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Tongue and Ink 2010: UPDATES!
I will bet you have been wondering: "Hey, what the heck is happening with Tongue and Ink?" Well, writers and writing enthusiasts: wonder no longer! Click the title to see the updates.
February Faculty Feature: Fertile Ground, Indeed.
PHOTOS INSIDE! Dr. David Vayo and Nancy Steele Brokaw presented their creative collaborative project, the opera Fertile Ground (coming to IWU this spring), and answered questions about the project.
Tongue and Ink 2010 Update: The Keynotes
Mary Jo Bang, Robbie Q. Telfer, and Pinckney Benedict. Want more? Click your way inside!
Do you know how to write an Opera? Vayo and Brokaw do!
Fertile Ground. Tuesday, February 16th. Presser Hall, Room 16. 8-9pm. Details inside.
Aaannd we're back!
Tributaries is back this semester with an insanely busy lineup. Click this for proof.
Game on, Rumor Mill!: The straight dope from Tribs staff on the editorial process
This entry to the blog is being made in the interest of transparency. Here, we will discuss exactly what has been happening with Tributaries in the editorial process. Additionally, we will outline our new editorial process guidelines, as created by feedback from you all (the writing community) in an effort to better said process. Leave comments!!!
A Feast of Light = A new kind of novel reading
Dr. Lynn Devore of the English Department presented his novel A Feast of Light to IWU students and faculty in the Hansen Student Center last Thursday, November 19th. Dr. Devore, who "hates boring readings" wanted to give the audience a little something different...
IWU Writing Community Member Published!
IWU sophomore and writing community member Kamaya Thompson had her first book Blue Rose published by McClure Publishing. It is currently for sale on Amazon and at Illinois Wesleyan's Bookstore. This poetry novel is a book you should all read, if only to support your local arts and artists!
Spooky Slam: Hosted by Sylvia Plath and Ernest Hemingway
The Spooky Slam featuring Nathaniel Strauss and Stephanie Nudelman took place on Thursday night, and was Tributaries' first poetry slam of the year. The event had free candy, punch, Ernest Hemingway, and Sylvia Plath, as well as some great (and occasionally spectacularly spooky) poetry. The weather (torrential downpour with a slight hint of monsoon) was the perfect ambiance for the spookiest slam yet.