Literary Arts Friends announce winners of 2015 writing contests
The Chautauqua Literary Arts Friends announced the winners of their annual writing contests Sunday on the front porch of the Literary Arts Center at Alumni Hall.
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Chautauqua Literary Arts Friends announce results, celebrate winners of 2014 Literary Arts Contests
The winners of the 2014 Literary Arts Contests Awards were announced on Sunday on the porch of the Literary Arts Center at Alumni Hall.
Atwood, Rosenblatt banter over poetry and prose
Tuesday’s morning lecture conversation saw authors Roger Rosenblatt and Margaret Atwood wax poetic about cat videos on the Internet. Atwood mentioned a “pretty adorable” video of a porcupine that she had seen.
Workshops focus on personal voice, narrative
Imagine your life story from the point of view of a spoon. The ethical question to ask might be what an actual spoon might think of this. The honest question to ask might be whether or not anyone would find your life story interesting enough to read.
Noyes to give Brown Bag on anxiety in writing fiction
Tom Noyes will give a lecture today on anxiety — a lecture that he did not know he was going to give until last week. Luckily, as a writer of fiction, Noyes is comfortable with a bit of anxiety.
Week Six workshops to focus on healing, generating material
When former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot at her local supermarket, poet Geraldine Connolly’s first response was to turn to writing.
Week Five writing workshops focus on happiness, asking questions
A true poem about love, Todd Davis believes, should not include the word “love.” Similarly, a poem that embodies happiness should not include the word “happiness.”
Students share poetry, prose about overcoming racial, ethnic barriers
Last Thursday, July 11, six recipients of The Martin Luther King Jr. Awards read their poetry and prose on the porch of Alumni Hall. The contest prompts high school and college students in the Pittsburgh area to write about personal experiences confronting racial or ethnic barriers. The winners presented their work and then participated in a Q-and-A session with the audience, sparking a dialogue about how Martin Luther King Jr.’s teachings on morality and equality might apply to their generation.
Chautauquans bring innovation to Writers’ Center as Week Three writers-in-residence
Jennifer Shore | Staff Writer The writers-in-residence for Week Three both have been to Chautauqua before, but this year, they…
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