Congratulations to our two Knight Terror winners!
1st place: “Chasing Cars” by Jillian M. Carver
2nd place: “Twitch” by Ryan M. Parente
Both are now a part of our KnightVerse in STARS!
Thank you to everyone who submitted a story. There were a lot of very scary stories to choose from which made judging very exciting.
This November the UCF John C. Hitt Library will be hosting our second annual series National Novel Writing Month activities.
What is National Novel Writing Month you ask?
National Novel Writing Month, known as NaNoWriMo for short, is a month long writing challenge that began in 1999 and is run by nanowrimo.org. The goal is to write 50,000 words by 11:59 pm on the last day of November. It is a worldwide movement that is open to anyone who wants to try writing a novel.
Here at the John C. Hitt Library we will be offering four workshops and four open writing sessions:
Marketing Your Work with Suzi Katz
Wednesday, November 8, 2:30 – 3:30 pm
LIB-235C
Learn how to market your work including creating a social media marketing campaign.
Author Rights Workshop with Sarah Norris
Wednesday, November 15, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
LIB-235A
Learn how to be a copyright savvy author! This workshop is an overview of:
• Copyright and licensing, as it pertains to publishing
• Your rights as an author and tips on how to keep them
• Copyright and author rights resources
Please bring your laptop if you would like to follow along with the presentation.
Agents, Editors, Magazine and Book Publishing with Dr. Jamie Poissant
Thursday, November 16. 10:30 – 11:30 am
LIB-235C
Finding, and using, agents and editors to publish your work in various formats.
Deciding When, Where, and How to Publish with Dr. Lisa Roney
Monday, November 27, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
LIB-235C
Now that you’ve been writing all month (and beyond), what do you do with your work? How do I tell when my work is ready for publication? What kind of publication makes sense for me? What else can I do to perfect and share my work? If you have questions about the publication process, come to this workshop led by UCF Associate Professor of Creative Writing and Editor of The Florida Review literary magazine.
Friday, November 3
11 am – 1:00 pm
Tuesday, November 7
9:00 – 11:00 am
Friday, November 17
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Thursday, November 30
1:30 – 3:30 pm
For more information about the UCF NaNoWriMo activities and a list of writing resources, check out our LibGuide: guides.ucf.edu/nanowrimo
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 12 pm to 1:30 pm
Join us as Craig Morris, Managing Attorney for Trademark Educational Outreach at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, presents Trademark Basics: What every small business should know now, not later, information essential to small business owners, entrepreneurs, and business students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Light refreshments provided.
Go to http://guides.ucf.edu/trademarks/events for details and registration. Register early, as space is limited!
Join us for a lunch break Open Heart Open Mic on Thursday, September 28 from 12-1:15PM in John C. Hitt Library room 223. The UCF Libraries is partnering with the Women’s & Gender Studies Program to present an ongoing open mic event series.
You are welcome to bring a story, poem, song, or any other vocal presentation to share – on any topic.
For more information, check our event page.
Any original work presented at an Open Heart Open Mic event will be eligible to be listed in STARS KnightVerse. STARS is UCF’s digital repository designed to disseminate, publicize, and share works by, for, and about UCF. KnightVerse is the area within STARS for library related student work. After presenting, see the Open Heart Open Mic host for information about submitting your original work.
What terrors lurk in the heart of humanity?
What scary thoughts skulk in the corners of your mind?
What dark and spooky words will cross your page?
The UCF Libraries is hosting a scary short story writing contest for UCF students. Visit the Knight Terror page to see the rules and submit your 500-word scary story.
The deadline is 11:59 pm on October 20, 2017 and winners will be announced on October 31.
Prizes:
First place wins a Library Superpowers t-shirt.
Second place wins a Library Construction duck.
Both winners will be immortalized in STARS KnightVerse, the UCF Libraries archive of library related student writing.