The Writing Center invites you to join them for several workshops in the month of November! All events are free and do not require registration.
Drama, Myth, and Storytelling
Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 5:00 p.m. in FHG04
Find out how to utilize the elements of drama, myth, and storytelling in your fiction, plays, and screenplays.
Stand Out and Succeed: Resumes & Cover Letters
Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 5:00 p.m. in FHG04
Bring a copy of your resume or CV and sit down with Career Services and the Writing Center to learn about crafting a better document. The workshop will cover the importance of the resume/CV, how to best organize it, what it should contain, and many other helpful tips and tricks to make your resume/CV truly shine. Don't have a resume? Check out Career Services resume template to put yours together before the workshop.
Research Writing Essentials
Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 5:00 p.m. in FHG04
We're positive that you can write a great research paper! Let us show you how to find appropriate sources, cite them correctly, and more.
Writing a Graduate Thesis
Writing a Graduate Thesis
Thursday, Nov. 10 at 5:00 p.m. in FHG04
Join Dr. Nancy Wilson for an in-depth session that will prepare you for the challenge of writing a thesis.
Historiography: Not When, But Why
Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 5:00 p.m. in FHG04
If history can be boiled down to a timeline, why does one historical account vary from another? This workshop will teach you to focus on viewing history from different perspectives and contexts. This workshop is useful not only for history majors, but for any student who employs history in her or his writing.
Finding Your Academic Voice
Finding Your Academic Voice
Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 5:00 p.m. in FHG04
How can you join the conversation without having any idea of what to say and how to say it? This workshop will help you understand audience, voice, and diction in academic writing.
GSP Review Sessions
Every Thursday at 4:00 p.m. in FHG04
Students majoring in Mass Communication or Health Administration are required to pass the Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation Exam. The Writing Center offers a review session every week to help students take on the GSP challenge. The review sessions are also a great review of basic grammar and punctuation for all students.
Writers' Meetup Group
Every Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in FHG09
Bring copies of your work (fiction, short fiction, or poetry of any genre) to workshop with passionate peers!
Finally, Words Work Literacy Journal is currently accepting submissions of anything creative from anyone at Texas State: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, visual art (paintings, photography, etc.), music, games, apps, etc.
You may submit your work by email to keri.fitzgerald@txstate.edu. Your subject line must read: "WORDS WORK SUBMISSION" and the DEADLINE is 11/28/2011.
You may view the spring 2011 issue of Words Work here.
You may view the spring 2011 issue of Words Work here.
