| Poetry Out Loud - National Semi-final
Devin Jones of West Jordan High School took home top honors from the state finals of Poetry Out Loud and competed in the region 3 semi-final on Monday, April 29 in Washington D.C. Please join us in congratulating Devin on his 4th place honorable mention in region 3!
(Photo by Kent Miles.) ORIGINAL WRITING COMPETITION
Since 1958 the annual Utah Original Writing Competition has honored Utah writers with public recognition and cash prizes. Numerous awardees selected by our nationally recognized literary jurors have continued on to significant statewide and national acclaim, bringing recognition and prestige to our state. The awards are funded in part by the Utah State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Submissions are now being accepted. For additional information on guidelines please click here. Mountain West Arts Conference Utah Cultural Celebration Center MAY 2, 2013 This annual state and region-wide conference will be held May 2, 2013. The conference is designed to help individuals and organizations in the arts access essential resources and create community connections throughout Utah and the Mountain West by participating in workshops, networking and innovation.
| UPCOMING EVENTS Collectors' Book Salon at Weller Book Works 607 Trolley Square May 31: Alex Caldiero Join us for our monthly Collector's Book Salon! We meet the last Friday of every month to enjoy books, food, drink, and engaging conversation. The May speaker is Alex Caldiero: poet, polyartist, sonosopher, and scholar of humanities and intermedia. Writers at Work 2013 conference Alta Lodge, Alta, Utah June 5–9, 2013 Nestled in a quaint ski lodge high in the Rocky Mountains, this annual writing conference features workshops, manuscript consultations, and readings by international writers—an ideal setting for writers of all levels. Featuring an award-winning faculty: Poetry: Katharine Coles Fiction: John Dufresne Nonfiction: Christopher Merrill Multi-Genre: Michael Martone Visit us to learn more about these and other annual events. |
| Writing & Illustrating for Young Readers Conference June 17-21, 2013 Registration is now open for the 2013 Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Conference (WIFYR), held June 17-21 at the Waterford School in Sandy, Utah. The workshops fill quickly, so those interested should apply soon.
Continuing its tradition of providing helpful instruction from published authors and illustrators as well as presentations by industry professionals, this year’s conference features a keynote address by Utah's Poet Laureate Lance Larsen, workshops by national authors Matt Kirby, Martine Leavitt, Sharlee Glenn, A.E. Cannon, Carol Lynch Williams, J. Scott Savage, Cheri Pray Earl, Kris Chandler, and illustrator Steve Bjorkman. New this year: a full novel class with Mette Ivie Harrison and day-long mini workshops covering a variety of topics including an accredited teacher course, publication for the discouraged writer, and screenwriting. Afternoon-only registration is also available.
Another exciting event this year is the WIFYR Second Annual Writing Contest and Award. The prize is $1,000 and this year, in addition, the winning manuscript--including picture books with illustrations--will be considered for publication with Familius. New MFA in Creative Writing at the Institute of American Indian Arts We are building on the success of our undergraduate Creative Writing program. Our Bachelor of Fine Arts and Associate of Fine Arts alumni have gone on to graduate from over a dozen graduate programs and have produced over two dozen published books of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and plays. There are approximately fifty Low Residency MFA Programs in the U.S. The Institute of American Indian Arts’ program is modeled on the most successful of these, with one important difference: IAIA’s mission “to empower creativity and leadership in Native arts and cultures through higher education, lifelong learning, and outreach” means that the program and the literature we read carry a distinct Native American and First Nations emphasis. Over 75% of our faculty mentors are established Native American or First Nations authors. Our program is open to everyone, but the focus will remain aligned with our unique mission. You can find more information at their website. *If you wish to unsubscribe from this newsletter please reply to this email with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. | Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association - Student Convention Travel Grant The RMMLA Student Travel Grant provides funding to the RMMLA convention in the amount of $250 each to two graduate students who would otherwise experience a financial challenge traveling to the convention to present a paper accepted for any one of the regular or special topic sessions held that year. Students finishing their studies and entering the job market are especially encouraged to apply. Two runner-up awards provide a waiver of the applicable convention registration fee. The e-postmark deadline for submission of application materials to the Secretariat is June 1. Print submission of applications is no longer allowed. Awardees will be notified by July 1. To mark April as National Poetry Month NPR Books had a wonderful feature of National Poet Laureates, past and present. You can access this feature here! Other Great Newsletter sources: |
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