By Ryan Downs

Staff Writer

For those interested sharing their written works with other like-minded individuals, look no further than the Creative Writing Community and Workshop.
CSUSM’s CWCW brings together writers and literature enthusiasts from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays in Room 303 of Markstein Hall.
The primary idea behind the CWCW is for students to get together and share and receive feedback on creatively written stories, poems and other works that they have created. Members are allotted several minutes to respond to the work with helpful and creative criticism.
“They describe in helpful, not insulting, terms what might be holding the piece back,” CWCW President Jessica Mulqueen said. “Whenever possible, we describe the problem in terms of how it can be fixed and offer specific suggestions.”
The CWCW is not limited to only Literature and Writing majors and does not require students to bring work to share.
If you don’t have time to join, or you’re shy, the CWCW also accepts written works online, by submitting them to [email protected] opportunity gives students a chance to be published in a weekly chapbook, or a magazine every semester. These publications are often celebrated with a reader’s series, where the writers present their work to an audience.
Regardless of whether you write short stories, full novels or even plays, bring your work to a meeting and see what CSUSM’s fellow writers think.