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.
• 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 new plays by MTSU students, Friday, April 11: Done Differently by Ryn, 12-1pm; Modernity Dreams by Jessica Pruitt, 1:15-2:15 pm; If You Will by Stephanie Hall, 2:30-4:00 pm pm. Sam Ingram Building MT Center. Free and open to the community.
• Poetry in the Boro Poetry Reading & Open Mic featuring Christian Collier, Friday, April 25. Doors open at 6, program at 6:30 pm, MTSU Foundation House. A free event to kick off the PST 68th annual Poetry Festival.
• Poetry in the Boro, the Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) and MTSU Write are hosting the 68th Annual Poetry Festival at MTSU and on Zoom, Saturday, April 26, 8:30 am-5 pm. For a registration discount, register by April 18.

*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.