Department of Writing and Rhetoric
Department of Writing and Rhetoric Address

Festival of Writers

Marshal Kitchens and Jennifer Coon pose for a photo
Marshall Kitchens pauses for a photo with Festival of Writing director Jennifer Coon.

The Festival of Writers

The Winter 2010 Festival of Writers will be held on Thursday, April 15th. Information about the FOW and complete instructions for submitting your work are available here. If you have questions about the FOW, please contact Jennifer Coon at coon2@oakland.edu.

The 8th Biannual Festival of Writers was held on Monday, November 23rd, in the Oakland Center Banquet Rooms. It was a great success with over 175 enthusiastic students sharing their work. Projects ranged from public service visual arguments to authoring an appropriate toast. The winners of this fall's FOW are
First Place Winner Ton’nise Frazier poses with her sculpture and essay at the 8th Biannual FOW
First Place Winner Ton’nise Frazier poses with her sculpture and essay at the 8th Biannual FOW.

Individual Presentations

  • 1st Place Ton’nise Frazier - Sculpture and Essay on Individuality
  • 2nd Place Reanna Douglas - Essay Display and Models on Muscle Cars
  • 3rd Place Lisa Legg - Project and Essay on Homosexuality

Group Presentations

  • 1st Place Peter Banachowski, Ryan Beverin, Ronald Dewberry, Chelsea Hoffman - “How do you like your Toast?”
  • 2nd Place (tie) Danielle Waltz, Ashley Judy, Karllita Taylor - Intercultural Communication in the Workplace
  • 2nd Place(tie), Liz Opheim, Carolyn Procter, Sarah Vore - Families and Professions

Oral Presentations

  • 1st Place Charlotte Rose, Wayne Pollard and Shawn Myers - "You're Fired!" And Other Things Not to Say When Terminating a Problem Employee
  • 2nd PlaceOrma Gotyald, Jennifer Bucciarelli, Kodi Clark and Machel James - Effectively Communicating with Visuals in Business Environments

Pictures from the 8th Biannual Festival of Writers

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Festival of Writing - Archives

You can view information about past festivals by clicking on any of the links below.



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