Reserve a Spot on the Husky Career Road Trip!

English majors in all tracks who are juniors and seniors should consider the Husky Career Road Trip sponsored by ProfessionalU to WebFX on Friday, April 12. The Harrisburg-based company is ranked as one of the top "Best Places to Work for Millennials" in the nation. WebFX (http://www.webpagefx.com) is a full-service internet marketing company offering innovative web marketing solutions to mid to large sized companies across the globe.

Megan Berbaum, a 2014 Bloomsburg graduate with a Creative Writing major and Professional Writing minor, has worked at WebFX since 2016. Megan says she really likes working there and encourages upcoming graduates to check out the company because they are hiring content creators. Megan would be happy to answer questions for any current Bloomsburg students about WebFX. Her email is mberbaum@webfx.com.

To find out more information, or to reserve a spot on the trip, follow this link to Handshake:
https://bloomu.joinhandshake.com/events/287377.

Upcoming Event: Warren Open Mic Contest

Happy Monday!

Guidelines for Warren's Open Mic Night have been released. Read below to find out how to join this event!

Bloomsburg University's Warren Literary Journal will be hosting an Open Mic Night that will be held at 6pm in the Student Service Center (SSC) room 004 on Tuesday, April 9th. Submissions are due no later than Monday, April 1st to the litmag@bloomu.edu email. The email subject must include the category of the submission that corresponds with one of the categories listed below.

Categories for Open Mic Night contest April 9th:

Poetry: Maximum 350 words, no specific form/style is required

Fiction: Involves imaginary events and people in the form of prose. Please limit pieces to 2,000 words maximum.

Creative Nonfiction: Wikipedia defines creative nonfiction as a genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives. Please limit pieces to 2,000 words maximum.

Critical Essay: Thoughtco.com defines critical essay as a form of academic writing that analyzes, interprets, and/or evaluates a text. In a critical essay, an author makes a claim about how particular ideas or themes are conveyed in a text, then supports that claim with evidence from primary and/or secondary sources. Please limit pieces to 2,000 words maximum.

Contest winners will be notified no later than Friday, April 5th and are encouraged to read their pieces aloud at the Open Mic Night. However, all participants are welcomed to attend and read their submissions to the public. There will be pizza and refreshments available during the event.

Find the contests here:  

https://warrenliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/contests/