Coppell Gifted Association sponsors writing contest (Dallas Morning News)
The Coppell Gifted Association is sponsoring the MOSAIC Creative Writing Competition for Coppell school district students in grades 3 through 12. Entries should be submitted to the designated teachers. The deadline is noon Dec. 3. www.coppellgifted.org.
Library program taps into renewed interest in writing; Sessions are attracting huge numbers (Champlin - Dayton Press)
Since John Sugimura began working for the Hennepin County Library system seven years ago customers have pressed the library to offer a writing program. Now that the First Pages writing labs are in place, even Sugimura is surprised at the enthusiasm.
Iranian poet Maryam Ala Amjadi embraces the adventure of writing in English (Payvand Iran News)
English is not the native tongue of young Iranian poet Maryam Ala Amjadi, who is in residence this fall in the University of Iowa International Writing Program. And that is the primary reason that she writes exclusively in that foreign language, savoring the challenge: "It's a new land that demands a sense of adventure."
MBA Writing Tips (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
MBAs may be good at analyzing spreadsheets and reading financial statements, but many cringe when faced with a lengthy academic writing assignment. The task can be especially difficult for students who have been in the work force for four or five years and haven't written a serious academic paper or report since college.
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