Pre-registration for conference recommended. Space limited.
Click on "Registration Form" to download Adobe Acrobat conference
registration form.
At the Door Registration and in Main Theatre lobby.
For directions, click on “directions”. Watch for WOW! signs for free
parking.
WOW! Women on Writing Courses:
English 166 or Literature 166
Are You
- Fascinated by stories whether they take the form of short stories, novels, poems, screenplays, journals, memoirs, or nonfiction articles?
- Intrigued by how writers explore material and create and produce a finished product?
- Interested in exploring women’s experiences as writers and readers in a variety of genres?
- Curious about the WOW! authors and their books?
Do You
- Want to expand and extend your WOW! Conference experience?
- Enjoy independent work, yet want to connect with other students who will attend the WOW! Conference?
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Want to earn elective units
which are transferable to the UC and CSU system?
Then a WOW! Women on Writing Course is for you!
Course Description: Reading and writing about women’s experience in a variety of genres. Course may be repeated to a maximum of 3 units. May be taken on a Credit/No Credit basis or for a letter grade either as a writing course (English 166 SX, CRN 38857) or a literature course (Literature 166 SX, CRN 38858). Transfer: UC, CSU. (0.5 units).
To register for the course go to WebSmart (https://websmart.smccd.edu/) and register online.
Course Co-Requisites: Registration and attendance at the 2008 WOW! Conference, Saturday, March 1. Conference fee of $25 is not included in the course fees. You must also attend one class meeting, on Saturday, February 23, from 10:30-noon
To register for the conference, complete and mail in the
conference registration form.
Course Instructor and Contact Information: Georgia Gero, gerocheng@smccd.edu.
Required Reading: Read ONE of the following books:
Rachel Naomi Remen (Keynote Speaker), Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal or My Grandfather’s Blessings
Samina Ali (Featured Writer), Madras on Rainy Days
Carol Lem (Featured Writer), Shadow of the Plum, Shadow of the Bamboo (CD)
Tess Uriza Holthe (Featured Writer), The Five Forty Five to Cannes or When the Elephants Dance
Malin Alegria, Estrella’s Quincenera or Sofi Mendosa’s Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico
Meliza Banales, Say It With Your Whole Mouth
Jacqueline Harmon Butler, The Travel Writer’s Handbook
Kathleen de Azevedo, Samba Dreamers
Olive Hackett-Shaughnessy, Imagine Your Way Home With Olive (as well as a variety of fairytales from collections of your choosing)
Carla King, American Borders: Motorcycle Misadventures
Adair Lara, Hold Me Close, Let Me Go: A Mother, A Daughter, and an Adolescence Survived.
Ali Liebegott, The IHOP Papers or The Beautifully Worthless
Cathleen Miller, The Birdhouse Chronicles
Tristine Rainer, Your Life as Story or The New Diary
Helen Mirren, Prime Suspect: A Celebration or We Do: A Celebration of Gay and Lesbian Marriage
Wild Writing Women, Wild Writing Women: Stories of World Travel
Most books may be purchased the day of the conference, via Books Inc., our onsite WOW! bookseller or from the Skyline College Bookstore.
Required Writing Assignments: You will keep a reading/listening journal and write an essay related to one of the listed books with an emphasis on the work as literature for Lit 166 or as a study for the writing of memoir, poetry, travel, or fiction for Eng 166. Journals and essays are due on or before April 27.
Questions? Contact Georgia Gero, WOW! Coordinator and Eng/Lit 166 Instructor at gerocheng@smccd.edu
