Matt Briggs: May 27

Novelist and short story writer Matt Briggs will read in CCC’s Literary Arts Center (Rook 220) at 8 pm on May 27.  The event is open and free to the public.

Briggs is the author of  four collections of short stories, The Remains of River Names, Misplaced Alice, The Moss Gatherers and The End is the Beginning. His first novel, Shoot the Buffalo, won the American Book Award in 2006.  He lives in Seattle with his wife and daughter.

Paulann Petersen & Willa Schneberg: May 15

Poets Paulann Petersen and Willa Schneberg will read at noon on Friday, May 15 in Rook 220. The event is free and open to the public.

Petersen’s books of poetry are The Wild Awake (Confluence Press), Blood-Silk (Quiet Lion Press), and A Bride of Narrow Escape (Cloudbank Books), which was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. A fourth collection, Kindle, came out in 2008 from Mountains and Rivers Press.

Schneberg received the Oregon Book Award in Poetry for her second collection, In the Margins of the World. Her most recent volume of poetry is Storytelling in Cambodia (Calyx Books).

May 5: Gary Thompson & Rick Robbins

Poets Gary Thompson and Rick Robbins will read in the Literary Arts Center (Rook 220) at noon on Tuesday, May 5. This event is sponsored by the Clackamas CC English Department and open/free to the public.

2009 Writers Club Contest

Do you like to write? Enter your poem, fiction, non-fiction or screenplay in the 2009 Writers Club  contest! Contest entries will be collected March 20th 2009.

Submit all entries on a CD or floppy disk, along with a hard copy, to the Writers Club, Teacher: Tobias Peterson, RR 228. (Contact info. ext 2113, tobiasp@clackamas.edu)

The CD or floppy must have the student ID number written on it, as well as the title(s) and category of the entry.

Participants should identify their hard copy by placing their student ID number on each page.  Please one-and-a-half space all fiction and nonfiction (12 pages maximum; 3000 word limit). Include a cover page listing of the entrant’s name, student ID number, phone number, and address, category of entry (poetry, fiction, screenplay or creative non-fiction) and title of the submitted piece.

Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each category as well as publication in the Writers Club book.

William Stafford reading: January 22

Inauguration Day in Poetry and History: Jan 20

You are all invited to an exciting event commemorating Barack Obama’s inauguration on Tuesday, January 20 from noon to 1:30 in the McLoughlin Auditorium. The inaugural address will be shown via video feeds from Washington D.C.; Dean Darris and Jackie Flowers from CCC’s Social Sciences department will give talks on the socio-historic importance of the inauguration; and English department faculty Kate Gray will host an open mic poetry reading.

For more information, email Kate at kateg@clackamas.edu, or call 503-657-6958, x2371.

Click here to download the event flier

Creative Writing: Nonfiction – WR 240

CREATIVE WRITING:

NONFICTION

 

WR240 – 173298

Winter 2009 – 4 CR.

MW 10:15-11:20 A.M. plus online hours

 

Questions? Contact Ryan Davis at

ryand@clackamas.edu or 503.657.6958 x 5137

Oregon Literature – ENG 125

Oregon Literature

 

ENG 125 * 173230

Winter 2009 * 4 Cr. 

Tuesdays 10-11:50 a.m. plus online hours

* Stories

* Poetry

* Folklore

* Film

* Music

Questions? Contact Ryan Davis at

ryand@clackamas.edu or 503-657-6958 x 5137

Fall 2008 Lit & Creative Writing Classes

The English Department has a solid offering of interesting literature and creative writing courses for Fall term, including:

Mystery Fiction
American Film
Literary Criticism
Shakespeare
Celtic Mythology
American Literature
Literature of War
Vampire Literature
Art of Dialogue
Intro to Writing Creatively
Fiction Writing
Editing and Publishing
Screenwriting
Digital Video Editing

For days, times and instructor contact information, click here to download the full listing.

Featured Summer 2008 Courses

We are offering four unique reading/literature/humanities classes this summer, taught by particularly *stellar* instructors:

Three are ”foundational” classes for anyone pursuing a Bachelor’s degree

• ENG 104, Introduction to Fiction taught by Jill Stukenberg jills@clackamas.edu, T/Th 1-3:20pm.
• ENG 201, introduction to Shakespeare (and all the ways his works shape our culture), taught by Jeff McAlpine Jeffm@clackamas.edu, T/Th 6-8:20pm.
• ENG 250 Greco-Roman Mythology, M/W 1-3:20, taught by Monique Babin moniqueb@clackamas.edu

One is particularly great for continuing education for teachers as well as diversity credits for students pursuing a Bachelor’s.

• ENG 213 online, US Latino Literature (some of the BEST new works are coming from this diverse group of authors) taught by Amanda Coffey amandac@clackamas.edu.