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4 Clackamas Print Arts Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007 Culture CLR seeking student submissions highlighting professional writ Rook, room 220. The party will begin at noon ers and poets. The Clackamas Print The current manager of the ' and will include readings from CLR, English Instructor Andy the 2007 issue. CLR publication for the next Mingo, along with instructors English Department faculty Trevor Dodge, Sue Mach and issue will not only include stu do not just sit in their offices Ryan Davis, comprise the edit dent submissions, but will be laid out by students. and bleed out endless stacks ing staff and judges. “It’s the WR 246 class, The contest is designed to of red pens, critiquing essays; Editing and Publishing, [that] they’re out there contribut will now do the layout,” said ing to professional literature Mach. with the nationally-recognized “ When I came “When I came in as man- Clackamas Literary Review, or in as manag aging editor, I CLR. wanted to open And even though the next ing editor, I up the CLR to the Hemingway or Poe may not be wanted to open students,” said here at Clackamas right now, Mingo. “Power to up the CLR to that sure doesn’t mean students the people!” can’t be published. the students. According to Currently, the CLR is con Power to the Mingo, who is ducting the Clackamas Literary active in both lit- Review Student Publishing people!” erature and film, Contest. The contest challeng Andy Mingo, he will “in fact be es student writers to submit English Instructor stepping down as poetry, fiction and creative managing editor non-fiction essays in hopes of this year.” being published in the semi Mach and Davis annual magazine. The deadline for submis include winning student sub are currently plan ning on taking sions is Dec. 1, and only regis missions in the next edition. A release party for the over after Mingo tered students may participate. This contest is a first for the current edition is planned leaves the publication, since during the for Thursday, Nov. 8, in the CLR. past 10 years it has focused on Literary Arts Center in Roger Matt Olson learning year,” said Mach. “I’m excited and scared.” Mach’s plans for the devel opment of the CLR include further student involvement, greater visibility and new mediums included in the maga zine. “I would imagine that we’re going to start talking about short plays,” said Mach, who, along with Davis, has a back ground in play writing. The issue of visibility for th CLR, the English Departmen and the college is one tha the new editors are considerin carefully. “How do we get [the CLR beyond the academic circl and develop a wider audienc of writers?” Mach asked. Student submissions an< layout, new mediums ant new editors for the CLR spel change” for the publication. The cover of the 2006, volume X, Clackamas Literary Review, an annual publication at the college which is currently running a contest. 10/19 - Gone Baby Gone, rated R, starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan and Morgan Freeman. 10/19 - Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour, rated PG, starring Rissa Walters, Brian Comrie and Dan Comrie. 10/19 - Weirdsville, rated R, starring Scott Speedman, Wes Bentley and Taryn Manning.
