Washington College | National Day on Writing

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The Writing Center teamed up with student publications, the Writers' Union, the SGA, and the Rose O'Neill Literary House to host activities in celebration of the writing culture at Washington College.

Enlarge photos by Jamie Frees '12.

Students used this opportunity to share why they write.

Different student publications were represented.

A student takes the time to read The Collegian.

A student hangs her Haiku for a chance to win a prize offered by the Writing Center.

Professor Schindler shares a Haiku he wrote.

One student's post secret reads, "I want at least one person to remember me for something I write."

Leland Fiegel '13 and Natalie Butz '12 are on hand to represent the The Elm student newspaper.

Four recent alumni involved in writing and publishing spoke as part of the panel "Writing Your Way into a Career" in the Rose O'Neill Literary House.

Panel moderator Moriah Purdy, Assistant Director of the Writing Center, poses a question that alumna author Jessica Spotswood '02 prepares to answer.

Alyse Bensel '10 describes how her experience as a writer began at Washington College.