Come hear the winning poems of this year’s Twitter poetry contest on 3/26 at 11:30 am in the CC Point Lounge, 3rd Floor. Refreshments and a good time included!
Author: UMB Professional Writing Program
Would you like to prepare for a career as a writer? Would you like to edit news articles, write essays for a magazine, create a social media campaign? Consider a Concentration/Minor in Professional Writing!
1 Day Grant Writing/Designing Workshop
The Grant Training Center is offering a One-Day NSF Grant Writing/Designing Workshop at the Harvard Medical School on April 09, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. This one-day comprehensive workshop is geared for those who wish to submit winning research proposals to the National Science Foundation (NSF). It is taught by experienced faculty who…
Spring Semester Meeting: Recap
During the PW Spring Semester Meeting last week we introduced our social media campaign, discussed new/revised PW courses (see Courses page), answered some questions, and heard from three UMB publications: Writ Large, The Watermark, and The Mass Media. Writ Large ~ editor@writlargemag.org ~ UMB’s non-fiction literary journal (in conjunction with the Honors College) ~ Mission: “To…
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Reporters/Correspondents
This is a brief but informative interview with a freelance reporter. She offers career advice and answers questions regarding how to take on new projects, prepare for the field, and more.
UMB Career Expo 2015 is Tomorrow!
Are you looking for full-time or part-time jobs and internship opportunities? Then plan on attending the UMass Boston Career Expo on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm in CC 3rd floor ballroom. You will be able to connect with over 89 businesses, non-profit organizations, and government agencies looking to recruit UMass Boston…
Networking Opportunity
UMass Boston has partnered with the Bookbuilders of Boston to bring their Second Annual College Casual Networking Event to the UMB campus, on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, from 6pm-8pm (Campus Center, 3rd floor, room 3545). Right now registration is fairly low, so you will have plenty of time to network 1-on-1 with the 9 publishing professionals who will be…
Upcoming Speaker on “The Birth of Pulp Fiction”
We encourage you to attend a fascinating discussion on the history of pulp fiction this Wednesday, 03/04 in the Campus Center (rm 3545). Read on! Event Description: “How is it that at the very moment when Americans were first entering the age of television, millions of books were being sold—and read—across the country? What did cheap…
The Missouri Review’s 8th Annual Audio Contest
The Missouri Review invites submissions in a wide range of mediums to their 8th Annual Audio Contest. Great prizes for winners and runner-ups, including cash prizes, a 1 year digital subscription to The Missouri Review, and your project’s feature on their website and iTunes podcast. Deadline 03/15. For more information: http://www.missourireview.com/audiovisual/submissions/
A Site to See
This is a helpful webpage with journalism-related scholarships and articles all in one place. http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2015/02/media-and-journalism-fellowships-feb-24-edition/
New & Revised PW Courses
In case you weren’t able to make it to the Spring Semester Meeting to hear about our new and revised PW courses, you can still learn about them if you check out the Courses page. We’re pretty excited about them and they were well received among students during our meeting. Let us know if you…
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