Blackburn’s creative writing club Lethologica held their annual Fall Write-In on Friday, Nov. 3, from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. in Lumpkin Learning Commons. Creative minds from across campus were encouraged to participate and bring their ideas to life. Pizza, soda and sweet treats were provided for those who attended.
This year’s theme, decided by the board members of Lethologica, was anything spooky. This year’s board is made up of President junior creative writing major Kaja Carter, Vice President junior professional writing major Kara Aldridge-Folger, Treasurer sophomore literature major Rhett Blankenship and Secretary junior psychology major Tyla Ross. Some of the writing prompts included “someone gets on an elevator by themselves and disappears,” another was “Screw it let’s just blow it up and call it a day.…” Each writing prompt was given an allotted amount of time, and when the time was up, those who wanted to share their stories or poems were welcome to do so.
This night was six hours writing fun, filled with laughter and relaxation and allowed everyone who attended to forget about the stress of school and work for a few hours. The atmosphere of this write-in was very welcoming. Anyone was welcome no matter their major. All ideas and stories were encouraged expressed through creative means and there was a sense of a safe environment where judgment was checked at the door.
During the readings, everyone in the room listened with curiosity as to what others wrote for their interpretation of the prompt. Some stories were filled with intense scenes of people disappearing from an elevator, while others had a more humorous take on the “call it a day” theme. One memorable piece about the “call it a day” prompt was a poetry slam, that everyone snapped their fingers for at the end of the reading.
Students writing at the Fall Write In
“I would say that it was a success,” said Blankenship in an email. “Club members and officers partook in some fun writing prompts and the consumption of pizza and sweets, which you can never go wrong with. It was a good time, and the student turn-out was great considering how many other events were scheduled for that evening.”
Carter had this to say about the event, “The fall write-in is always exciting. There was a good turn out for the event. Once people started showing up it really put us at ease with the nervousness of how the write-in would turn out this year. We look forward to holding more events in the future!”