Hardin-Simmons University
Creative Writing
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Hardin-Simmons holds an Institutional Membership in the Associated Writing Programs (AWP). Six times during the school year, students in the creative writing workshops receive a copy of The Writer's Chronicle, published by the Associated Writing Programs. The HSU creative writing program also receives the AWP Job List seven times during the school year.
I. A Selected List Of Journals And Magazines In The HSU Richardson Library Which Publish Fiction And/Or Poetry:
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The American Poetry Review The Antioch Review The Arizona Quarterly Arkansas Review The Atlantic Monthly Black Warrior Review The Beloit Poetry Journal Carolina Quarterly The Chariton Review The Chicago Review College English Crazyhorse The Denver Quarterly Descant (T.C.U.) Field The Georgia Review Green Mountains Review The Hudson Review The Iowa Review The Kenyon Review The Literary Review The Massachusetts Review Michigan Quarterly Review The Missouri Review Mississippi Review The Nation New England Review New Letters The New Republic The New Yorker |
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II. Writers Who Have Given Readings On Campus:
Betty Adcock, Max Apple, David Bottoms, Cathy Smith Bowers, William V. Davis, Alison Hawthorne Deming, Lynn Emanuel, George Garrett, Reginald Gibbons, Greg Glazner, Donald Hall, Andrew Hudgins, Richard Hugo, Daryl Jones, X.J. Kennedy, April Lindner, Thomas Lux, Walter McDonald, Larry McMurtry, Jack Myers, Naomi Shihab Nye, Linda Pastan, Paul Ruffin, Thom Satterlee, Louis Simpson, David Wagoner, Derek Walcott, James Welch, Janice Whittington, Allen Wier, Lynna Williams, Miller Williams, Miles Wilson, Yevgeny Yevtushenko.
Naomi Shihab Nye at HSU, Fall 2003
III. Hardin-Simmons’
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HSU students’ art and literary works are featured annually in the literary / visual arts magazine Corral. The literary editor is a member (or former member) of the poetry and fiction workshop.
IV. Selected Abilene Community (Mostly Downtown) Literary, Art,
Historical, and Spiritual Resources:
Abilene Artist Jeremy Christopher's Fifteen-Foot Steel Sculpture of a mesquite tree, West Texas symbol of endurance--mesquite tree roots going 200 feet deep, the tree capable of surviving a twenty-year drought. Each year when mesquite leaves bud out, West Texans know winter is over. The sculpture stands in front of Hendrick Medical Center's Shelton Building. Jeremy Christopher says he hopes the sculpture will give encouragement to the Hendrick Cancer Center's patients.
The Grace Museum Abilene's "cornerstone for cultural arts and education in West Texas," the Grace (a restored, four-story, 55,000 square foot, missions-revival style former hotel built in 1909) houses three museums: The Art Museum, The History Museum, and The Children's Museum.
The Historic Paramount Theatre The Paramount first opened its doors May 18, 1930. The theater was restored to its original grandeur in 1986. Movies in the Paramount's three film series (Classics, Modern Blockbusters, and Art Films) are shown on the theater's "giant screen." The popcorn alone is worth the price of admission. The Paramount also presents live musicals, opera, drama, and dance.
The National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature Abilene's museum for original art from children's picture books. The NCCIL is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to children's book illustrations.
"Santa Calls" Sculpture Located in Everman Park, across and down the street from the NCCIL, this commisioned sculpture depicts the children from William Joyce's book Santa Calls. The city commisioned the sculpture to honor the children of Abilene as well as all children.
Elks Art Center This restored building located across the street from the NCCIL houses the Abilene Preservation League, Abilene Memory Men, and the Abilene Performing Arts Company.
The Center For Contemporary Arts Located on Cypress street in downtown Abilene, the Center offers an "alternative space," providing galleries and studios for working artists selected by peer review.
Church of the Heavenly Rest Updated: March 27, 2007
