April & May events
Welcome to our monthly events page! The Writing Center hosts events for the MSU and East Lansing community including writing workshops and write-ins, speaker series, and more! Scroll to see our monthly event flyers and further information below.
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April 9, 12-1:30 pm: Black to the Land & Tender Heart Gardens Panel
Come learn with Tender Hearts Garden and the Black to the Land coalition, two local, Michigan-based, affinity-driven coalitions with strong connections to land, care, and community.
- Date: Thursday, April 9
- Time: 12-1:30 pm ET
- Location: Bessey Hall, Room 300
Email Amanda Hawks at hawksama@msu.edu with any questions.
April 3, 9 am-12 pm: Community-Engaged Scholarship Write-in
April 10, 9 am-12 pm: Graduate School Write-in
April 17, 9 am-12 pm: Writing Center Write-in
April 24, 9 am-12 pm: Writing Center Write-in
May 1, 9 am-12 pm: Community-Engaged Scholarship Write-in
Write-ins are dedicated time to work on various projects related to your assistantship, research, and degree program. They are available in-person or on Zoom.
April 1, 11 am-12 pm: Developing Engaging Writing Assignments Workshop
April 15, 11 am-12 pm: Book Club meeting (Bad Ideas About Writing)
May 4-7, 9 am-3 pm: 4-Day Institute
WAC includes a range of programming designed to support all MSU educators of any level, status, or discipline in developing their writing-related pedagogy.
Now until April 6: Submit to the CWC Writing Contest!
The Community Writing Center’s annual writing contest returns! Enter your fiction or creative non-fiction for the chance to win cash prizes, and have your writing featured on the East Lansing Public library website! There are separate categories for kids, teens, and adults.
Submission Requirements:
Submissions must be 2,000 words or less
No more than one submission per author
No submissions that have been previously published in print or online
Submissions must be in a Word or PDF document, in 12-point Times New Roman font, and double spaced
Label your file as FirstName_LastName_Title
Please do not include your name or identifying information in the document itself, as the review process is anonymous
Enter to win by April 6! Winners will be notified the week of April 20.