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Posted on Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - General News
WSU Vancouver Releases 2009 Edition of the Salmon Creek Journal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
4/8/2009
CONTACT:
- Wendy Johnson, College of Liberal Arts, 360-546-9648, wjohnson1@vancouver.wsu.edu
- Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9602, news@vancouver.wsu.edu
Vancouver, Wash. - Washington State University Vancouver announces the release of the 2009 edition of the Salmon Creek Journal. The release party will be held during the Art Fair from 3 - 5 p.m. on Friday April 10 in the Administration building, rooms 129 and 130. This event is free and open to the public. Free copies of the journal will be handed out.
The SCJ is a publication featuring blind juried works by students, faculty, staff, and alumni of WSU Vancouver representing three genres: prose, poetry and artwork. SCJ does not accept work previously published in magazines, journals, anthologies or 'zines, in print or online.
Refreshments will be available and three $100 prizes awarded for each genre:
- - For poetry, Joe Pitkin for "Office Poem"
- - For visual arts, Michael Dunn for "American Falls-Niagara Falls"
- - For prose, Byron Nalos for "Jackpot"
There will be a visual arts presentation and authors will read their work. The contributing authors and visual artists will take turns rotating through a book signing table and KOUG radio will broadcast live from the event.
For more information about this event or the journal visit, http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/scj/party.html
WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-Tran bus service. We offer 16 bachelor's degrees, nine master's degrees, one doctorate degree and more than 36 fields of study. Visit us on the Web at http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu.
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