Brock’s Creative Writing Club (CWC) is looking for written and artistic submissions for this year’s anthology.
The CWC was founded by co-presidents Cameron Sauder and Gabriel Piessens in 2022.
The CWC holds its meeting on Tuesdays from 12 p.m to 2 p.m this semester. Meetings function as an opportunity for students to drop in and work on individual or group projects with support from other writers. The club also hosts discussion groups on topics such as imagery, dialogue and setting in the hopes of facilitating conversation that can help writers grow.
Continuing a tradition they started in their first year of ratification, the CWC is bringing back their very successful anthology project. Piessens noted some of the main features of the project: “[It’s a] treasure trove of experience in worldbuilding, collaboration with other writers, giving feedback, receiving feedback, and publishing.”
This year’s anthology, titled “Letters for the Dragon,” is the third time the project has been renewed. “The anthology was a massive success last year,” said Piessens. “We wanted to keep giving our writers that experience. It was a tradition in years past, and we want to keep it that way.”
The main aim of the anthology is to provide Brock’s blossoming writers with the opportunity to undergo the process of publication. For many of these young authors, this may be their first chance. Even one successful publication can open doors to more opportunities in the future, something that the Creative Writing Club hopes will entice writers to submit their work.
The deadline for the written work is Feb. 29 at 11:59 p.m. Written work can take the form of any genre or theme and writers can submit up to 5 pages of 8.5 x 11.
The anthology is also looking for its cover art, submissions for which will be open until March 31 at 11:59 p.m. Cover art should be loosely based on the title “Letters for the Dragon.”
“My favourite part about putting together the anthology is seeing the passion and the work given,” said Piessens. “It’s a real, tangible outcome of all the work our team and members have put into this club.”
More information about the anthology can be found on the CWC’s Instagram. Written work can be submitted here and cover art can be submitted here.
