Writers of fiction, poetry and drama who are interested in having their work published or performed should plan to enter the Penn State York Literary Competition sponsored by the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center) and “Any Other Word,” the campus’ online literary magazine. The competition is open to Penn State York students; submissions are being accepted through March 2.
The College of Health and Human Development announces its 2018 student recipients of the Francis Hoffman Award for Excellence in Writing.
Eric Freeze will read excerpts from “Invisible Men” on Thursday, Sept. 21, when the 2017-18 edition of the Creative Writers Reading Series kicks off at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
Students at Penn State Berks have the unique opportunity to learn about the writing process through interviews with accomplished writers as part of a new program called “Behind the Prose.”
The National Day on Writing is Oct. 20, and Penn State York will celebrate with a panel discussion focusing on the topic "Celebrating the Writing in our Lives Professionally and Personally.” The program will be held at 12:15 p.m. in the Lee R. Glatfelter Library and is free and open to the public.
Students in a Penn State technical writing course worked with littleBits in the Maker Commons' Invention Studio to get into the maker mindset.
One of the first graduates of Penn State’s shared Corporate Communication program, Shawnna Meyers, participated in her commencement this past weekend, and she attributes much of her success to her professional e-portfolio. Recently, we asked Meyers to share her story with us and explored how the use of e-portfolios and being part of a shared academic program has helped her succeed, both in college and in acquiring her first career-related job.
The Pennsylvania Center for the Book recently held its annual letter writing contest for school students in grades four through 12.
When Penn State Berks Lecturer in English Composition Justin De Senso was deciding on a project for his Writing in the Social Sciences (English 202A) course, he had to look no further than the media headlines. The ongoing series of protests and civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri and throughout the country sparked the idea to take a fresh approach to the topic of the local community’s perception of their police force. De Senso assigned his class to interview and write short biographies of members of the Reading Police Department; the biographies will be compiled for publication into a book later this year.
The Penn State Lehigh Valley student-run newspaper, State of the Valley, will hold the third and final installment in its fall speaker series, "Be Heard: Advocacy, Storytelling and Creativity in the Digital Age," at 1 p.m. Nov. 12 in Room 302 at the campus in Center Valley. William Childs, creative director at The Morning Call Media Arts Group, will present about “Creativity in Writing.” The event is free and open to the public.
Jack McAllum, author and long-time Sports Illustrated writer, is the second speaker in The Penn State Lehigh Valley student-run newspaper State of the Valley’s speaker series, "Be Heard: Advocacy, Storytelling and Creativity in the Digital Age." McAllum will share his insight on storytelling at 1 p.m. Oct. 8 in Room 302 at the campus in Center Valley. The event is free and open to the public.
John Minichillo will read from “The Snow Whale” when the Creative Writers Reading Series resumes at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Oct. 9. His 6 p.m. reading and the reception that will precede it are free and open to the public. Both events will be held in the Larry and Kathryn Smith Chapel.
The Penn State Lehigh Valley student-run newspaper, State of the Valley, has announced a new speaker series for the fall, "Be Heard: Advocacy, Storytelling and Creativity in the Digital Age." The series, which is free and open to the public, kicks off on Sept. 10 with a presentation by Allentown native and nationally recognized speaker, journalist and commentator, Pamela Varkony. Events in October and November will be presented by Jack McAllum, author and long-time Sports Illustrated writer, and William Childs, creative director at The Morning Call Media Arts Group, respectively. Each event will take place at 1 p.m. in room 302 at the campus in Center Valley.
Michael Alley, associate professor of engineering communications, has been named the winner of the 2014 Ronald S. Blicq Award for Distinction in Technical Communication Education.
The Lehigh Valley Writing Project (LVWP), which is celebrating 25 years as a National Writing Project site in 2014, will host its annual Best Practices in Teaching Writing Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Penn State Lehigh Valley campus in Center Valley, Pa.
