Creative Writing Brings Writers Together

Led by Professor of English Jennifer Koster, the club began in 2006. PVCC student and club member Yanir Haim said, “It started as the Poetry Club and has been called Writers Unite! The Creative Writing Club at PVCC. We often just call it the Creative Writing Club. It’s easier.”

The goal of the Creative Writing Club, in the words of Haim, “is to provide [a] community for people interested in creative writing. We write each time we meet, and we run a couple of contests at the college—the 600-Word Short Story Contest, Peep-o-Rama [dioramas made out of Peeps that illustrate a favorite scene from a book], and we publish the college’s literary magazine [The Fall Line].”

Haim shared what he found to be the most interesting part of the club. “Our literary magazine has become increasingly professional and collaborative. The Advanced Computer Graphics class designs several versions, we choose our favorite, and then incorporate student art into it. It is also professionally published. We have readings, too. One year, we had Rita Dove, UVA Professor of Poetry and former U.S. Poet Laureate, read.”

Those in the Creative Writing Club urge others to join because it is a great place where students can practice creative writing, get to share and expose one another to different types of writing, and encourage each other to practice writing in their small friendly group. With all the different kinds of stories that club members write, if it is short stories, poems, creative nonfiction, or if one just likes to read, PVCC’s Creative Writing Club is the place to be. For those who want to share their creative thoughts, make friends, and bring stories to life on paper, this is the go-to place. For questions, meeting times, or how to join, email them at literarymagazine@pvcc.edu, or club adviser Jennifer Koster at jkoster@pvcc.edu