Public Writing Project

Here's another way to meet the PWP requirement. You can either submit to Collective, attend one or more writing workshops (listed below) or all of the above.

Collective the QCC Student Literary Journal

Call for Submissions

Issue 2 - Voices

Everyone has at least one voice in which he or she communicate, and during our lives, most of us adopt many different voices for many different purposes. We speak and write differently in school, at work, and at home, yet each of us has an original, individual voice that carries our ideas and feelings.

For Issue 2 of the Creative Writing Club’s literary journal, Collective, we are looking for pieces of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that capture your individual voice. What do you have to say? What does it sound like? Does your voice involve multiple languages? How does your voice change when speaking at school, work, home, or online? What can you say that’s never been said before?

Possible Approaches

- stories, essays, and poems with a point of view

- stories, essays, and poems that are told in more than one language

- stories, essays, and poems about being or not being heard

- stories, essays, and poems about voices put on display, such as at concerts or events

- descriptive works of encountering new voices, cultures, or viewpoints

- writing that assumes the voice of another

- manifestos or statements of protest

In this issue, we hope to capture a diversity of student voices. We are looking for all kinds of writing from all kinds of writers and non-writers. If you have never written for yourself, we want to see what you can do. If you are interested in learning more, please join the creative writing club for the following workshops:

Collective, Issue 2 Writing Workshops  Wed, February 22^nd, 12:10 – 2 PM (L-117)

                                                                        Wed, Mar 1^st, 12:10 – 2 PM (L-117)

Artwork

In addition, perhaps you make art? Submit scanned drawings or photographs!

Submissions

Email final writing submissions, artwork, and any questions to Prof. Benjamin Miller at bmiller@qcc.cuny.edu  Please attach your work to the email. All writing submissions must be submitted as .doc or .docx.  Please do not submit .pdf files. Artwork can be submitted in .jpeg or .png. Be sure to proofread all work before submission. Works with significant grammatical errors will be returned for revision. Your submission will be reviewed and discussed by QCC creative writing students.

Final Submission Deadline                                   Mon March 20^th by midnight

We look forward to reading your work!