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Middlesex Community College
Weekly Creative Writing Hours
Students, faculty, and staff interested in creative writing can meet to share their work and get some feedback from other writers. (flier to print)
Bedford Campus: Thursdays, 1:00 - 2:00, Writing Center, Room AR-201 (starting 9/24)
Lowell Campus: Tuesdays, 1:00-2:00, Federal Bldg Library, Kerouac Room (starting 9/22)
Open Poetry & Fiction Reading
This poetry & creative writing reading is open to the entire MCC community. If you’re interested in doing a reading, please contact Tom Laughlin ( laughlint@middlesex.mass.edu or ext. 3839). (Call for readers poster / flier. For a current list of candidates/readers)
Bedford Campus: Wednesday, November 4th, 12:30, Campus Center - 1st Floor Lounge
The Common Book
Creative writers may also be interested in events and activities related to MCC's Common Book, Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama. See the Writing Across the Curriculum website for more information.
Coffee Time (literary series)
For Creative Writing Sites of Interest
Creative Writing
Some fun with words
- Anagram Genius 8.4
- Apostrophe Protection Society
- De Proverbio - Proverb Studies & Collections
- fun-with-words
- The Modern Word
- Oxymora fun-with-words
- Phrase meanings & origins
- What is a mnemonic
- World Wide Words
Rhyme With Reason: Poetry at Work,
Christian Science Monitor article on the value of poetry in business environments
PREVIOUS MCC EVENTS
Spring 2009
Creative Writers' Corner
A column in the MCC newspaper, The Campus Report. Submit your work now!
A Celebration of Words in honor of National Poetry Month and Diversity Days
This poetry & creative writing reading is open to the entire MCC community. If you’re interested in doing a reading, please contact Tom Laughlin, ext.3839. (Call for Readers flier ) (Event flier) ( For a Current List of Readers )
Sponsored by WAC, the Multicultural Center, Academic Support, & Student Activities.
Lowell Campus: Monday, March 30th at 12:30 pm, City Building, Lower Café
WAC Student Writing Contest
For this year’s contest, the essay topic is not a fixed one. The essay need only be one that is written in response to an assignment in a Fall 2008 or Spring 2009 semester course or program at MCC. We encourage interested students to speak with a faculty or staff member about submitting their writing, and we ask faculty and staff members to submit the best pieces of student writing they receive this year, with the student’s permission, of course. Winner receives $100 Prize! …. and the essay will be published in Fall 2009 issue of Writing Across the Curriculum & In the Disciplines: A Journal of Student Writing at Middlesex Community College !
The deadline for contest entries will be April 15th, 2009
Go to the WAC Student Writing Contest page, for further details.
Fall 2008
Slam Your Vote: Poetry & Fiction Reading
Come Cast your Vote! Elect MCC’s Best Slammin’ Writer!
This poetry & creative writing reading is open to the entire MCC community. If you’re interested in doing a reading, please contact Tom Laughlin ( laughlint@middlesex.mass.edu or ext. 3839).
(Call for readers flier . Poster . For a current list of candidates/readers)
Bedford Campus: Monday, November 3rd, 12:30, Campus Center - 1st Fl. Lounge
How to Work It (Publishing Workshop)
Jean Trounstine, MCC humanities professor, author of Shakespeare Behind Bars: The Power of Drama in a Women's Prison and Almost Home Free, and co-editor of Why I'm Still Married, will offer her publishing workshop, How to Work it for the MCC Community. Come find out about agents/editors, cover letters, where to send pieces, how to go about it, editing, as well as tricks and pitfalls -- the nitty gritty of getting published. Co-sponsored by Student Activities. Attendance is limited to 20. RESERVE A SPACE by contacting Tom Laughlin by email at laughlint@middlesex.mass.edu or
by phone at ext. 3839.
Lowell Campus: Thursday, December 4th, 7:00 - 9:30 pm, Room LC-302
Spring 2008
Weekly Creative Writing Hours
Students, faculty, and staff interested in creative writing can meet to share their work and get some feedback from other writers.
Bedford Campus: Tuesdays 1:00-2:00, Writing Center, Room AR-201(starting 2/12) (flier)
Lowell Campus: To be determined.
Middlesex Magazine - Call for Submissions! Deadline extended to February 8th!
The college's nationally recognized literary and arts magazine is now accepting non-fiction magazine articles, fiction (short stories, etc.), poetry, essays, and reviews, as well as artwork and photography for consideration in the Spring 2008 edition! The deadline for submissions has been extended to February 8, 2008. Please submit all work via email (or send an email if you want to submit by regular mail) to Barbara Mellin (Advisor) bamellin@post.harvard.edu or mellinb@middlesex.mass.edu
(Students in Prof.Mellin's Magazine Writing and Production/Online course COM 152 serve as editors for the publication; graphic design students create the layout and design - see Prof. Joe Eiler for details.)
One World Series presents Julie Otsuka, author of When the Emperor Was Divine,
MCC’s Common Book for 2007-2008
Inspired by the experience of family members who were detained in Japanese-American internment camps during World War II, Julie Otsuka’s acclaimed first novel is a lean, intimate portrayal of one Northern California family. Published in 2002, When the Emperor Was Divine is set during one of the more controversial episodes in U.S. history. It explores what it means to be loyal to one’s country and to oneself, as well as on the necessity – and emotional price – of remaining brave and human, even as the larger world grows more fearful and savage. When the Emperor Was Divine has won several prizes, including the American Library Association’s Alex Award and the New York Public Library’s Book for the Teen Age Award.
Jointly sponsored by WAC, the One World Series, and the Humanities Division. (event flier)
Lowell Campus: Monday, February 11th, 12:30–1:45 pm, City Building Café
Bedford Campus SIMULCAST: Monday, February 11th, 12:30–1:45 pm, Café East
Freelance Magazine Writing with Professor Barbara Rizza Mellin and MCC Student Christine Brown
Have you ever thought you might like to be a freelance magazine writer? Come and meet MCC Professor Mellin, and student Christine Brown, who will tell you about their experiences in writing for magazines and find out what it takes to get your article published. This session will look at the characteristics of a good freelance writer, how to follow your passion and to find story ideas, how to "featurize" your articles, and (perhaps, most importantly) how to get published. A question and answer period will follow.
Lowell campus: Monday, February 25th at 12:30, Federal Building, Assembly Room
A Celebration of Words in honor of National Poetry Month and Diversity Days
This poetry & creative writing reading is open to the entire MCC community. If you’re interested in doing a reading, please contact Tom Laughlin, ext.3839. (Call for Readers flier) ( For a Current List of Readers )
Sponsored by WAC, the Multicultural Center, Academic Support, & Student Activities.
Lowell Campus: Monday, March 31st at 12:30, City Building, Lower Cafe
Film Talks: Time of Fear
Screening of this film followed by a discussion with the film's producer, Kathryn Dietz
In World War II, more than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced to leave their homes and relocate to military camps. This 2004 documentary film tells the story of the 16,000 men, women and children who were sent to two camps in southeast Arkansas, one of the poorest and most racially segregated places in America. It also explores the reactions of the native Arkansans who watched in bewilderment as their tiny towns were overwhelmed by this influx of outsiders. With rare home movies of the camp and interviews with Japanese Americans and Arkansans who lived through these events, TIME OF FEAR is a tale of suspicion and fear, of resilience and of the deep scars left by America's long and unfinished struggle with race.
NOTE: A discussion will follow the screening of this film with Kathryn Dietz, the film’s producer and co-owner of Ambrica Productions. In addition to this film which has been broadcast nationally on PBS, Kathryn Dietz has produced a number of other films for PBS, including films for the Frontline and American Experience series.
Sponsored by WAC, the Humanities Division, & Student Activities.
Lowell Campus: Monday, April 7th, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Federal Bldg-Assembly Room
X.J. Kennedy - Poetry Reading and Presentation
Poet and writer X. J. Kennedy has been widely published and won a variety of awards and accolades, including the Lamont Award of the Academy of American Poets and the Aiken-Taylor Award for Lifetime Achievement in Modern American Poetry. He is a former poetry editor of The Paris Review, and his poems have appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry, The Hudson Review and have been aired on the Today show, Good Morning America, and Garrison Keillor's radio programs. Follow this link to read a more detailed bio and a sample of his poems: http://www.thehypertexts.com/X%20.%20J.%20Kennedy%20Poetry%20Picture%20and%20Bio.htm
Sponsored by the Humanities Division, Student Activities, & WAC. (Event flier)
Bedford Campus: Monday, April 14th 12:30 – 1:45, Campus Center - 1st Floor Lounge
One World Series presents Lucinda Franks, journalist and author
Lucinda Franks, author and the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, will be discussing her memoir, My Father's Secret War about her discovery that her father was actually a spy during World War II. (event flier)
Sponsored by the One World Series and the Humanities Division.
Bedford Campus: Monday, April 28th at 11:30, Campus Center, Café East
Fall 2007
Weekly Creative Writing Hours
Students, faculty, and staff interested in creative writing can meet to share their work and get some feedback from other writers.
Bedford Campus: Fridays 2:00 - 3:00, Writing Center, Room AR-201 (starting September 28th)
Lowell Campus: Tuesdays 1:30-2:30, Room LF-222 (starting 10/16)
Common Book* Club: Discussion Groups on When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
Join us for food, merriment, and WACky ideas as we discuss this year's Common Book and consider ways to incorporate this book in class discussions and campus conversations. Open to faculty, staff, students, and administrators!
Bedford Campus: Wednesday, September 19th, 2:00-3:30 p.m., Room CC-217
Lowell Campus: Thursday, September 20th, 1:00-2:30 p.m., Room LF-310
A Celebration of Words - Poetry and Fiction Reading
This poetry & creative writing reading is open to the entire MCC community. If you’re interested in doing a reading, please contact Tom Laughlin, ext.3839. Jointly sponsored by WAC and Student Activities.
Bedford Campus: Wednesday, November 7th, 12:00 – 1:00, Campus Center - 1st Floor Lounge
How to Work It (Publishing Workshop)
Jean Trounstine, MCC humanities professor, author of Shakespeare Behind Bars: The Power of Drama in a Women's Prison and Almost Home Free, and co-editor of Why I'm Still Married, will offer her publishing workshop, How to Work it for the MCC Community. Come find out about agents/editors, cover letters, where to send pieces, how to go about it, editing, as well as tricks and pitfalls -- the nitty gritty of getting published, Co-sponsored by the Learning Community, attendance is limited to 20. RESERVE A SPACE by contacting Tom Laughlin by email at laughlint@middlesex.mass.edu or by phone at ext. 3839.
Lowell Campus: Thursday, November 29th, 7:00 - 9:30 pm, Room LF-310
Spring 2007
The Common Book* Club Party: Discussion Groups on Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan
Join us for food, merriment, and WACky ideas as we discuss this year's common book and consider ways to incorporate this book in class discussions. Open to faculty, staff, students, and administrators!
Lowell campus: Tuesday, February 6th, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., Room LF-310
Bedford campus: Wednesday, February 7th, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., Room CC-217
Voices from the Inside Performance
This public poetry performance project of Voices from Inside's creative writing workshops for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women will present a poetry performance followed by a community dialogue to discuss the value of practicing creative arts in prison for themselves, their families and society.
Sponsored by the Performing Arts Club.
Lowell Campus: Thursday, February 22nd at 7:00 pm, MCC Theatre in Lowell
One World Series presents Claire Cook
Claire Cook has written the novels Ready to Fall, Multiple Choice and Must Love Dogs, which was made into a successful movie. She'll talk about the writing process as well as what it is like to write for Hollywood. Faculty should contact Rebecca Newell at ext. 3763 with requests for reserved seating. (For event flier.)
Jointly sponsored by WAC and the One World Series.
Bedford Campus: Wednesday, March 28th, at 1:30, Bedford Café East
A Celebration of Words in honor of National Poetry Month and Diversity Days
This poetry & creative writing reading is open to the entire MCC community. If you’re interested in doing a reading, please contact Tom Laughlin, ext.3839. (Call for Readers flier) ( For a Current List of Readers )
Sponsored by WAC, the Multicultural Center, Academic Support, & Student Activities.
Lowell Campus: Wednesday, March 28th at 1:00, City Building, Lower Cafe
WAC Student Writing Contest
The WAC Committee sponsors writing contests each semester. The topic for the Spring 2007 WAC Student Writing Contest will be announced in late February. Check back for here or the WAC Student Writing Contest page, for further details.
Submission Deadline: May 4, 2007.
The Common Book
Creative writers may also be interested in events and activities related to MCC's Common Book, Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan. Author Chuck Hogan spoke on campus during the Fall 2006 semester. See the Writing Across the Curriculum website for more information.
ATTENTION: Middlesex Magazine - Call for Submissions!
The college's literary and arts magazine is now accepting non-fiction magazine articles, fiction (short stories, etc.), poetry, essays, and feature articles, as well as artwork and photography, for consideration in the Spring 2007 edition! The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2007. Please submit all work via email (or send an email if you want to submit by regular mail) to Barbara Mellin bamellin@post.harvard.edu or mellinb@middlesex.mass.edu
Fall 2006
Weekly Creative Writing Hours
Students, faculty, and staff interested in creative writing can meet to share their work and get some feedback from other writers.
Bedford Campus: Fridays 1:30 - 2:30, Writing Center, Room AR-201 (starting September 29th)
Lowell Campus: Wednesdays, 3:00 - 4:00, Room LC 406B -Writing Center (starting October 11th)
Creative Writers' Corner
A column in the MCC newspaper, The Campus Report.
ATTENTION: Middlesex Magazine - Call for Submissions!
The college's literary and arts magazine is now accepting non-fiction magazine articles, fiction (short stories, etc.), poetry, essays, and feature articles, as well as artwork and photography, for consideration in the Spring 2007 edition! The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2007. Please submit all work via email (or send an email if you want to submit by regular mail) to Barbara Mellin bamellin@post.harvard.edu or mellinb@middlesex.mass.edu
The Common Book* Club Party: Discussion Groups on Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan
Join us for food, merriment, and WACky ideas as we discuss this year's common book and consider ways to incorporate this book in class discussions. Open to faculty, staff, students, and administrators!
Bedford campus: Wednesday, October 4th, 2:00-3:30 p.m., Room CC-217
Lowell campus: Thursday, October 5th, 1:00-2:30 p.m., Room LF-310
A Poetry Reading and Celebration of Words
This poetry & creative writing reading is open to the entire MCC community. If you’re interested in doing a reading, please contact Tom Laughlin, ext.3839. (Call for Readers flier) ( For a Current List of Readers )
Wednesday, November 8th at 12:00 – 1:00
Bedford Campus, Campus Center, 1st Floor Student Lounge
Coffee Time with author Jenna Blum will speak in this first series event of the Fall semester.
Part of the Coffee Time series.
Thursday, November 9th, 10:30 a.m.
Bedford Campus, Campus Center, 1st Floor Student Lounge
One World Series Presents
Chuck Hogan, author of Prince of Thieves
Prince of Thieves, MCC's Common Book for 2006/2007, was awarded the Dashiel Hammett Prize (the best crime-fiction novel of the year) for 2004, has received much praise from critics and other authors, and was recently optioned for film production by Law & Order producer Dick Wolf. Stephen King said, “Prince of Thieves is a terrific read. Chuck Hogan has woven a rich narrative of friendship, young love and mounting suspense. On each season's fiction list, if you are lucky, there are one or two books that live up to the advance hype. Prince of Thieves is such a book.” (For more information on the Common Book.) (For a copy of the event flier)
Jointly sponsored by WAC and the One World Series.
Lowell Campus: Tuesday, November 14th, 10:30
Federal Building, 1st Floor, Assembly Room
Middlesex Magazine - Call for Submissions!
The college's literary and arts magazine is now accepting non-fiction magazine articles, fiction (short stories, etc.), poetry, essays, and feature articles, as well as artwork and photography, for consideration in the Spring 2007 edition! The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2007. Please submit all work via email (or send an email if you want to submit by regular mail) to Barbara Mellin bamellin@post.harvard.edu or mellinb@middlesex.mass.edu
WAC Student Writing Contest
The prompt that students are asked to respond to is the following:
One of the themes in the MCC Common Book, Prince of Thieves, is that of an individual's effort to make significant life changes. The philosopher Kierkegaard once said that "with every change there is fostered a hope of finding a way out." And yet, it seems often so difficult for people to make significant changes. What is your view, based on your observations, experiences, or readings? Explain.
See the WAC Student Writing Contest page, for further details.
Submission Deadline: December 8th, 2006.
The Common Book
Creative writers may also be interested in events and activities related to MCC's Common Book, Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan. Author Chuck Hogan will also be speaking on campus during the Fall 2006 semester. See the Writing Across the Curriculum website for more information.
Spring 2006
Weekly Creative Writing Hours
Students, faculty, and staff interested in creative writing can meet to share their work and get some feedback from other writers.
Bedford Campus: Fridays 12:30 - 1:30, Writing Center, Room AR-201 (starting February 10th)
Lowell Campus: Dates/times to be announced.
Creative Writers' Corner
A column in the MCC newspaper, The Campus Report.
Middlesex Magazine
The college's literary and arts magazine is now accepting non-fiction magazine articles, fiction, short stories, essays, and poetry (as well as artwork and photography) for consideration in the Spring 2006 edition! The deadline for submissions is February 27th.
Email your submissions to Professor Barbara Mellin at bamellin@post.harvard.edu
Middlesex Magazine
Copies of the Spring 2006 edition of the college's literary and arts magazine can be found in the libraries and around campus. Middlesex Magazine accepts non-fiction magazine articles, fiction, short stories, essays, and poetry (as well as artwork and photography) for consideration in the Spring 2006 edition! The deadline for submissions and further information will be posted when it becomes available sometime in early 2007. For further information, contact MCC Professor Barbara Mellin at bamellin@post.harvard.edu
The Common Book* Club Party: Discussion Groups on Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan
Join us for food, merriment, and WACky ideas as we discuss this year's common book and consider ways to incorporate this book in class discussions. Open to faculty, staff, students, and administrators!
Bedford campus: Tuesday, February 7th, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., Room CC-217
Lowell campus: Wednesday, February 8th, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., Room LC-302
Coffee Time with Laurie Hazard and Jean-Paul Nadeau, the co-authors of Foundations of Learning will speak in this first series event of the Spring semester.
Part of the Coffee Time series.
Tuesday, February 7th, 12:00 p.m.
Lowell Campus Writing Center, Room LC-406B
One World Series Presents
Readings by the award-winning writers and editors of a new book entitled
Why I’m Still Married: Women Write Their Hearts Out On Love, Loss, Sex, and Who Does the Dishes.
This new collection of essays, co-edited by Karen Propp and MCC Professor Jean, captures the passion, loss, joy, friendship and humor that marks a life-long commitment. Discussion and book signings will follow each presentation.
Lowell Campus: Tuesday, February 14th, beginning at 12:00 noon,
Federal Building, Assembly Room
(Writers & Editors Reading: Kathleen Aguero, Marge Piercy, Karen Propp, Jean Trounstine)
Bedford Campus: Wednesday, February 15th, beginning at 11:30 a.m.,
Bedford Campus Center, East Cafe
(Writers & Editors Reading: Elizabeth Graver, Karen Propp, Audrey Shulman, Jean Trounstine)
Sponsored by MCC's One World Series.
One World Series Presents
Jamaica Kincaid, award-winning author/novelist
Celebrated for her compelling prose and poetry, Jamaica Kincaid has written for The Village Voice and The New Yorker, and has published 10 books and novels, including Annie John, Lucy, At the Bottom of the River, Small Place and Autobiography of My Mother. She has been praised for her “emotional truthfulness” and vivid descriptions of the coming-of-age of strong-minded girls who, like herself, grew up in poverty in the tropics.
A native of the Caribbean island of Antigua, Kincaid will speak about growing up female in a colonial society. A book-signing will follow the program. Free and open to the public.
Lowell Campus: Tuesday, March 28th, beginning at 12:00 noon,
DoubleTree Hotel Ballroom
(the DoubleTree Hotel is adjacent to the Lowell City building)
Celebration of Poetry Month & Shakespeare's Birthday!
This poetry & creative writing reading is open to the entire MCC community. If you’re interested in doing a reading,
please contact Tom Laughlin, ext.3839. (Call for readers flier. For further details, flier, & list of readers.)
Wednesday, March 29th, beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Lower Cafe, City Building, Lowell Campus
One World Series Presents
Chuck Hogan, author of Prince of Thieves
Prince of Thieves, MCC's Common Book for 2005/2006, was recently awarded the Dashiel Hammett Prize (the best crime-fiction novel of the year) for 2004, has received much praise from critics and other authors, and was recently optioned for film production by Law & Order producer Dick Wolf. Stephen King said, “Prince of Thieves is a terrific read. Chuck Hogan has woven a rich narrative of friendship, young love and mounting suspense. On each season's fiction list, if you are lucky, there are one or two books that live up to the advance hype. Prince of Thieves is such a book.” (For more information on the Common Book.)
Jointly sponsored by WAC and the One World Series.
Tuesday, April 25th, beginning at 12:00 noon,
Cafe East, Campus Center Building, Bedford Campus
Coffee Time with Phyllis White Rodriguez-Peralta
will read and discuss her book, Philadelphia Maestros: Ormandy, Muti, Sawallisch. For more information about her book, visit the following website: http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/1845_reg.html Also, check out the attached flyer.
Part of the Coffee Time series.
Thursday, April 27th, 12:00 p.m.
Bedford Campus, Campus Center Building, Student Lounge
WAC Student Writing Contest
Topic: To be determined by end of February.
Submission Deadline: May 9th, 2006. (For more information.)
The Common Book
Creative writers may also be interested in events and activities related to MCC's Common Book, Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan. Author Chuck Hogan will also be speaking on campus during the Spring 2006 semester. See the Writing Across the Curriculum website for more information.
Fall 2005
Weekly Creative Writing Hours
Students, faculty, and staff interested in creative writing can meet to share their work and get some feedback from other writers.
Bedford Campus: Thursdays 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Writing Center, Room AR-201 (starting September 29th)
Lowell Campus: Fridays 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Writing Center, Room LC-406 (starting October 7th)
Creative Writers' Corner
A column in the MCC newspaper, The Campus Report.
Middlesex Magazine
Have you read the Spring 2005 edition of the college's literary and arts magazine? Look for copies around campus in building entrances or read it in the MCC libraries (as well as Spring 2004 and Spring 2003 editions). Submissions for the Spring 2006 edition (poetry, fiction, artwork, photography) from students, faculty, and staff of MCC will probably be solicited sometime later in the semester or early in the Spring semester. Look for notices around campus or check back here.
Coffee Time with Paul Marion, editor of Atop an Underwood: Early Stories and Other Writings by Jack Kerouac, will discuss and read from the writings of Jack Kerouac.
Part of the Coffee Time series.
Wednesday, September 14th, 12:00 p.m.
Lowell Campus Writing Center, Room LC-406B
The Pulse of Poetry: An Afternoon of Spoken Word - Cancelled
Student poetry reading sponsored by MAC -- the Middlesex Activities Crew
Wednesday, October 12th, beginning at 11:15 a.m.
Lowell Student Lounge, Ground Floor &
Bedford Campus Center, 1st Floor Lounge
All student readers must submit their poems in advance by Monday, 10/10, at noon. For details contact Jeanine Meunier at the Lowell Campus or Greg Narleski in Bedford.
Coffee Time with Hilary Holladay who will discuss her latest book, Wild Blessings, a study of Lucille Clifton's poetry.
Part of the Coffee Time series.
Date/time to be announced
Bedford Campus Writing Center, AR-214
A Poetry Reading and Celebration of Words
This poetry & creative writing reading is open to the entire MCC community. If you’re interested in doing a reading,
please contact Tom Laughlin, ext.3839.
Tuesday, November 15th at 12:00 noon,
Bedford Campus Student Lounge
How to Work It (Publishing Workshop)
Monday, December 5th, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Lowell Campus, Room LC-302
Jean Trounstine MCC humanities professor and author of Shakespeare Behind Bars: The Power of Drama in a Women's Prison and Almost Home Free, will offer her publishing workshop, How to Work it for the MCC Community. Come find out about agents/editors, cover letters, where to send pieces, how to go about it, editing, as well as tricks and pitfalls -- the nitty gritty of getting published, Co-sponsored by the Learning Community, attendance is limited to 20. RESERVE A SPACE by contacting Tom Laughlin by email at laughlint@middlesex.mass.edu or by phone at ext. 3839.
WAC Student Writing Contest
Topic: (To be determined in September.)
Submission Deadline: December 9th, 2005.
Spring 2005
Creative Writing Hours
Students, faculty, and staff interested in creative writing can meet to share their work and to get some feedback from other writers.
Bedford Campus (weekly - Spring '05) Fridays 12:00 - 1:00 in the Bedford Campus Writing Center.
&
City Campus (weekly - Spring '05) Fridays 12:00 - 1:00 (NEW! 4/29 - 5/13) in the City Campus Writing Center.
Creative Writers' Corner
A column in the MCC newspaper, The Campus Report.
Fundraiser for Tsunami Relief: Honoring SouthEast Asian & African Cultures
Poetry Reading & Bake Sale
Hear the rich contributions of poets from SouthEast Asian and African countries that have recently suffered unprecedented death and destruction from the devastating earthquake and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. Come join the MCC community to read, listen, honor, and contribute. (If you’re interested in reading, please contact Tom Laughlin at ext.3839.) (Some Poetry Selections - poetry from Tsunami-affected countries)
Wednesday, February 2nd, at 12:00 noon
Bedford Campus Cafe
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Thursday, February 3rd, at 12:00 noon
Lower Cafe, City Campus
How to Work It (Publishing Workshop)
Tuesday, March 8th, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Lowell Campus, City 302
Jean Trounstine MCC humanities professor and author of Shakespeare Behind Bars: The Power of Drama in a Women's Prison, Almost Home Free, and the forthcoming Why I'm Still Married, will offer her publishing workshop, How to Work It, for the MCC Community. Come find out about agents/editors, cover letters, where to send pieces, how to go about it, editing, as well as tricks and pitfalls -- the nitty gritty of getting published. Co-sponsored by the Learning Community. Attendance is limited to 20. RESERVE A SPACE by contacting Tom Laughlin (email laughlint@middlesex.mass.edu or phone ext. 3839). Sponsored by the Writing Across the Curriculum Program and the MCC Learning Community.
Poet Jean Flanagan reads and discusses Black Lightning, her new book, as part of the Coffee Time series (newsletter).
Wednesday, April 6th, at 12:30
Bedford Campus, Writing Center, Room AR-214
Celebration of Poetry Month & Shakespeare's Birthday!
Wednesday, April 20th, 2005 at 12:00 noon
Lower Cafe, City Campus
This poetry & creative writing reading is open to the entire MCC community. If you’re interested in doing a reading,
please contact Tom Laughlin, ext.3839.
Middlesex Magazine
Submissions are being accepted (poetry, fiction, artwork) for the Spring 2005 edition of the college's magazine. Students, faculty, and staff of MCC are invited to submit their works for consideration. Follow the link for details. Copies of the Spring 2004 and Spring 2003 editions of Middlesex Magazine are available to read in the MCC library.
Writing Across the Curriculum Committee's
Student Writing Contest -- Deadline Extended to May 1, 2005
Topic: In a free society, how free should we be to speak our minds? Is free expression free for all?
Currently accepting submissions. Contact Prof. Tom Laughlin at ext. 3839 for further information.
(See the following attachments: Flier. Faculty/Staff memo. Contest application.)
2004
Creative Writing Hours (weekly - Fall '04)
A Poetry Reading and Celebration of Words
Wednesday, November 17th at 12:00 noon
Student Lounge, Bedford Campus
This poetry & creative writing reading is open to the entire MCC community. If you’re interested in doing a reading, please contact Tom Laughlin, ext.3839.
Jean Trounstine, MCC professor and author of Shakespeare Behind Bars and Almost Home Free will discuss using writing as a vehicle for self-discovery and healing. Part of the Coffee Time series.
Monday, November 8th at 12:30 p.m.
Lowell Campus Writing Center, City 406B
Join author Hilary Holladay as she discusses her latest book, Wild Blessings, a study of Lucille Clifton's poetry.
Part of the Coffee Time series.
Thursday, October 7th at 12:30 p.m.
Lowell Campus Writing Center, City 406B
Poet Michael Casey will read and discuss his poetry at both the Lowell and Bedford campuses. His first book, Obscenities, won of the Yale Younger Poets Award in 1972, and his latest book, Raiding a Whorehouse, was released earlier this year (for more biographical notes). Part of the Coffee Time series.
Friday, September 24th at 12:30 p.m.
Lowell Campus Writing Center, City 406B
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Wednesday, September 29th at 12:30
Bedford Campus, Room AR-214
Literature Through Music (part of the MCC World Music Concert Series)
MCC faculty members Mark Berger, violin; Susan Dill, soprano; Carmen Rodríguez-Peralta, piano; Johannah Segarich, mezzo-soprano; and David Zoffoli, narrator will present a program of musical works inspired by literature.
Monday, September 27th at 12:30 p.m.
Bedford Campus Concert Hall
Poetry contest and public reading sponsored by Greater Lowell for Peace and Justice in honor of Memorial Day. Submission deadline is May 17th, 2004 and the event is June 3rd. See the pdf file attached for submission details.
Middlesex Magazine
Look for the Spring 2004 edition of the college's magazine that came out last April! Students, faculty, and staff of MCC were invited to submit their works for consideration. The deadline for this edition was February 13th, but submissions for next year's magazine are welcomed. Click above for a copy of the Call for Submissions with further details. Copies of the Spring 2003 edition of Middlesex Magazine are available to read in the MCC library.
Poet Jean Flanagan reads and discusses Black Lightning, her new book, as part of the Coffee Time series.
Monday, April 26th, 200412:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Lowell Campus Writing Center 406 B
One World Series Presents
Lois Lowry, author of The Giver
Noon, Thursday, April 22, Lowell Campus, Federal Building, Assembly Room
The Giver, MCC’s Common Book for 2004, deals with the college’s Learning Community theme of Freedom of Speech. It is part of a series that includes Gathering Blue and new this spring, The Messenger. Lois Lowry is a prolific, Newbery Award-winning author.
Celebration of Poetry Month & Shakespeare's Birthday!
Wednesday, April 7th, 2004 at 11:30
Lower Cafe, City Campus
This poetry reading is open to the entire MCC community. If you’re interested in doing a reading, please see the attached or contact Tom Laughlin, ext.3839.
2003
Writing Across the Curriculum Committee's
Student Writing Contest
Topic: In a free society, how free should we be to speak our minds? Is free expression free for all?
Currently accepting submissions. Contact Prof. Phyllis Gleason at ext. 3801 for further information.
(See the following attachments: Flier. Faculty/Staff memo. Contest application.)
Coffee Time with Lynne Wilson, author of the Wilson Farm Country Cookbook
Friday, November 19, at 12:30 p.m.
City Campus Writing Center, Room LC-406B
Lynne Wilson will discuss her book and share samples of a few of her favorite recipes. Part of the Coffee Time literary series
A Poetry Reading and Celebration of Words
Wednesday, November 5th at 12:00 noon
Student Lounge, Bedford Campus
This poetry & creative writing reading is open to the entire MCC community. If you’re interested in doing a reading, please contact Tom Laughlin, ext.3839.
Jean Trounstine, author and professor, reads and discusses her books.
Monday, September 29th, 11:30 - 12:30
Lowell Campus Writing Center 406 B
The Common Book* Club Party: Discussion Groups on The Giver, by Lois Lowry
Wednesday, September 17th, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at City Campus, Room LC-302
& Tuesday, September 30th, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. in Bedford, Room CC-216
Discussion of this year's common book. Open to faculty, staff, students, and administrators!
Poetry Reading & Celebration of Words 4/30/03 (upcoming event sponsored by the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee & Creative Writing Hour)
Jean Trounstine Readings
3/3/03 (City Campus) &
4/14/03 (Bedford Campus)
Readings from her new book of poetry, Almost Home
Part of the Coffee Time (literary series)
Open to the Public
Frank McCourt Reading on Monday, 2/10/03
(Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angela's Ashes)
12:30 pm at the Lowell DoubleTree Hotel, next to MCC's City Campus
A special event as part of the MCC One World Series
Open to the Public
2002
Poetry Reading & Celebration of Words 11/13/02 (Fall 2002 event sponsored by the Creative Writing Hour & the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee)
(Spring 2002 event sponsored by the Creative Writing Hours & the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee: Poetry Celebration 4/24/02 -- click here for details)
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