Wednesday, April 23, 2014
End of Year Party
Time: 5-7 PM
Date: Tuesday, April 29th
Location: Wolman Gaming Room
Word Planet, Johns Hopkins' online literary magazine and creative writing workshop group proudly invites you to our 4 year anniversary end-of-year celebration! Free pizza, drinks, snacks, and opportunity to write your way to a $25 Barnes and Nobles gift card. Come play taboo and brawl with our editors! Everyone is invited!
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Word Planet Flash Fiction Contest!
Submit your piece of flash fiction on our contests tab. Win a $25 Barnes and Nobles gift card. 1-400 word limit. No topic restrictions.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
WORD PLANET WINTER CONTEST IS LIVE!!
Visit our contest page to submit!
We are looking for your best one-line opening to a "hypothetical best selling novel." Spend a bit of time to show off your creativity!
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
WORD PLANET'S FIRST MEETING, Wolman Multipurpose Room at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, September 19th
Word Planet will be holding its first meeting in the Wolman Multipurpose Room at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, September 19th.
For those interested in attending our workshops, email us at wordplaneteditors@gmail.com, and we'll update you on when and where those will be
held.
For those interested in becoming a permanent editor, join us at our first meeting for pizza, chips, and creative writing exercises! We'll be discussing our plans and events for the rest of the year.
For those who can't make this meeting but are still excited about Word Planet, send us an email and we'll be happy to keep you updated!
On behalf of Word Planet, thank you for your continued support! Looking forward to meeting you there. :)For those interested in becoming a permanent editor, join us at our first meeting for pizza, chips, and creative writing exercises! We'll be discussing our plans and events for the rest of the year.
For those who can't make this meeting but are still excited about Word Planet, send us an email and we'll be happy to keep you updated!
-Word Planet Editors
Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Six Rules in Six Minutes (3.25.13), by Haley Huang
1) Not intentionally silly
2) At least 1 simile
3) Make a plug for the environment
4) Present tense
5) Argumentative character
6) Use the word "bucket"
"Do you see those grapes, son?" asks Papa Fox. "Mr. Aesop once wrote a very insightful tale about your grandfather after several hours of careful observation because of them."
"What about?" sighs Baby Fox, already bored by the story.
"It was a very inaccurate representation," continues Papa Fox, "about what actually occurred. Mr. Aesop presumed that your grandfather wanted to eat the grapes, but let me tell you, Son, his assumption couldn't be further from the truth. After all, why would a fox want to eat grapes? No, they were meant for Mrs. Hare, in exchange for a bucket of rolls."
"That's such a silly story," Baby Fox moans. "I'm hungry and I want to go home!"
"Listen carefully; this is important! The rolls were for the hens in the Buckingham farmyard. You must be clever like your grandfather, wise like an owl, and quick like a sparrow if you want food in your belly every night."
"Does it even matter?" Baby Fox yawns. "He didn't even get the grapes after all."
2) At least 1 simile
3) Make a plug for the environment
4) Present tense
5) Argumentative character
6) Use the word "bucket"
"Do you see those grapes, son?" asks Papa Fox. "Mr. Aesop once wrote a very insightful tale about your grandfather after several hours of careful observation because of them."
"What about?" sighs Baby Fox, already bored by the story.
"It was a very inaccurate representation," continues Papa Fox, "about what actually occurred. Mr. Aesop presumed that your grandfather wanted to eat the grapes, but let me tell you, Son, his assumption couldn't be further from the truth. After all, why would a fox want to eat grapes? No, they were meant for Mrs. Hare, in exchange for a bucket of rolls."
"That's such a silly story," Baby Fox moans. "I'm hungry and I want to go home!"
"Listen carefully; this is important! The rolls were for the hens in the Buckingham farmyard. You must be clever like your grandfather, wise like an owl, and quick like a sparrow if you want food in your belly every night."
"Does it even matter?" Baby Fox yawns. "He didn't even get the grapes after all."
Monday, March 11, 2013
Six Rules in Six Minutes (2.26.13), by Dael Norwitz
1) No words starting with B.
2) Moment of silence
3) Catapult
4) Song Title
5) Everyone has to wear different colored shirts
6) Someone can't be named
"Hey man, can we go to the Thrift Shop?" Jared asked his friend.
"You have heard that song way too much dude," Chris replied.
"Yeah, but I need a new red shirt. This green one is so last year. It can't hold a candle to your yellow shirt."
"This yellow shirt is pretty cool. Sure, I guess you do need some new style, we can go."
So, the
two friends hopped in the car and drove to "He of no name's" Thrift
Shop. As soon as they walked in, they were in for a surprise. They
were staring at a mint condition catapult. They
fell silent in awe of the majestic war machine.
"Dude, we are so getting that."
"Yea man."
They
looked around for an employee to ask for the price of the catapult, and
they found one in a maroon shirt, the standard uniform of the store.
"How much for the 'pult?" they asked.
"$400," the employee replied.
The two friends looked at each other and without hesitating said, "We'll take it!"
As they were checking out, Jared had one last question, "Who is 'He of no name'?"
The employee looked at him funny, "I don't know."