Extra Credit Activities
I give extra credit to those who catch and tell me typos &/or errors they've found. As you read, please let me know if you've come upon corrections that need to be made.
I, myself, am embarrassed when there are errors--even as I admit that I haven't caught a number of them, I'm sure. Which brings me to asking you to take...
The Proofreader's Challenge!
CLICK
HERE.
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THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES FOR A GOOD GRADE
and to learn more as a student of creative writing.
1. Click the JOURNAL WRITING link.
2. Also, earn extra credit by sending comments to more than two of your fellow students whose work you will be receiving as part of regular workshop requirements.
3. Read about, listen to or attend LITERARY EVENTS as listed below.
Find "out of class" activities to attend and better still, to participate in.
 | Poetry readings |
| Author talks |
| Live theatre |
| Writers gatherings |
| Workshops |
| Book signings |
| Submitting for publication |
Concerning Literary Events: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND AT LEAST ONE LITERARY EVENT THIS TERM! You must send me one pragraph to one page reviewing the event you attended. You can earn extra credit by attending and reporting on literary events. Some are also available at home via streaming video and/or radio on-line links. As part of your semester of creative writing studies, you'll gain more incite into the world of writers and you may enjoy delving into the literary life. There is an active world of literature beyond books and the internet.
A CALENDAR OF LONG ISLAND EVENTS can be found at: http://www.poetz.com/longisland
Click here for your link for more information of your: Event Requirement.
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4. Send your work out for consideration for publication in print or on-line.
I've published hundreds of poems in print and on-line. I've also created a link to an extensive selection of my poems:
David B. Axelrod Selected Poems
CONCERNING PUBLICATION:
Who hasn't hollered "Mommy, watch
me?" at least sometime? I still feel a bit like a kid shouting for
attention each time I prepare something for publication! But the idea of sharing
your work with an audience, and with that, receiving credit for publication both
in your course and on your resume, is very pleasing. There is every reason to
believe that if you are persistent you can find a home for your writing in
print. For instance, here's a notice from a magazine publisher I recently was
sent via email:
There is a new magazine on-line for you to visit and in which your work could appear: TALEISAN, edited by Maria Kranidas, a professor at Suffolk County Community College, seeks to showcase creative works coming specifically from those at two-year schools. A new on-line magazine is a great chance to showcase your work. Go for it! (Oh, and P.S. "Taleisan: A Welsh God who is a poet and a harpes. Associated with sages, seers, wizards, and initiates.") Link: http://www.taleisan.com/index.htm
Rio: a Journal of the Arts: Issue 13, Student Issue 1, Edited by Susan Pilewski. WOW! You are being offered a chance for publication! You can also look up magazines in directories and try sending out to them. Why not try Long Island Quarterly, edited by Suffolk's first Poet Laureate, George Wallace. Go online to www.poetrybay.com for guidelines. Or try Xanadu, the magazine published by the Long Island Poetry Collective; info. available at http://www.northportarts.org/lipc.html Here's one more listing published by David Allen, a former Suffolk College student "made good!" David and his wife Ruth live in Okinawa, Japan, where he has been for the past 10 years. He is Bureau Chief of Stars and Stripes and this year marks his 30th as a journalist. Send work to: www.eatwritecafe.com Then there are the links at http://www.poetrydoctor.org/links.htm Email me if you
want more advice or information. Happy publication hunting! |
