College of Arts and Sciences

WIU Writing Festival Spring 2019

Let us extend thanks, cheers, and hurrahs to everyone who participated in the annual Writing Festival (sponsored by the Department of English's English Education program). 

Special thanks especially to the tireless organizers, Alisha White and Barb Lawhorn! 

44 high school students (from Cuba and Quincy school districts) came to campus, practiced the art of writing in many forms, and got to know our imaginative, knowledgeable, and deeply committed faculty! 

 

Writing Festival 2019 Schedule of Events with Descriptions

 

Writing Festival 2019
Interim Chair of Department of English, Dr. David Banash, delivers a welcoming message
Writing Festival 2019

 

Writing Festival 2019
Dr. Alisha White (English Education Director Fall 2018-Spring 2019), Dr. David Banash (Interim Chair of Department of English), and Dr. Chris Morrow (University Writing Center Director)
Writing Festival 2019
The tireless organizers: Dr. Alisha White and Creative Writing Professor Barb Lawhorn

 

Writing Festival 2019
Dr. Di Carmine (film professor), with Jessica Lawler (film and creative writing minor), and the wonderful high school students from the area writing a script for an animated film.


 

Writing Festival 2019

Writing Festival 2019

 

Writing Festival 2019

Writing Festival 2019

 

Writing Festival 2019

Writing Festival 2019