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A note from Dr. Claire Colombo

Welcome to the CWA LibGuide!

We hope you enjoy checking out our latest news, below, as well as our digital resources related to writing fundamentals, writing for theology, writing in the social sciences, and writing as a spiritual practice found in the CWA LibGuide tabs.

And, if you are looking for print resources related to writing in the Harrison Library collection, you can find these titles in the Course Reserves section of the Learning Commons.

Please reach out to us at writing.center@ssw.edu with any questions you may have.

And please stop by Harrison Library A111 and say hello!

Be well, write well,

  Claire Miller Colombo, Director

Call for Entries — Soul by Southwest

SOUL BY SOUTHWEST 2025

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Seminary of the Southwest’s literary and arts journal, Soul by Southwest, is accepting entries for its Spring 2025 issue.

In this issue, we'll reflect on times of transition. Here on campus, we find ourselves navigating a range of changes, including new leadership, new spaces, and new rhythms. At the same time, larger shifts in the Church, the nation, and the world have people on the move, seeking places of safety and community. Many of us are asking Where do I belong? or How can we create a place of belonging for others?

While we invite submissions that engage these questions or the broad topic of belonging, we will gladly accept submissions on any other topic or theme.

Submissions will be accepted through Friday, January 31, 2025, and are open to writers and artists of all ages and proficiency levels. Please share this invitation with your friends and communities.

Guidelines can be found here. You can submit your works here

Additional questions? Email us.  

Check out our Fall '23 issue here.

Our Staff

Consultants

      

Paige Trivett, MDiv Middler                    Kari Kulak, MHC Senior

                                      Jimmy Haney, MDiv Middler                                          

 

Program Assistant 

Amy Waltz-Reasonover, MDiv Middler

 

Director

Dr. Claire Miller Colombo

Thank you, Mark Smith!

   

Austin-area artist Mark Smith visited campus on Monday, September 23, to share about his collection The Hope Suite. Several selections from this series — which expresses the word hope in 44 different languages — are on display in the Harrison Library Learning Commons and will remain so throughout this academic year. Please come explore the works on display, or 

   VIEW SELECTIONS from The Hope Suite here! 

 

Writing and Tech Consultations

 

 

FALL '24 WALK-IN CONSULTATION HOURS

 

Writing Consultations:

Mondays 3:00–5:00p

Tuesdays 1:00–3:00p and 4:00–5:30p

Thursdays 2:00–3:00p

 

Tech Consultations

(Presentations, Accordance, VoiceThread, Audio/Video, Populi, Social Media, and More!)

Wednesdays 3:00–5:00p

 

For a writing or technology consultation at another time, please fill out this consultation request form.