SJU English Department

Run by a fellow graduate of SJU’s Writing Studies program.

Students in Dr. Kersti Powell's ENG 150 Modern Irish Literature and Culture course and Professor Sorcha Gallagher's MLA 104 Beginning Irish II course will see a special advance screening of "An Cailín Ciúin” at the PFS Bourse Theater on Feb. 28.

"The Quiet Girl," an Academy Award nominee for Best International Feature Film, opens in select theaters Feb. 24. Get tickets at https://www.thequietgirl.film/tickets

For more information about St. Joe's Irish Studies Program, contact Dr. Powell at [email protected].

Fellow 📚🐛🐛, it’s the most wonderful time of the year (again!). The SJU Writing Center’s used book sale starts TODAY in Merion Hall. See flyer below. $1 book sale runs through Friday, December 2. Have books you’d like to donate? Drop off donations are welcome.

Check out the Elkins Park Library Book Sale today from 1-3 pm. See flyer below for more info.

New Voices Anthology Fall 2022

A series for emerging poets between the ages of 10 and of 25. A monthly reading series and a bi-annual publication which strives to bring together younger poets from various communities.

Deadline to submit one poem: December 1, 2022. Keep this poem limited to 35 lines total.

When determining the total line length for each poem, include spaces between stanzas (ex: a poem of 5 couplets would equal 14 lines). Numbers or section breaks should also be included as lines when calculating the total line length. Count an epigraph as 3 extra lines. A line that has more than 60 characters (including spaces and punctuation) should be counted as two lines of your total line count. If lines are staggered like a Ferlinghetti poem, estimate the width of the line.

The final book will be printed in 11 point Garamond font on pages that are 4 1/2 inches wide. Poems with lines longer than 4 1/2 inches may be rejected due to printing constraints.

Celebrate apple season in Buck's County this weekend at the 47th annual Apple Festival! Address below:

2400 Street Road
New Hope, PA 18938 United States

A Note from the organizers: This is a very popular event, so we recommend you plan to arrive early and/or carpool, take a taxi, or use ride-sharing (such as Uber or Lyft) services because parking will be in great demand. We look forward to welcoming you!

https://peddlersvillage.com/event/apple-festival/

Join CID at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, in the Forum Theatre for a film screening and Q&A with producer/co-writer, Professor Ashlee Blackwell and executive producer/Editor-in-Chief of FANGORIA magazine, Phil Nobile, Jr.

Come out to Parkway Central Library @ 7:30 p.m. on 10/24 to hear "a Dean of American journalism" discuss important moments in Black life, culture, and politics with fellow writer and Penn Law professor, Dorothy Roberts. A book signing will follow the presentation. Books to be provided by our friends at Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books . Ticket price is $16.50. Learn more at: https://libwww.freelibrary.org/programs/authorevents/?id=115364

Ada Limón author event update. Received event notification that this reading will take place next Monday, October 17 in lieu of this evening. Any tickets purchase for the original date will be valid. Those unable to attend next week's rescheduled reading are entitled to a refund.

Updated QR code for tomorrow’s event

Blue Stoop is a 501(c)(3). Its mission is to create an inclusive community for Philadelphia readers and writers, by sponsoring high-quality writing classes, readings, and events. Check out bluestoop.org for a full list of upcoming seminars and author events, including their free weekly programming on Wednesdays.

Fun fact: the Director of Programs was a grad student at SJU and worked closely with The Writing Center!

Welcome Back Celebration

Calling all Writing Studies students and alumni to join us next Sunday, September 11, at 4 p.m. on the second floor of Merion Hall, for the Avenue release party.

Contributors may send an email to [email protected] to receive a copy by mail, if they can’t make it to the event.

We hope to see you there!

The SJU Writing Center is hiring a part-time assistant director, primarily to oversee the Writing Center at the University City location (former USciences). If you or anyone you know is interested, please spread the word!

https://jobs.sju.edu/postings/19270

Assistant Director -Writing Center

There’s still time to make the deadline! Send your writing to: [email protected].

The Editorial Board of The Avenue, Saint Joseph's graduate literary magazine, revised the deadline to submit unpublished work. Calling all current Graduate Writing Studies students and alumni to send their non-themed pieces on or before Friday, May 20. See flyer for additional details. 🖊

Hoping to submit that creative prose or poem you’ve been holding onto? Poets & Writers compiled a list of Writing Contests, Grants & Awards with most deadlines through mid-July. Follow the link to browse the full list:

https://www.pw.org/grants

Writing Contests, Grants & Awards A list of 63 Upcoming Writing Contest deadlines from Poets & Writers Magazine, page 1