Well, it's early November, so you know what this means - October in review! And what a busy month we had - our deadline was the 16th, and we had an astonishing amount of material to review.
After countless hours of reading and discussing, we compiled a list of writers and artists we felt represented the best of our entire submissions pool. I'm excited to share with the University community everything these fine writers and artists have created; as a group, the Scribe is privileged to see so much student-produced work, and every semester, it becomes clearer that URI is home to a tremendously talented student body!
Enthusiastic congratulations to the writers and artists who were accepted into the Fall 2009 edition. To everyone who submitted but was not selected - keep working! There is still the Spring 2010 edition to look forward to, and we're always happy to see what you've been working on during winter break. You're a talented bunch, and we'd love to work with you.
Right now, we're in the planning stages of our launch event. Invitations will go out in the near future with more information. We're looking forward to being able to introduce all of our featured creative folks to each other and to the faculty and administration that have been so supportive of our efforts.
We're in the midst of the printing process, after...wow, easily over 20 hours of proofreading, layout, and ordering. Special thanks to Kate and Mollie for their keen eyes for detail - it's their relentless pursuit of perfection that helps the process go so smoothly. And thanks to Marisa, our treasurer, for keeping the paperwork flowing.
Props to our entire board for their dedication. It's been a long, tiring month, but our hard work has paid off. You've got so much to be proud of - let's have an awesome event and get ready to do this again next semester!
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November 2, 2009
October 28, 2009
Yay, Kate!
Big congrats to our Editor in Chief, Kate, whose poem "The Vulgar Way" was recently accepted to Chronogram.
We're all so proud of Kate, and look forward to seeing her published poem in the upcoming November edition!
We're all so proud of Kate, and look forward to seeing her published poem in the upcoming November edition!
October 16, 2009
Time's Up!
As of 4 PM, our Fall 2009 deadline has passed!
Extensive, copious thanks to everyone who submitted. We've had a grand time reading and discussing your submissions. To those of you whose submissions are currently awaiting review, we are so excited to get cracking on Monday.
We will be greenlighting submissions in the next week or two, so watch your inboxes!
And now for something completely different - the layout process. Layout can be very nit-picky work, and very time-consuming, but that attention to detail guarantees that we can showcase everyone's fine work.
We had an excellent meeting with our publisher, and are feeling very positive about this edition. We discussed our layout options, cover stock, and our timeline. Once we get the ball rolling, we'll be able to release more details.
Right now, we're aiming for a November launch and a reading event. We'll be able to share more information as our short-term goals are met - all these little tasks bring us closer to our ultimate goal of sharing the myriad talents of URI's students and alumni.
I am tremendously proud of the work our editorial board has done so far, and am looking forward to seeing this edition come to fruition.
In the coming weeks, we will be making more announcements about our Spring 2010 deadline; we have also held over the Secret Society of Demolition Scribers contest until spring.
Again, my deepest thanks to all of our interested writers and artists. We have seen so much beautiful, exciting, and even funny, material that we cannot wait to share with the University community.
Extensive, copious thanks to everyone who submitted. We've had a grand time reading and discussing your submissions. To those of you whose submissions are currently awaiting review, we are so excited to get cracking on Monday.
We will be greenlighting submissions in the next week or two, so watch your inboxes!
And now for something completely different - the layout process. Layout can be very nit-picky work, and very time-consuming, but that attention to detail guarantees that we can showcase everyone's fine work.
We had an excellent meeting with our publisher, and are feeling very positive about this edition. We discussed our layout options, cover stock, and our timeline. Once we get the ball rolling, we'll be able to release more details.
Right now, we're aiming for a November launch and a reading event. We'll be able to share more information as our short-term goals are met - all these little tasks bring us closer to our ultimate goal of sharing the myriad talents of URI's students and alumni.
I am tremendously proud of the work our editorial board has done so far, and am looking forward to seeing this edition come to fruition.
In the coming weeks, we will be making more announcements about our Spring 2010 deadline; we have also held over the Secret Society of Demolition Scribers contest until spring.
Again, my deepest thanks to all of our interested writers and artists. We have seen so much beautiful, exciting, and even funny, material that we cannot wait to share with the University community.
September 30, 2009
September in Review
Well, Scribe-fans, we've made it through our first month of activity for the 2009-2010 school year. And what a busy month it's been!
Week 1 (9/14 - 9/18) - The Brainstorming Week
We spent our time talking about things we can do to raise the Independent Scribe's profile on campus. We have good working relationships with several writers, and want to attract and foster new talent. Some ideas so far:
Now that we've made connections with students through First Night and the Student Organization Fair, the submissions have been coming in. We began our first round of reviews, with several prose pieces and a healthy dose of poetry.
Our prose submissions this week:
After an excellent week of review, new Scribe members are well on their way to becoming proficient editors, thanks to our highly knowledgeable editor-in-chief, Kate.
Our Monday submissions were critical essays, an important part of our publication since we encourage engagement with texts not just as creators, but as readers. We learn about exciting new perspectives from the work we receive, and cannot wait to pass it on to our readers.
(We've also been celebrating Banned Book Week.)
Our critical essay queue for this week:
What's next for the Independent Scribe? October will certainly be busy, as our deadline for all submissions is Friday the 16th at 4 PM. That still gives you plenty of time to send us your material - and there's still time to enter our contest!
Special thanks to all of our returning members for, well, returning! And to our new members for checking us out (and liking us enough to stay).
Additional thanks to Marisa, our treasurer/secretary for her prompt minutes; to Kate, for her wealth of knowledge and ability to embrace our new, younger members; to Bryan, for teaching us what "surpirse" means (don't ask).
We hope to continue receiving submissions from everyone, and look forward to working with you for the remainder of the semester.
Week 1 (9/14 - 9/18) - The Brainstorming Week
We spent our time talking about things we can do to raise the Independent Scribe's profile on campus. We have good working relationships with several writers, and want to attract and foster new talent. Some ideas so far:
- Advertising in other URI media outlets.
- T-shirts for the group - plus, a new, permanent logo!
- New contest idea to highlight some of the stellar poets we've met.
- We have several contacts in the English department - can we expand our communications into other departments? Art, Theater, Journalism, the honors program, etc.
Now that we've made connections with students through First Night and the Student Organization Fair, the submissions have been coming in. We began our first round of reviews, with several prose pieces and a healthy dose of poetry.
Our prose submissions this week:
- Obscurity
- I Love God
- da Vinci Mirror Tricks
- The Crypt of Clive Owen/Necropolis
- Terminating a Community and Society Ill
- Bump in the Road
- Dimensions of the Mind
- Quiet Dreams
- Crawl
- Black Coffee
- Rug Burn
- Dream of Fantasy
- What You Need
- Paper Mache Plans
- Four Loves
- Be My Noose
- Matza
After an excellent week of review, new Scribe members are well on their way to becoming proficient editors, thanks to our highly knowledgeable editor-in-chief, Kate.
Our Monday submissions were critical essays, an important part of our publication since we encourage engagement with texts not just as creators, but as readers. We learn about exciting new perspectives from the work we receive, and cannot wait to pass it on to our readers.
(We've also been celebrating Banned Book Week.)
Our critical essay queue for this week:
- Thoreau's Sublime Wreckage in Cape Cod
- Brown's Use of Volatile in The Coquette
- Soul-Sickness, the Ocean, and All Things Remote in Melville's Moby-Dick and Jewitt's Country of the Pointed Firs
- House of Hosts
- The Untitled Rehab One
- The Untitled Prose
- Death in Magneticism
- The Untitled One about the Cemetery
What's next for the Independent Scribe? October will certainly be busy, as our deadline for all submissions is Friday the 16th at 4 PM. That still gives you plenty of time to send us your material - and there's still time to enter our contest!
Special thanks to all of our returning members for, well, returning! And to our new members for checking us out (and liking us enough to stay).
Additional thanks to Marisa, our treasurer/secretary for her prompt minutes; to Kate, for her wealth of knowledge and ability to embrace our new, younger members; to Bryan, for teaching us what "surpirse" means (don't ask).
We hope to continue receiving submissions from everyone, and look forward to working with you for the remainder of the semester.
August 25, 2009
President's Message - Welcome!
Spring 2009 cover art "All Become Italian Dreams," Eric Slade
Welcome to the official website of The Independent Scribe, URI's arts and literature publication! To date, the Scribe has enjoyed 3 successful editions featuring the best student-produced writing and artwork at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
This semester, our submission deadline is Friday, October 16th by 4 PM - any submissions received after this deadline will be put into the review pool for the spring edition. All submissions must be emailed to theindependentscribe [at] gmail [dot] com, and your name must not appear on the body of the document to ensure a proper anonymous review (a cover letter or introductory statement in the email is welcomed). Our copyright policy is such that full rights are returned to the student either upon publication or rejection of their material, and all submitting students will be notified in advance of the editorial board's decision.
(Don't worry, these rules will get their own special post.)
(Don't worry, these rules will get their own special post.)
All URI students are invited to attend our meetings on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 4-6 PM. A location will be announced when it has been secured.
Be sure to bookmark this site and visit frequently for such goodies as event announcements, contests, reviews of writing resources, and other fun features. We are also available on Twitter and Facebook!
Thanks for visiting. Happy reading and writing!
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