Congratulations to Gabe who won first prize for his poem, ``Below the Branches,`` in the national poetry contest sponsored by The League of Canadian Poets. GAbe won $350.00 cash, will be published in a special collectioin of poems called The Silver River, a national poetry month poster, and a one year membership to the League of Canadian poets.
Congrats to all of you on your wonderful first drafts!! Now, the writing begins. Where can you take these characters? Where might the writing benefit from a little sprucing up? Where do you have to put pressure on your characters? Do you have the point of view correct? Is the structure working for you? Do you need to add another scene or two?
Thanks also for volunteering to read during period 4 or 5, May 2.
And mark your calendar for our BIG night, THE CHAPBOOK LAUNCH, Tues. June 5.
Friday: Science Bldg. Computer Lab
Monday: South Computer Lab: Crothall
Wednesday, April 25: Science Bldg. Computer Lab
Friday: Short Story is due. Bring two copies. One for me to edit / mark and a second one WITHOUT YOUR NAME ON IT that we can mail to Vancouver for the BCTELA contest. Be sure to keep electronic copies handy and to check your email over the summer as they will be contacting you.
If you would like me to read and edit the story before you send it to the BCTELA, I would need to have it by Tuesday (dinner time) in order to get it back to you by Wednesday's class.
