Colorado State University – Pueblo sponsors Writing Marathon with All-Pueblo Reads

Pueblo- The Southern Colorado Writing Project at Colorado State University – Pueblo and
the Pueblo City-County Library District will co-sponsor a Writing Marathon in conjunction with All-Pueblo Reads 2006 from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 21, beginning at the Ryals Room of the Rawlings Public Library, 100 E. Abriendo Ave.

Parents, guardians, and teachers and writers of all ages are invited to this celebration of writing, our community, friends, and family, which aims to encourage, promote, and engage individuals in the act of writing. All minors (17 years old or younger) must be accompanied by a responsible adult for the duration of the event. Southern Colorado Writing Project Director Katherine Frank said the fall writing marathon typically is limited to adults, but because of the All-Pueblo Reads, it has been opened up to writers of all ages. The opening writing exercise also will tie directly to the themes that emerge from this year’s All Pueblo Reads book, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.

Writers will be given a list of participating businesses and suggestions for outdoor writing spots. Much of the afternoon will be spent exploring these locations, writing about them and the overall experience, and sharing writing with others.

Groups will write about the places they visit, about the people they meet and observe along the way, and about writing and their writing partners. Most importantly, the groups will write whatever they are moved to write. At the end of the event, participants will gather and share their work in a read-around.

All participants will be given the opportunity to submit their writing for publication in the Spring/Fall 2006 Writing Marathon Anthology, More Voices from Union Avenue.

For more information and/or to reserve a spot contact the Southern Colorado Writing Project,
719-549-2595, or scwponline@gmail.com



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