All are welcome to join us for the Writers Studio open mic this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. in the ACC 2nd floor students lounge. Come share your words!
Writers Studio Spring Classes
Ahh, the dark afternoons and evenings of winter are upon us! Once again, Writers Studio is offering creative writing workshops for ACC registered students and for noncredit students registered through ACC's Community Ed program.
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, anyone?
ENG 222: Creative Writing II illuminates the creative process from new angles, exploring the complex relationships between writers, readers, and the material that is their currency. This is a course for fiction writers, essayists, and poets who take their work seriously and seek insightful, informed criticism. Discussions and workshops will sharpen the writer's command of language, tone, and detail, and will hone the ability to revise original work to meet the standards acceptable for publication. Wednesdays, 2:30-5:15 p.m. for information and required books, contact matt.bowen@arapahoe.edu. 
ENG 227 Poetry Writing: Sing to the Muse.Learn the language of the lyric, narrative, and metaphoric. Explore an experiment with classic and modern forms of poetry. Discover significant past and present poets, and literary movements in poetry. Workshop format with peer critiques and presentations. Details through Kathryn Winograd at kathryn.winograd@arapahoe.edu. Meets Wednesdays starting January 20, 5:30 p.m.-8:15 p.m.
About the ACC Writers Studio Faculty
Chris Ransick, Denver Poet Laureate, is a poet and fiction writer. His books include Never Summer (Ghost Road Press), co-winner of the Colorado Book Award in 2003 for poetry and A Return to Emptiness (Ghost Road Press), finalist for the 2005 Colorado Book Award in fiction. He has recently released a new collection, Asleep Beneath the Hill of Dreams, through Ghost Road Press.
Kathryn Winograd, Colorado Book Award winner, is a poet and essayist. She is the author of four books including Air Into Breath (Ashland Poetry Press), co-winner of the Colorado Book Award, and Stepping Sideways Into Poetry Writing (Scholastic, Inc.). Her poetry and essays have appeared recently or are upcoming in Calyx, Winds of Change magazine, Cutthroat, Fourth Genre, and Hotel Amerika.
Celebrate a new book release with Chris Ransick, Denver Poet Laureate
Dear Friends: Burn off your mid-week stress, have a drink, and join me in celebrating the release of my new book, Asleep Beneath the Hill of Dreams. WHEN: Nov. 10, 6:30-8:00 p.m. WHERE: The Meadowlark, 27th & Larimer, Denver.
I hope to see you there. I know some of you are far from the Rockies, but I thought I'd let you know the book is available. E-mail me directly at this address or contact my publisher, Ghost Road Press, for ordering information. Both I and my press are independent operators; you won't find this book, or poetry in general, available at major chain bookstores. Help support the art, the poets, and small press publishers everywhere by buying direct.
Cheers, Chris Ransick, Denver Poet Laureate
"Following Richard Hugo as much as John Wesley Powell, Chris Ransick is an exacting cartographer of the West's vast landscapes, physical and emotional, rendering them with such care you will agree with him. "This is where/ you have always lived, no matter what they say." -- Jake Adam York author of Murder Ballads
Writers Studio Club News
Come join the Writers Studio Club on Thursday afternoon, November 12 at 4:00 p.m. in Room 4890 on the 4th floor near the elevators. Surprise Guest Speaker. Please join club president, Oliver Brainerd, for food, drink, and the merriments of writing.
For more information, e-mail iamtomisbehave57@yahoo.com
News About Campus and Town
Marilyn Raff, former ACC writing student, is pleased to announce the publication of her first book of poems, In the Palm of the Land, by Finishing Line Press.
Lynda La Roccais pleased to announce the publication of her second poetry chapbook, The Stillness Between, which was recently released by Pudding House Publications as part of the Pudding House Chapbook Series. La Rocca's chapbook includes the poem, "The Visiting Hour," winner of the 2007 Writers Studio Literary Contest for Poetry.
Michael Schene, ACC Community Ed writing student, is also pleased to announce his first poetry publication, "Meeting My Grandson for the First Time," in the Naropa Journal, "Revolve."
ACC Great American Smokeout Essay Contest. Deadline November 11. ACC Student Services presents a writing contest for students to share stories of how their lives have been affected by tobacco. Perhaps they've lost a loved one or close friend; or fought the battle of addiction for years, with little success. An independent panel has been created to judge the submissions and the winner, chosen from all valid entries, will receive not just the customary gift card, but also a chance to see their writing in print. We will post a link to the winning submission on the ACC homepage, as well as have the letter printed in our ACC school newspaper, the Arapahoe Avenue: The Road to the News. The essay must be 1,000 words or less and the deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11. Please contact Matt Bowen at matt.bowen@arapahoe.edu for details.
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