Bridges: A Southern Colorado Student Literary Conference
Hosted by The Colorado Springs School
The Penrose House
Colorado Springs, Colorado
February 21-22, 2007
With Keynote Speaker, David Mason
David Mason currently teaches at Colorado College. His list of works includes The Buried Houses (winner of the Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize), The Country I Remember (winner of the Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award), and Arrivals. His verse novel, Ludlow, will be published later this year.
CALL FOR PAPERS
An interdisciplinary student literary conference seeking to bring students from across the southern Colorado region together and provide them with the opportunity to share ideas. Students grades 6-12 interested in participating are encouraged to submit a proposal by February 18, 2007.
Possible topics include:
• Poetry (3-5 poems, not to exceed 7 min. total)
• Fiction
• Narrative Essay
• Contemporary Persuasive Issue
• Cultural Identity
• Gender or Age Bias
• Historical Reference
• Scientific Exploration
• Art appreciation
• Music Appreciation
• Performance Poetry*
• Dramatic Monologue*
• Musical Solo*
• Other topics welcome, as well as use of any audio-visual mediums such as PowerPoint, iMovie, Website/Blog, etc.
*Performance Poetry, Dramatic Monologues and Music Solos allow students to “perform” rather than present. They may perform original work or the work(s) of other artists provided that they “act out” their pieces and restrict their performance to no more than 10 min.
Submissions
Please complete the proposal form and submit initial ideas to Ms. Jenn Gutierrez by January 31, 2007 (electronic submissions preferred but fax and mail also accepted).
Fax: 719.634.6263
Email: jgutierrez@css.org
Mail: Ms. Jenn Gutierrez, MS English, The Colorado Springs School, 21 Broadmoor Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80906
**Conference Coordinators: Ms. Gutierrez's 2007 CSS Writing Seminar II Participants
For further information, contact Ms. Gutierrez: 719.475.9747 ext. 240, jgutierrez@css.org
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