The winning writers of Penn State University Libraries Short Stories’ “A Night at the Circus” spring 2021 contest have been announced. Representing five Penn State campuses, the latest writing contest encouraged students, faculty and staff across the commonwealth to submit their best circus-themed creative writing in the form of short stories or poetry.
March 15, at 6-8 p.m.
Film screening: Moxie Join the Gender Equity Center, in partnership with Penn State Libraries and Hillel at Penn State for a film screening and discussion of Netflix s Moxie.”
Emma Johnson (actor Josephine Langford) inspired by her mom s (actor Amy Poehler) rebellious past and a confident new friend publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school. We will discuss the main themes from the movie as well as discuss the history of grassroots activism by women for social and political change. Register here.
March 16, at 6 p.m. (virtual)
Practical Activism: Living Out Your Vocational Calling the Paul Robeson Cultural enter is hosting an event with Minniejean Brown Trickey, one of the Little Rock Nine who fought during the civil rights era to push for desegregation of schools. She has since then continued to fight for equality across the country. We will specifically look to talk about finding one s vocational calling and how that ca
Creative writing entries and voting open March 1 through April 2
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March 01, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Come one, Come all! Step right up for your ticket to a night at the circus, where wonder and spectacle await you beneath the big top.
Penn State University Libraries invites creative Penn State students, faculty and staff to submit their best circus-themed creative writing to the short stories “A Night at the Circus”-themed writing contest.
For this contest, You’re the ringmaster, and the editorial board wants to be transported into a world of amusement, of slights of hand, and shadow play. The possibilities are truly endless with this theme. Stories of secret romance, thoughts of never fitting in, magic unfolding before one’s eyes, and what happens when the show’s over and everyone goes home for the night. You can write about all of that and more. We’ll be here with our popcorn and cotton candy, waiting for your entries on the edges of our s
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