Wright Students Sharpen Pencils for Upcoming Wright Contest
Maryam Elfeki
Issue date: 5/1/09 Section: News
By Maryam Elfeki
Reporter
The Union League Civic and Arts Foundation (CAF) invites Wright College students to join the organization's Creative Writing Competition, a contest where three winners receive cash prizes. The league offers a total of $3,300 in awards college students and $5,100 for young adults.
According to www.civicandarts.org, the CAF, a 55-year-old foundation, established, "as a public, not-for-profit charitable and educational organization," targets financial need and merit. The foundation supports different talents including artistic, musical and civic skills. According to Wright Side Faculty Advisor and English Professor Vince Bruckert, the contest relates to Wright since the school offers Creative Writing courses. Bruckert said, "In many schools it is very hard to get into creative arts classes. For instance, in University of Illinois, such classes are almost limited to a certain group of English majors."
Bruckert said, "All writing is creative," and explained that creative writing involves only fiction to some, but non-fiction can be considered creative writing as well. He also said, "The genres of playwriting, poetry, creative non-fiction like memoirs, short stories and novels tend to be creative writings because they make writers use their imagination. Not only English majors should write. I have engineer friends who are more invested in their own creativity. Every person has to exert his creativity."
When asked about creative writing, Wright Side Co-Executive Editor and Wright Times Editor in Chief, Vicki Holda said, "It's one of the best ways to relieve stress, anger, pain, depression, bliss, happiness, whatever it is that you're feeling."
English Professor Daniel Borzutzky feels creative writing is a process. "Creative writing is experimental. It is language used to form pieces of art of out images, sounds and words constructed to move, disturb, illuminate, darken, provoke, entertain and to ultimately say something unexpected and amazing about the world."
Reporter
The Union League Civic and Arts Foundation (CAF) invites Wright College students to join the organization's Creative Writing Competition, a contest where three winners receive cash prizes. The league offers a total of $3,300 in awards college students and $5,100 for young adults.
According to www.civicandarts.org, the CAF, a 55-year-old foundation, established, "as a public, not-for-profit charitable and educational organization," targets financial need and merit. The foundation supports different talents including artistic, musical and civic skills. According to Wright Side Faculty Advisor and English Professor Vince Bruckert, the contest relates to Wright since the school offers Creative Writing courses. Bruckert said, "In many schools it is very hard to get into creative arts classes. For instance, in University of Illinois, such classes are almost limited to a certain group of English majors."
Bruckert said, "All writing is creative," and explained that creative writing involves only fiction to some, but non-fiction can be considered creative writing as well. He also said, "The genres of playwriting, poetry, creative non-fiction like memoirs, short stories and novels tend to be creative writings because they make writers use their imagination. Not only English majors should write. I have engineer friends who are more invested in their own creativity. Every person has to exert his creativity."
When asked about creative writing, Wright Side Co-Executive Editor and Wright Times Editor in Chief, Vicki Holda said, "It's one of the best ways to relieve stress, anger, pain, depression, bliss, happiness, whatever it is that you're feeling."
English Professor Daniel Borzutzky feels creative writing is a process. "Creative writing is experimental. It is language used to form pieces of art of out images, sounds and words constructed to move, disturb, illuminate, darken, provoke, entertain and to ultimately say something unexpected and amazing about the world."
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