Archive for September, 2015

Two students who produced work in creative writing classes taught by Al Haley have each won first place in the annual Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers student writing contest.

• Alikay Wood won first place in fiction for her story “Academy 6”
• Alikay also won first in nonfiction for her piece “All That’s Left to Do Is Fall”
• Stephanie Martin won first place in poetry for a group of poems

In this contest members are allowed to nominate one undergraduate and one graduate work in each of the three major literary genres. Al Haley is the ACU member of TACWT who nominated these students.

The honor includes a $100 prize and an invitation to read at the annual TACWT meeting held in September.

Alikay graduated in May. She is headed to New York City where she has a job at a Christian publishing house. Her short story was a witty, satirical take on a dystopian high school in which it’s not clear, until the end, if this is just a somewhat eccentric school or a mental institution. “All That’s Left to Do Is Fall” ponders some of the recent knowledge obtained about the origin of the cosmos and how this could affect one’s sense of who they are in day-to-day life.

Stephanie graduated in December 2014. She was accepted into the Professional Science Masters in Biotechnology at the University of San Francisco. A notable feature of her poetry was how she integrated her knowledge of science into the poems.

(Thanks to Al Haley for this article.)

Want the chance to have your work published, but have been held back because you do more than just write? Here’s your opportunity to get your work out there.

Mary Baldwin College’s online literary magazine is currently accepting submissions for their first annual publication of the year. They accept all areas of work, including digital files (e.g. video-recorded spoken word). They are looking for works of fiction, non-fiction, drama, art, photography and poetry.

They are accepting submissions until Nov. 20th.

For more information, feel free to visit their website as well as their Submission Guidelines. You can also go to their Facebook page for updates on the magazine and other content.

Organization: Hangar Ventures

Contact: Ed Ireson

Contact Information: ed@hangar-ventures.com

Site of Internship: Dallas, TX or Austin, TX

Dates for Internship: 1-2 per quarter for 3-6 month internship

Intern Responsibilities: marketing, pitch deck review and editing, document drafting and copyediting, minimal press interaction

Qualities of Intern: excellent communicator in both verbal and written form; interest in technology, startups, and related industries

Remuneration, if any, for internship: DOE

Deadline: ongoing

For more information, please visit Hangar Venture’s website

Read about what the company has been doing here

Completed applications should be sent to Dr. Stephen R. Weathers, Chair, Student Internship Committee, Department of Language and Literature, Abilene Christian University, ACU Box 28252, Abilene, TX 79699 or emailed to weatherss@acu.edu.