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By Jessica Lynch
The 4Cs Creative Writing Club will host a Write-A-Thon from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 28 on the second floor of the Tilden Arts Center. This is the first time the club will host an event like this.
Rebecca Griffin, a 4Cs English professor and the adviser of the Creative Writing Club says the event was inspired by National Novel Writing Month, which takes place every November.
“The Creative Writing Club’s students have said they don’t have enough time to write during club meetings,” Griffin says. “We do write most meetings, but we often only have 10 minutes or so. They wanted more time to write in the company of other writers.”
Students of any writing ability or genre are encouraged to join.
“A surprising number of students are working on novels or other longer writing projects,” Griffin says. “But you can also be someone who wants to write but doesn’t know how to get started.”
Attendees are encouraged to drop in to the Write-A-Thon for as long as they wish, and every hour writers will have the opportunity to share their progress.
Griffin and Liam Locklin, president of the Creative Writing Club, both write creatively and use club meetings to work on their writing pieces.
“I mostly write poetry – and I always work on my own work during our club meetings,” Griffin says. “In addition to being the Creative Writers’ Club advisor, I’m also fortunate to be a member of the Steeple Street Poets, which is a long-running poetry workshop on Cape Cod. Writing helps me make “sense” of a world that is often unkind, but also full of beauty and mystery. Writing poetry gives me a way to more fully explain (often to myself!) my interactions with the world. I also enjoy creative people, and it’s a joy to collaborate with other writers in a workshop – be it in the Steeple Street Poets or the Creative Writing Club.”
“The thing I like most about the Creative Writing Club is having a sense of community. Even if it’s a small group, having a place to come to meet with like-minded people and setting aside time for it has done a lot to keep me writing when I might not otherwise manage it,” Locklin says. “Writing has been my primary interest since I was a kid. The part I enjoy the most is creating characters and trying to make them feel real.”
The Creative Writing Club meets every Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Lorusso Tech Building Room 114.
“Anyone who enjoys writing or thinks they might should join; it’s a great way to connect with other people and get feedback and inspiration,” Locklin says.
Students interested in joining can email Professor Griffin at [email protected].
