If you
love to write, come to Cowley College
All
high school students are invited to enjoy a day of
the performing and fine arts at Cowley College on March 7, 2012.
Compete for
a Creative Writing Scholarship
Enter the Competition for a full tuition and books scholarship.
(valued at $4,750.00)!
Seniors in high
school are encouraged to audition for a creative writing scholarship. Go
to Scholarships for
additional information.
Compete for Awards
Creative Writing
Prodigy Awards competition
All high school creative writing students are encouraged to
enter portfolios in the Creative Writing Prodigy Awards
competition. Portfolios
should include five creative writing pieces that show a range
of writing talents, including short stories, poetry and/or
song lyrics.
Go to Guidelines for
further instructions.
Senior Division - Endowment
award of cash vouchers
for $150.00, open to all high school seniors, pending
full-time enrollment at Cowley the next academic year.
Junior Division - open to all high school freshmen,
sophomores, and juniors.
Medals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places will be awarded for Best
Portfolio in the Senior Division and the Junior Division.
Go to Prodigy
Awards for
more information about awards.
If you
love to express yourself through writing
Cowley encourages students to develop their creative writing
skills as a form of self-expression and a means of
communicating emotions, ideas, history, and perception of the
world and the human condition.
The creative writing
program provides opportunities for original
compositions in various genres: poetry, short
stories, non-fiction features, children's literature, dramas,
and character sketches. Some students may even
investigate potential publication of their best work in literary
venues.
Writers' Corners, sponsored by Creative Claws
writing club, give students a venue for sharing
their creative works.
Marlys Cervantes has been expanding programs at Cowley College
since she began teaching here in 2000. It started with the
basic English area and then moved on to additional literature
courses and now creative writing ones. She strives to bring
to the students what fits their needs in a way that encourages
them to succeed in both education and life.
Cervantes’ newest endeavors are expanding
the creative writing program, beginning Creative Claws writing
club, and serving as co-director for the Multicultural Scholars
Program. Much of her time is spent supporting her students
outside of the classroom; she considers herself to be their
biggest fan.
Some of the honors that recognize her dedication
to her students are that she was named Endowed Chair for
Teaching Excellence and Student Learning in 2005-06, Tiger
Booster of the Year 2004, and has been presented Master Teacher
and Master Presenter awards.
Cervantes is a graduate of Oklahoma State University,
where she received both a Bachelor of Arts in English and a
Master of Arts in Literature, with her emphasis in contemporary
Native American literature. She is active in numerous community
organizations, such as RAIN Team, Ponca Playhouse, ReACT, and
other arts organizations.
Contact Information:
Office: Brown Center, Humanities Office
#130
Phone: (620) 441-5560
E-mail: cervantes@cowley.edu
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