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Workshops kick off next week at the Howe Center for Writing Excellence (HCWE)! If you haven't secured your spot for the Working with Graduate Student Writers workshop (Part 1), there's still time. We're also looking ahead to the start of our Celebrating Faculty Writers Series. This semester, the series will focus on the logistics behind getting your academic work published at presses and journals.  Read on for more event details and to discover our latest news. We're happy to share the results of the Howe Writing Center (HWC) creative writing contest, plus a new incentive for you to come by Friday Writing Hours (besides the quiet space for writing and free coffee and tea). Simply show up 5 times this semester and you'll earn a $20 Amazon gift card.  Upcoming Events  Teaching a graduate seminar? Advising on a dissertation? Come to the HCWE for strategies to support student writing. Working with Graduate Student Writers Series (Part 1)  Monday, Feb 17 or Thursday, Feb 20, 11:40AM—1:00PM @The HCWE Join Grad Assistant Director Mandy Olejnik for the first of a three-part series on how faculty can support graduate student writing.   The topic for part one is What Graduate Students Need. Mandy will present research data, scholarly insights, and more. Lunch provided. Come ready to learn and collaborate!   RSVP Now Dedicated time to work on your writing, plus an Amazon gift card? It's a win-win when you spend your Friday morning at the HCWE.  Write for #FiveFridays and get  a $20 Amazon gift card Open Hours @The HCWE, Friday mornings 8:30AM—12:00PM Calling all faculty and grad students! If you write with us for 5 Fridays (they don't have to be consecutive) during open hours at the HCWE, you'll win a $20 Amazon gift card and get your writing project featured in this newsletter. Learn More Elizabeth Wardle's latest book "(Re)considering What We Know" was published by Utah State University Press, and she serves as a series editor for Southern Illinois University Press. Celebrating Faculty Writers (Part 1)  Monday, Feb 24, 11:40AM—1:00PM @The HCWE This semester, the Celebrating Faculty Writers Series will focus on demystifying the publishing process at university presses. For Part 1, Tim Lockridge (Computers & Composition Digital Press), James Bielo (Anthology of Contemporary North America) and Elizabeth Wardle (Writing Research, Policy, and Pedagogy) will share inside knowledge they've gained as editors for a university press series. Come for lunch and helpful conversation on how to craft  successful book proposals and handle contracts and reviews. Sign Up Our Latest News Miami students showcased their creativity and skill in the HWC's latest creative writing contest. Winners announced in the Change of Seasons contest Last Fall, the Creative Writing Special Interest Group (SIG) at the Howe Writing Center (HWC) held a creative writing contest focused on the theme Change of Seasons. The entries, which included fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, were reviewed by HWC faculty and staff.  Congratulations to T. Mesnick, first prize winner for their poem "Pumpkin Patch" and to Alexander Benedict, runner-up for his poem "Fall as an Unsure Haircut."  Read the Winning Pieces GAD Mandy Olejnik diagrams how writing is a recursive, non-linear process, where you might have to revisit your steps along the way.  Grad directors share lunch and ideas on writing instruction   On Monday, Feb. 10, HCWE Associate Director Ann Updike and Grad Assistant Director Mandy Olejnik hosted graduate directors from across academic disciplines to strategize ways of making lasting change in their graduate curricula, with a particular focus on writing. Mandy shared insights about graduate student writing pedagogy from qualitative research done at Miami.  This conversation will carry on throughout the Spring semester in the Working with Graduate Student Writers Workshop Series.  Reminders Come to the next Writing Retreat for food, camaraderie, and a quiet space to get work done. Sign up for the February Writing Retreat Join us Saturday, Feb. 29, 8:30AM—4:00PM Get one of the last remaining spots! Sign up to take advantage of a full day focused on researching and writing in the HCWE. We'll help keep a studious environment in the space and provide you breakfast, lunch, and plenty of snacks and coffee throughout the day. Hope to see you there!  RSVP The Roger and Joyce Howe Center for Writing Excellence (HCWE) is located in King Library, Room 139

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