Alder Beck’s poem, “Pesticide Elegy,” and nonfiction piece, “Nerves,” were published in the 2020-2021 issue of Aurora. We hope you enjoy this feature of past student work! Pesticide Elegy The weevil walks on two legs in the morning, Traversing a vast woodland of grass as he comes to feast on dewdrops. Little insect, secluded from … Continue reading
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Louis Sachar coming to speak at Agnes Scott College
Louis Sachar, author of Holes and the Wayside School series will be coming to speak on Friday, December 7th. The event will be held in the Gaines Chapel. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the event is free and open to the public. Continue reading
Creative NonFiction Night
The 300 level NonFiction Writing class will be hosting NonFiction readings in the Rebekah Woltz reception hall. The event starts at 6:30 on Tuesday, December 11th. If you’ve ever been interested in NonFiction or just love free refreshments, you ought to check it out! Continue reading
How to Publish Your Creative Writing Panel TODAY!
Don’t forget—today at 1 PM in the Writing Center, Professor James May is hosting a “How to Publish Your Creative Writing” panel! Clare McBride Editor-in-Chief Continue reading
Senior Creative Writing Majors Reading
This week, the senior Creative Writing Majors will be reading selections from their works; all are invited to come and have a listen, especially students interested in declaring themselves as Creative Writing majors. The readings will be held in Buttrick G-4. The dates and times are as follows: Tuesday, November 13 5:00 Ana Archilla 5:20 … Continue reading
Nandi Literary Magazine Deadline
Did you know Agnes has more than one literary magazine? Witkaze, Agnes Scott’s Black Student Association, has the Nandi Literary Magazine, which is focused on highlighting the voices of people of color on campus. Their submission deadline is this Monday, November 12. Please include your work’s title, completion date, genre, as well as an optional artist’s statement … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo Kick-Off Party!
It’s that time of the year again—National Novel Writing Month is just around the corner! Started in 1999 by Chris Baty, National Novel Writing Month challenges aspiring writers to put their money where their mouth is and write a 50,000 word novel during the month of November. (That’s 1,667 words a day, for those playing … Continue reading
Welcome to the new Aurora!
Welcome to the new Aurora blog! While Aurora, Agnes Scott’s art and literary magazine, has been online in form or another since 2008, this blog marks a new dedication by Aurora to maintaining a vibrant online presence. We aim to publicize our events, local bookish events, other literary magazines Agnes Scott students are eligible to … Continue reading
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