Writing News

Find more info and interviews with MTSU creative writers and guests on the In Process blog.

Creative Writing Events (MTSU & local)

• Raiders Write, a creative writing club, meets every Monday in STU 210 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. We provide a space to get to know other writers and take some time out of a busy week to sit down and write, along with regular writing sprints and opportunities for critique. Throughout the semester we’re also hosting a few workshops to discuss providing constructive criticism, novel writing, world building, and dialogue. We’re open to writers at all different points in their journey, so if you’re interested, stop by or join our Discord.
• MTSU Write Spring Saturdays: master class with novelist, screenwriter, and radio host Tony Acree. Saturday, February 22, 1-4 pm. Registration is free. For more information, visit MTSU Write.
• Poetry in the Boro Poetry Reading & Open Mic Celebrating Gen X Poets (but open to all!). Sunday, February 23, at the Dapper Owl in Murfreesboro. Doors open at 5:30. Program at 6 pm.
• In Process Open Mic & Café, hosted by Dr. Jennifer Wachtel Kates. Thursday, March 20, at 4:30 pm in the Sam Ingram Building MT Center. Participants are invited to share four minutes of poetry, fiction, essays, drama, or song. Free and open to the community.
• In Process Spring Fete day 1: A reading and conversation with fiction writer Rob Davidson. Thursday, April 10 at 4:30 pm in the Sam Ingram Building MT Center. Free and open to the community.
• In Process Spring Fete day 2: Staged readings of three plays-in-progress written by students in Advanced Playwriting. Friday, April 11. Times and titles TBA. Free and open to the community.

*For information about the MTSU Poetry Society, contact MTSUPoetry@gmail.com, or scan the flyer below.

Calls for Student Writing

• Outrageous Fortune, the country’s first nationwide online literary magazine for and by undergraduates, is currently accepting submissions of all genres: fiction, non-fiction, drama, film, art, photography, and poetry, and digital files such as video-recorded spoken word and short films. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. Visit their website for guidelines.
• “Do you want to write about Movies, TV, Anime, Arts, Comics, Games, Literature or other art forms? Do you want to get your foot in the door and enter the big-wide world of the online media and have your work read and shared by millions of readers? We invite you to The Artifice, an online magazine that covers a wide spectrum of art forms.” Visit our website for more info.
• The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has posted a useful guide to undergraduate journals in art and literature.

To have your event or call for student writing added to this page, contact Dr. Claudia Barnett.