrow (Thursday, Sept. 31).
Instead, we'll informally check out the day's big stories, review your second news briefs, polish and send these to the Insider, AND (if there's time) have a fascinating powerpoint lecture on interviewing skills.
Don't miss it!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Class canceled for tomorrow -- Tuesday, Sept. 28
Our class for tomorrow -- Tuesday, Sept. 28 -- is canceled. Please use this time to work on your second news briefs. We'll stay on schedule, so be sure to e-mail your news briefs to me at lljakiela@gmail.com by midnight on Wednesday, Sept. 29. We'll workshop your stories in class on Thursday. Guidelines for the news briefs are on the blog (see list of assignments from last week).
Pendulum, UPG's Literary Magazine, Accepting Submissions
Pendulum, the literary magazine of Pitt-Greensburg, is now accepting submissions for the Fall 2010 issue. The editors are looking for poetry, prose, artwork and photography. Multiple submissions are fine (no more than three please). All writing submissions should be kept to 1,000 words or fewer.
Submissions can emailed and attached as Microsoft Word documents, then sent
to UPGPendulum@gmail.com.
Submissions can emailed and attached as Microsoft Word documents, then sent
to UPGPendulum@gmail.com.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
New Novel from UPG Writing Program Graduate (Our First-Ever!)
Dave Newman, a 1993 graduate of the UPG Writing Program, has a new (and first) novel out now. His novel, "Please Don't Shoot Anyone Tonight," is a crime and coming-of-age story set in nearby Irwin, Pa. It's the first-ever book by a UPG Writing Program grad. Ever. Check it out here. And for more about Dave, visit his website here.
National Undergraduate Lit Mag Seeks Submissions
Here's a great chance for you lit-writer types. The inaugural edition of Catfish Creek, a national undergraduate literary journal based at Loras College, needs submissions.
The details from the magazine's editors:
"Catfish Creek, the national undergraduate literary journal of Loras College, is pleased to announce the release of its inaugural edition, slated for Spring 2011. Catfish Creek is intended as a showcase for undergraduate writers from across the country and around the world. We are welcoming submissions of fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction.
"Any student currently registered in an undergraduate program is eligible to submit. If we accept your work, we will ask for proof of your current enrollment.
"Our reading period is September 1-November 15. Any manuscripts received outside of that time will be deleted unread. Simultaneous submissions are welcome as long as we are informed if the work is accepted elsewhere.
"Submission Guidelines:
All submissions should be sent electronically, as MS-Word (.doc or .docx) or RTF attachments, to Catfish.Creek@loras.edu. Please specify the genre of your submission (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) in the Subject line of your message.
Ex: Fiction submission—“Story Title”
"For more submission guidelines please see our website
"We are excited at Loras College to be starting a new tradition, and equally excited to read the incoming submissions. Welcome to Catfish Creek!"
The details from the magazine's editors:
"Catfish Creek, the national undergraduate literary journal of Loras College, is pleased to announce the release of its inaugural edition, slated for Spring 2011. Catfish Creek is intended as a showcase for undergraduate writers from across the country and around the world. We are welcoming submissions of fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction.
"Any student currently registered in an undergraduate program is eligible to submit. If we accept your work, we will ask for proof of your current enrollment.
"Our reading period is September 1-November 15. Any manuscripts received outside of that time will be deleted unread. Simultaneous submissions are welcome as long as we are informed if the work is accepted elsewhere.
"Submission Guidelines:
All submissions should be sent electronically, as MS-Word (.doc or .docx) or RTF attachments, to Catfish.Creek@loras.edu. Please specify the genre of your submission (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) in the Subject line of your message.
Ex: Fiction submission—“Story Title”
"For more submission guidelines please see our website
"We are excited at Loras College to be starting a new tradition, and equally excited to read the incoming submissions. Welcome to Catfish Creek!"
Monday, September 20, 2010
Job Opp -- Examiner.com
Turn your journalism pieces into a little extra cash by writing for Examiner.com. This hyper-local news and entertainment blog runs on freelance writers who bring expertise in specialized topics and coverage areas. (For instance, sports writers: see here to apply to be a Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats Examiner.)
Atomic Cafe and Dr. Strangelove
THE ATOMIC CAFE is a both terrifying and hilarious film released in 1982 as a reminder of cold-war era paranoia in the U.S. The film, which has since become a classic must-see, includes collages of newsreels, military training films and government archives -- all set to a 1950s soundtrack. The film captures a panicked nation and offers an account of life during the atomic age -- complete with duck-and-cover drills and fall-out shelters and government propaganda campaigns. Critics compare it to both "Reefer Madness" and Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove" -- another classic film about bomb-love and fear. Here's an online glimpse at The Atomic Cafe.
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