Stories about "writing at Bates"

12 writing tips from Bates students and professors
Thursday, November 2, 2017 11:38 am
“Nothing that comes after the phrase ‘throughout history’ is true.”

Linguist, language rights advocate Daniel Sanford takes Writing at Bates helm
Friday, August 14, 2015 11:34 am
A linguist and language rights advocate, Daniel Sanford is the new director of Bates College's Writing at Bates program.

Audio: Seniors read creative writing — a bizarre bus ride, bomb-littered Hawaiian island and beloved poet
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 11:00 am
At Mount David Summit, six Bates seniors read poems and poetry from their senior theses in creative writing.

With ‘Man of War,’ Schroeder ’95 gets into character
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 4:32 pm
Charlie Schroeder '95 offers entertaining insights into the lives of war reenactors.

Audio: poems and prose from Bates’ creative writing majors
Friday, May 18, 2012 4:15 pm
Their adviser, Rob Farnsworth, praised them for their "dedicated commitment to the life of the imagination."

‘red, black & GREEN: a blues’ creator offers sneak peek for King Weekend
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:43 pm
For a performance Jan. 13, performer, educator, activist and slam poetry champion Marc Bamuthi Joseph took the Olin Concert Hall stage—only to leave it again.

Video: Handing in senior honors thesis, an unforgettable moment
Monday, April 18, 2011 9:38 am
The Bates community celebrates an academic milestone with a flourish.
Post-Standard interviews novelist Elizabeth Strout '77
Thursday, January 6, 2011 1:27 pm
The Syracuse Post-Standard interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout ’77 prior to…
Preamble: Summer 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 4:05 pm
Questions? Comments? Perhaps it was in ancient Egypt when a teacher first…
Conference explores 'write' way to help students thrive
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 2:30 am
Despite mediocre grades, a student gets fired up about African history and…