ENGL 290 - Editing: The Arcturus

5 Credits

Students will become a close-knit team working in collaboration to create a literary arts journal and literary presence in the Highline Community. Students will curate art, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and multi-genre submissions producing the award-winning Arcturus. Students will be introduced to and gain experience in editing skills, oral and written communication, and event planning through the production of the magazine. May be repeated for credit.

Pre-requisite(s) ENGL& 101 min 2.0
Instructor Permission Required Yes
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Winter Day
Spring Day

Designed to Serve Students who have exceptional writing and editing skills and who desire to involve themselves with the publication of a campus magazine.
Active Date 20230320T11:46:27

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Variable Credit Yes Range 2-5
Class Limit 9
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
AA

Humanities Area I

Course Outline
Discuss policy/ focus/ direction of the pending issue of Arcturus after looking over examples from past copies of Arcturus. Discuss ways in which this publication will achieve those goals.

Student Learning Outcomes
Apply industry standard criteria for selecting poetry, fiction, nonfiction, essays, artwork, and mixed-genre submissions for publication.

Effectively evaluate and select submissions for publication that fit the theme of the current volume.

Effectively manage the participation of students in the broader literary community through campus events such as literary salons, open mics, and book launches.

Incorporate advice from a host of literary editors to create a professional journal.

Collaborate with team members across multiple disciplines to garner submissions.

Effectively communicate with prospective writers to discuss submission outcomes.

Effectively communicate with prospective contributors to discuss submission outcomes.

Organize a reading, collate and distribute publication.