The Showcase will take听place听Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 5:30pm at听听on the 麻豆传媒在线 campus.

If you need assistance getting to Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, please call 973-655-2378.听

If you have questions about the Showcase or the Young Writers Workshop, the CWE can be reached at 973-655-7442.听

The Young Writers Workshop Showcase is open to the public.

For more information please call the CWE at 973-655-7442 or visit our website: .

Directions for the August 9 event:
-Enter 麻豆传媒在线 campus through the main entrance located at 1 Normal Ave. Upper 麻豆传媒在线, NJ 07043
-Follow the drive around the bend to the Red Hawk Parking Deck (attached to Kasser Theater) located on the right-hand side.
-Exit the parking deck from the 5th floor, from which there is a pathway that takes you by Dickson Hall which is the first building on the path (a brick building on the right). Head toward the center of campus to get to the Student Center.
-Enter through the revolving doors at the top of the Student Center’s stairs. Once inside, turn right to enter Cafeteria B/C.

Write an essay in which you make an argument for the possible meanings Elizabeth and Hazel:听 Two Women of Little Rock might have for today鈥檚 readers. Here are some questions that may be useful: 听What did you learn from reading this book?听 How might the book be helpful in talking about racism and discrimination?听 What does it mean to take a stand against social injustice? Your essay should also make specific references to passages in Elizabeth and Hazel听that support your conclusions.

ESSAY CONTEST REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES:
Length: Between 1,000-1,500 words
Format: Double space and use a 12-point font
Submission:听 Entries must include a separate title page with your name, essay title, and contact information: phone number, email address, and mailing address.

Evaluation criteria:
Each essay will be judged based on the extent and effectiveness with which it:
鈥⑻� Engages audience
鈥⑻� Communicates an argument effectively
鈥⑻� Uses persuasive evidence
鈥⑻� Addresses the question asked

Eligible contestants: Open to all undergraduates enrolled at 麻豆传媒在线 during the Fall 2015 or Spring 2016 semester

Prizes:
1 winner will receive $100
2 runner ups will receive $25 each

Submission Deadline extended: Monday, April 11, 2016

How to Submit:听 Send an electronic copy to cwe@montclair.edu and in the subject line enter 鈥溌槎勾皆谙� Book Essay Contest.鈥澨� Entries must include a separate title page with your name, essay title, and contact information: phone number, email address, and mailing address. In the email message, indicate the college or school in which you enrolled, the degree for which you are a candidate, and when you expect to graduate. If you have not yet declared a major, please indicate that as well. Entries without these requirements will not be accepted.

Are you a student who read Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock for your New Student Seminar or College Writing course? This event is for you!

Haven’t read the book? Anyone concerned with issues discussed in Elizabeth and Hazel related to race, history, education, and journalism is welcome to attend.

Meet The Author

Meet David Margolick, author of Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock.

Bring your book and have it signed!

A Q&A will follow the talk about the book.

Where And When

• Thursday, September 24
• 7:00 p.m.

All are welcome to attend. Space is limited, so arrive early!

About The 麻豆传媒在线 Book Program

View more information about: .

麻豆传媒在线 Book 2015 is jointly sponsored by:

Need something fun to do this summer?

Want to meet and work with other writers?

Sign up for the Young Writers Workshop!

Join writing consultants from 麻豆传媒在线鈥檚 Center for Writing Excellence at the Little Falls Public Library for a five-week writing workshop! All middle and high school writers welcome.

THIS WORKSHOP WILL

• Help you build relationships with other writers
• Provide you with in-depth feedback on your writing
• Help you develop a complete draft
• Offer you the chance to present your work at a public reading at 麻豆传媒在线

We will meet on Thursdays from July 9 to July 30, 2015 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. at the Little Falls Public Library. The final meeting on August 6 will be the public reading at 麻豆传媒在线.

To sign up, send an email to cwe@montclair.edu with your name, age, and phone number.

Questions? E-mail: cwe@montclair.edu
For more info about the Center for Writing Excellence:

The 麻豆传媒在线 Book of 2014-2015: Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much

Each year, a faculty advisory committee selects a book to be read by all incoming first-year students. For the 2014-15 academic year, the 麻豆传媒在线 Book Faculty Advisory Committee chose Scarcity, by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir.

About The Essay Contest

Please read the contest requirements and guidelines below:

Essay Prompt

Examine a problem or issue in your local, social, or global community that appeared to be caused by a lack of resources, what the authors of this year’s 麻豆传媒在线 Book have called “scarcity.” Is the root cause indeed scarcity or something else? Explain your analysis of the situation and your proposed solution, including the resources that could change the outcome. Your essay should also make specific references to passages in Scarcity that support your conclusions.

Requirement and Guidelines

• Length: Between 1,000-1,500 words
• Format: Double space and use a 12-point font
• Submission:听 Entries must include a separate title page with your name, essay title, and contact information: phone number, email address, and mailing address.

Evaluation Criteria

Each essay will be judged based on the extent and effectiveness with which it:

• Engages audience
• Communicates an argument effectively
• Uses persuasive evidence
• Exemplifies excellence in writing

Eligible Contestants

Open to all undergraduates enrolled at 麻豆传媒在线 during the Fall 2014 or Spring 2015 semester

Prizes

• One (1) winner will receive $100
• Two (2) runner ups will receive $25 each

Submission

• Deadline: Friday, April 10, 2015
• How to Submit:听 Send an electronic copy to cwe@montclair.edu and in the subject line enter 鈥溌槎勾皆谙� Book Essay Contest.鈥澨� In the email message, indicate the college or school in which you enrolled, the degree for which you are a candidate, and when you expect to graduate.听 If you have not yet declared a major, please indicate that as well. Entries must include a separate title page with your name, essay title, and contact information: phone number, email address, and mailing address. Entries without these requirements will not be accepted.

This workshop is designed for students and applicants of the Teacher Education program who will be taking/retaking the impromptu writing exam.

Writing a timed essay under pressure can give even the best writers trouble. This workshop will provide you with tools that will help you write a successful impromptu essay. We will also practice impromptu writing with teacher education topics. 

This workshop will be offered on two dates:
Wednesday, November 5 at 2:30 pm in the Center for Writing Excellence Seminar Room: Bohn Hall room 494.
Monday, November 17 at 4:00 pm in the Center for Writing Excellence Seminar Room: Bohn Hall room 494.

Please arrive on time. There is no cost to attend the workshop.
Sponsored by the .

Stop by and visit our new location!  We are a short walk from the Student Center, Blanton Hall, Richardson Hall, the Student Recreation Center, and Car Parc Diem.

Stay tuned for an announcement about our grand opening celebration in October. 

For more information please call the CWE at 973-655-7442 or visit our website: .

Directions for the August 7 event:

-Enter 麻豆传媒在线 campus through the main entrance located on Normal Ave.

-Follow the drive around the bend to the Red Hawk Parking Deck, which will be located on the right-hand side.

Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

Our winners for this year (listed in alphabetical order):
Dante Dallavalle for his essay, “Invisible People”
Julie Anne Dunic for her essay, “The Devil Inside Me”
Gustavo Angel Vasquez Mendez for his essay, “My Borders”.

A certificate of honorable mention will be given to the two essays that qualified for the final round, written by:

Krista Cerminaro, “A Border of My Own”
Liezl Zanoria, “Crossing the Border of Life”.

Letters of recognition will be given to the other students who submitted their essays to the contest.

Sponsored by the Center for Writing Excellence.