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SUMMARY:Creative Writing Colloquium | Wilson College\, Chambersburg
DESCRIPTION:Saturday March 14th\, 2026 * 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM\nThe annual Creative Writing Colloquium at Wilson College welcomes the community to a day of inspiring presentations\, discussion\, and insight into the creative writing process.\nWriters of all levels are welcome\, ages 14 and up.\nThe event will take place in the auditorium of the Harry R. Brooks Complex for Science\, Mathematics\, and Technology at Wilson College.\nThe event is free and includes lunch in the College dining hall.\nThose interested are required to register by March 7 at https://www.wilson.edu/CWC-registration.\nAt this year’s colloquium\, the keynote will be a reading by The Quill and Ink Society\, a local group of writers representing all stages of the writing craft.\nThe Society holds monthly meetings at the Grove Family Library and discusses creative writing and critique.\nWorkshops will focus on different topics in both fiction and poetry writing\, including:\nBeautifully Broken: The Power of Character Contradiction\nAlicia Drumgoole\, M.A.\, associate professor of English composition at Hagerstown Community College and published novelist and short story writer\, discusses how to develop memorable characters in fiction.\nDocumentary Poetry\nEric Bliman\, Ph.D.\, assistant teaching professor of English composition at Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Humanities\, published poet\, and recipient of the National Chapbook Fellowship from the Poetry Society\, presents on contemporary poetry and the engagement of social and personal themes.\nThe Plot Thickens: Free Your Story from Freytag and the Chains of Time \nNeil Connelly\, M.A.\, M.F.A.\, professor of English at Shippensburg University and published author\, will lead a discussion on breaking out of chronological storytelling in fiction writing. Connelly has published eight fiction books and shorter works.\nCrafting Effective Imagery\nHeather Hamilton\, Ph.D.\, associate teaching professor of English composition at Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Humanities\, will guide attendees through the process of incorporating strong images in writing.\nThe day will conclude with an open discussion for attendees to ask questions and share thoughts. Authors will be there to answer questions and give insight into the writing and publishing processes.\nThe Wilson College Creative Writing Colloquium receives support from the Arts for All grant opportunity of the Greater Harrisburg Community Foundation\, a regional foundation of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities.\nFor more information\, visit https://www.wilson.edu/CWC.
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LOCATION:Wilson College – Brooks Science Center\, 1015 Philadelphia Avenue\, Chambersburg\, PA\, 17201\, United States
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