The Olivetree Review is now accepting submissions for our first contest of Fall 2009.
This contest is for poetry and fiction/non-fiction.
Our theme for the contest is:
Inspiration drawn from the Hunter College Bridges.
Guidelines:
1: Write a poem. 1 page limit (12 pt font)
Any questions can be directed to the Senior Poetry editor- Rebecca at
olivetreereviewpoetry@gmail.com
2: Write a Fiction or Non-Fiction piece. 600-1000 word limit. (12 pt font)
Any questions can be directed to the Senior Fiction Non Fiction editor- David at
olivetreeprose@gmail.com
Winner will be featured in our Fall 2009 issue.
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 6th!!!!!
Look for the flyers around school, or if you have any general questions feel free to stop by the office at TH 212. Pick up your submission contracts outside the office. If we have run out- please feel free to come in or knock.
Part II. of this contest will be art themes. Details to arrive soon. We'll keep you notified of any changes through this blog, our FB fanpage, and, of course: our Twitter! (olivetreetreview).
We look forward to your submissions!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Fiction Obstacle Writing
Thanks to everyone who came to the Fiction/Non-Fiction open house. As promised, here are the fiction obstacles & prompts. Try to use all of them. Think of them as weight-lifting for your writing muscle. They're meant to challenge you, but also to free you up & stretch yourself. You can use the phrases directly in your story or it might trigger some other idea; use the technical aspects as is. Without further ado...
1) The black gap in a shiny wall.
2) Voice/tone: playful
3) Genre: Horror
4) 600 word limit
5) Two cigarettes
I'm hoping that we can circulate these stories to and through each other for comments, praises, criticisms, & suggestions. If you want to participate in that, send your story to olivetreeprose@gmail.com by Sunday 10/25, and I'll circulate it to the different editors and people who were at the open house.
Be creative and challenge yourselves! Can't wait to see what you guys come up with. I'll be back on Monday with more of these. Happy hunting.
- David
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Fiction/Non-Fiction Open House
Hey Guys!
The open-houses/workshop/open-mics have been awesome! So many talented people have come and shared their opinions and voices. We've had poets, writers, singers, photographers, graphic designers... as well as people who just love to be part of the creative process.
THIS FRIDAY:
Senior Fiction/Non-Fiction editor David Sanchez hosts his Open House.
5:30 p.m. Thomas Hunter 212.
Bring material!
email him at olivetreeprose [at] gmail.com
The open-houses/workshop/open-mics have been awesome! So many talented people have come and shared their opinions and voices. We've had poets, writers, singers, photographers, graphic designers... as well as people who just love to be part of the creative process.
THIS FRIDAY:
Senior Fiction/Non-Fiction editor David Sanchez hosts his Open House.
5:30 p.m. Thomas Hunter 212.
Bring material!
email him at olivetreeprose [at] gmail.com
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Fall 2009!
The deadline for fiction, non-fiction, art and poetry is December 1st.
Submission contracts are available outside of the office (Thomas Hunter 212). Please read them carefully, as subtle changes have been made.
We look forward to reading and viewing your work!
Potential Editors:
Reminders: Art Open House is Friday, October 9th. 5:00 p.m.
Fiction and Non-Fiction is Friday, October 16th. 5:30 p.m.
Please come ready to evaluate and contribute.
Art: Bring in a piece of work you would like to discuss (by yourself or any artist of your choice).
Fiction: Bring in a short piece of writing and come prepared to read and discuss it.
Senior staff will provide topics for both open houses, but it is always nice to have variety of work to pull from.
These open houses are meant for any member of the Hunter College student body who wishes to contribute to The Olivetree Review as either an editor or a contributor. We welcome anyone who shares these interests and wants to become part of a literary and artistic community. Even if you can not make the meeting times, please stop by anytime between Monday and Friday - someone is always here!
-Reebz K.
Submission contracts are available outside of the office (Thomas Hunter 212). Please read them carefully, as subtle changes have been made.
We look forward to reading and viewing your work!
Potential Editors:
Reminders: Art Open House is Friday, October 9th. 5:00 p.m.
Fiction and Non-Fiction is Friday, October 16th. 5:30 p.m.
Please come ready to evaluate and contribute.
Art: Bring in a piece of work you would like to discuss (by yourself or any artist of your choice).
Fiction: Bring in a short piece of writing and come prepared to read and discuss it.
Senior staff will provide topics for both open houses, but it is always nice to have variety of work to pull from.
These open houses are meant for any member of the Hunter College student body who wishes to contribute to The Olivetree Review as either an editor or a contributor. We welcome anyone who shares these interests and wants to become part of a literary and artistic community. Even if you can not make the meeting times, please stop by anytime between Monday and Friday - someone is always here!
-Reebz K.
Method of Writing
(I believe I'm doing this right. This would be my first post on a "blog". There goes my innocence!)
Is this thing on? Ha. just kidding. I would like to post a few general question for conversation from time to time.
What is your personal method(s) of writing and/or producing art?
Well, from my many experiences to try materialize "something" range from normal to desperate. Of course, we have writing a draft then re-writing it and then write it again and blah, blah, blah. This is the foundation to any writing, no doubt. But for me I need to operate through many outlets I'll list a few:
1) Writing as regurgitation-
Sounds delightful doesn't it? But I find this most relieving in all cases of writers block. It's writing and not stopping, but the catch is that when you have spent more than a half an hour thinking of that first line, first word, first image, or first emotion and you become so pissed that you give up and say "Fuck it all". This state is actually beneficial because your standards have just been hijacked and your ready for violence (or i am at least, hehe). Now, think again about the topic and just write ANYTHING about it using your fury. I mean anything. Even if it's about homeless evangelist and you write cabbage somewhere there. More likely at another time you can make something out of it. When you get stuck write down the profanity as many times you think it until the ball rolls again. I find this helpful because often you will find a theme, emotion, symbol that can allow you to go back and finish the job. But overall the important part is to get pissed. I mean it. Get pissed people.
2) Station writing-
I like to write almost anywhere but at the same time i'm very specific- does that make senes? Anyway, I work in my basement where i have room to roam. Most times I can write by hand but I can fall out of it fast. To cure this, I set up my type writing, lap top, paper, newspaper with shapie and I begin to write. The trick is when I stop writing on the lap top I switch modes and go to my type writer or paper, etc. Every outlet has it's different sensations, which will bring out different approachs to the writing. The type writer feels more concrete whereas the newspaper and sharpie allows you to write big and freely, plus it looks cool too. Try it and perhaps you'll be surprise what a difference a station can feel like. I'm usually running back and forth hammering away to charlie parker blasting, but that's me.
3) Dry Erase writing
I should also include this in #2 but it could stand on it's own. A dry erase board it awesome for writing because when you have it in front of you, you can swipe away one word, a sentance, all the prepositions, whatever.The most important part is that the structure can be moved around easily, which in some cases is the only problem in a struggling piece.
4) Replay writing
On my computer I have a voice recorder. I think it's better no to write sometimes but rather have a beatnik session of improv poetry. Doesn't have to be poetry but just thought of WHAT you want to write about. However, with the autonomous spoken poetry I find it helpful to rewind and hear myself. Not only will it give you some insight of what you sound like and your thought process but listening generates a different perspective in the creative process.
5) Wall paper or Floor writing-
I'm an impulsive writer and love to be outside the box. Out of fustration i've taped paper, newspaper, canvas, oaktag, anything big and begin to write. Put the paper on the floor and stand above with a marker or anything easy to write with and go crazy. The same goes with taping it to the wall, which i find more fun. Although when i do it i tape out an obnoxious length of paper or newspaper (the Hunter envoy,jk) and i write feverishly. allowing your whole body to go with the flow of writing is alot different than just your hands. Plus, it looks awesome to have writing on one wall continuing to another from top to bottom. It's also funny when someone comes in and stands confused and hesitant to ask what exatly you are doing. Happens all the time to me.
Overall, I would like to suggest that everyone try something different on the approach of writing. If you have a set method thats awesome and you should share it. But that doesn't mean you can't try something else. Don't ever expect to get a masterpiece out of something you try the first time. The idea is to open youself up and get a feeling of your responces in different methods. After all we all strive for pure meat in a work, when all we can produce is fat. Through different approachs will help you cut it all out and flex those literary glutes.
p.s- as much as i would like to think Vice writing is another outlet, everyone figures out that getting high and.or drunk and writing is not progressive. Some cases yes it can be, but in a discussion i had with Rebecca Kish, we agreed that it either amounts to passing out before you get the pen to the paper, writing something philosophically great and finding out later that a poem about hands is no where near, or you just can't read what you wrote. Either way, it's deffinately a way to write just not a very successful one. Kudos to those who can.
ok i'm done. peace out olives.
Is this thing on? Ha. just kidding. I would like to post a few general question for conversation from time to time.
What is your personal method(s) of writing and/or producing art?
Well, from my many experiences to try materialize "something" range from normal to desperate. Of course, we have writing a draft then re-writing it and then write it again and blah, blah, blah. This is the foundation to any writing, no doubt. But for me I need to operate through many outlets I'll list a few:
1) Writing as regurgitation-
Sounds delightful doesn't it? But I find this most relieving in all cases of writers block. It's writing and not stopping, but the catch is that when you have spent more than a half an hour thinking of that first line, first word, first image, or first emotion and you become so pissed that you give up and say "Fuck it all". This state is actually beneficial because your standards have just been hijacked and your ready for violence (or i am at least, hehe). Now, think again about the topic and just write ANYTHING about it using your fury. I mean anything. Even if it's about homeless evangelist and you write cabbage somewhere there. More likely at another time you can make something out of it. When you get stuck write down the profanity as many times you think it until the ball rolls again. I find this helpful because often you will find a theme, emotion, symbol that can allow you to go back and finish the job. But overall the important part is to get pissed. I mean it. Get pissed people.
2) Station writing-
I like to write almost anywhere but at the same time i'm very specific- does that make senes? Anyway, I work in my basement where i have room to roam. Most times I can write by hand but I can fall out of it fast. To cure this, I set up my type writing, lap top, paper, newspaper with shapie and I begin to write. The trick is when I stop writing on the lap top I switch modes and go to my type writer or paper, etc. Every outlet has it's different sensations, which will bring out different approachs to the writing. The type writer feels more concrete whereas the newspaper and sharpie allows you to write big and freely, plus it looks cool too. Try it and perhaps you'll be surprise what a difference a station can feel like. I'm usually running back and forth hammering away to charlie parker blasting, but that's me.
3) Dry Erase writing
I should also include this in #2 but it could stand on it's own. A dry erase board it awesome for writing because when you have it in front of you, you can swipe away one word, a sentance, all the prepositions, whatever.The most important part is that the structure can be moved around easily, which in some cases is the only problem in a struggling piece.
4) Replay writing
On my computer I have a voice recorder. I think it's better no to write sometimes but rather have a beatnik session of improv poetry. Doesn't have to be poetry but just thought of WHAT you want to write about. However, with the autonomous spoken poetry I find it helpful to rewind and hear myself. Not only will it give you some insight of what you sound like and your thought process but listening generates a different perspective in the creative process.
5) Wall paper or Floor writing-
I'm an impulsive writer and love to be outside the box. Out of fustration i've taped paper, newspaper, canvas, oaktag, anything big and begin to write. Put the paper on the floor and stand above with a marker or anything easy to write with and go crazy. The same goes with taping it to the wall, which i find more fun. Although when i do it i tape out an obnoxious length of paper or newspaper (the Hunter envoy,jk) and i write feverishly. allowing your whole body to go with the flow of writing is alot different than just your hands. Plus, it looks awesome to have writing on one wall continuing to another from top to bottom. It's also funny when someone comes in and stands confused and hesitant to ask what exatly you are doing. Happens all the time to me.
Overall, I would like to suggest that everyone try something different on the approach of writing. If you have a set method thats awesome and you should share it. But that doesn't mean you can't try something else. Don't ever expect to get a masterpiece out of something you try the first time. The idea is to open youself up and get a feeling of your responces in different methods. After all we all strive for pure meat in a work, when all we can produce is fat. Through different approachs will help you cut it all out and flex those literary glutes.
p.s- as much as i would like to think Vice writing is another outlet, everyone figures out that getting high and.or drunk and writing is not progressive. Some cases yes it can be, but in a discussion i had with Rebecca Kish, we agreed that it either amounts to passing out before you get the pen to the paper, writing something philosophically great and finding out later that a poem about hands is no where near, or you just can't read what you wrote. Either way, it's deffinately a way to write just not a very successful one. Kudos to those who can.
ok i'm done. peace out olives.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Olivetree Review's ART open house
The Olivetree Review's Art Open House
October 9, 2009
Thomas Hunter Room 212
5:00PM
The Olivetree Review is gearing up for the semester. As you know (or you should), we do indeed have an art section. We're always looking for new submissions and editors. Please stop by on Friday, October 9, 2009 to meet with our senior art editor, Megan Marino. She'll give you an idea of what we're looking for in submissions and in critiquing. Please feel free to bring along some art to share as these events also serve as informal "open mics". Many mediums welcomed, including digital art and photography.
So, stop by! Bring your friends! Bring your art! Bring funny anecdotes to amuse us with!
Also, please keep an eye out for our upcoming Fiction open house/workshop next week. We'll remind you here, of course!
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