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The Creative Writing Club. General Meeting. Welcome!. Meet your CWC Executives. President: Hana Elniwairi. Year & Program: 4 th year, HSP in Creative Writing & English, Major in Psychology Favourite Quote: “Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Creative Writing ClubGeneral Meeting
Welcome!
Meet your CWC Executives
President: Hana Elniwairi Year & Program: 4th year, HSP in
Creative Writing & English, Major in Psychology
Favourite Quote: “Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it is good to fall, battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won.” – Walt Whitman
Random Fact: I am told that I often walk like Jack Sparrow. . . .
VP Events: Leo Panasyuk Year & Program: 3rd year, HSP in
English Language & Literature
Favourite Quote:“I've always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives.” – Billy Connolly
Random Fact: I went to Carnegie Hall in grade 12 for a school trip.
VP Finance: Parth Sharma Year & Program: 3rd year, HSP in
Physiology
Favourite Quote: “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” – Einstein
Random Fact: My favorite movie is Dumb and Dumber
VP Communications: Sammy Roach
Year & Program: 3rd year, Double Major in Film Studies & MIT
Favourite Quote:"I don't think it's possible to be a good artist without being a bit of a freak." – Tim Rice-Oxley, Keane
Random Fact: I met Rick Mercer and I didn't have a camera so I just gave him a hug instead. He is short and friendly.
VP Academics: Matthew Adrian
Year & Program: 4th year, Double Major in English & Psychology
Favourite Quote:"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." – Plato
Random Fact: I can do the splits. Be
jealous =P
VP Social: Nathan Campbell Year & Program: 3rd year,
HSP in Astrophysics
Favourite Quote: "I love mankind, it's people I can't stand.” – Linus
Random Fact: I’m old . . .
SWiR: Scott Beckett Office Hours:
› Mondays 3:30 – 5:30› Thursdays 10:30 – 11:30› UC 184
Writing Hours› Mondays 7 – 8, in UCC 59
EXEC POSITIONS AVAILABLE!
We are extending the application deadline!
If you are interested in an exec position, speak to Hana, Sammy, or Matt after the meeting!
More details available here: uwocwc.wordpress.com
Club Events
Weekly Gatherings Discussions
Peer Workshops
Sharing Sessions
Critique Partners
Weekly Gatherings Days:
› Monday: 124
› Tuesday: 93
› Wednesday: 85
› Thursday: 105
› Friday: 109
SpeakersWe already have a few lined up . . . .
Speakers Andrew Sullivan: Tuesday October 8th
› When: 5pm – 7pm
› Where: UC 286
› What: Western Alumni. Published Writer. Workshop + Q&A Discussion.
Speakers Writer-in-Residence NourbeSe Phillips
(Poetry Night!)
› Wednesday October 23rd
› Reading, Collective reading, and Q&A
› Possible collaboration with other speakers . . .
› More details coming soon . . .
Speakers Local London Author . . .
› November
› More details coming soon . . .
Speakers Canadian Publishing Industry
› January
› Poetry Chapbooks (Second Term!)
Speakers Writing Professors
› Next term
› Songwriting, Screenwriting, Science Fiction, Short Stories, etc.
Socials Bookstore Crawls
Movie Nights
Dinners
Plays
Publications
Nom de Plume Bigger and Better
March Publication Date
Any suggestions welcome!
AHSC’s Symposium AHSC is renovating Symposium
Bi-monthly Arts Newsletter
Accepting submissions NOW!
500 words max.
Deadline Friday October 4th (NEXT FRIDAY!)
The Rusty Toque ....Needs READERS!
Volunteers must be enrolled in English or Creative Writing courses
Apply by October 5th.
Ask Hana for more info!
Collaborations
Other Writing Clubs King’s Writer’s Society
Huron’s Literary Society (GetLit)
The Comedy Club
English & Writing Studies Dept.
Creative Writers’ Series
WiR
SWiR
And all the Professors . . .
THANK YOU FOR COMING! Questions? Comments? Concerns?