Our Spotlight Projects
This is the place we put a little English on it: What's new this semester? What's of current interest to English students? What special projects are being sponsored or promoted by the English Department? What events are people talking about? Planning for? Reading about? Raving about? Want to know more about? Below is an overview of annual or biannual spotlight projects. Where available, links are provided to official websites.
Note: Some of our events may be offered in a virtual format.
Acorn Review Literary Magazine
Grossmont College's own literary arts magazine, edited and produced by students, is on sale now at the Grossmont College Barnes and Noble Bookstore, and showcases the creative work of students from the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District and features new and original works of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama, photography and art.
African-American Read-In
Helping Grossmont College to make the celebration of African American literacy a traditional part of U.S. Black History Month, this evening of readings and performances of powerful literature, written by past and present African American writers, annually features students, faculty, staff, and community members.
Community Service Learning (CSL)
grossmont.edu/get-involved/community-service-learning
CSL is a form of experiential education that partners academic instruction with community service, focusing on critical and reflective thinking as well as personal and civic responsibility. Students gain a deeper understanding of course content and civic responsibility through participation in thoughtfully organized service activities that are course relevant and meet actual community and campus needs.
Fall Readings Series
The annual Fall Readings Series (a.k.a. Fall Authors Series) is sponsored by the Creative Writing Program and showcases readings and literary activities during each month of the fall semester. Regular events include the Acorn Review Issue Launch Reading, the Banned Books/Banned Lives Reading during National Banned Books Week in September, the Lester Bangs Memorial Reading in October, and the New Voices Student Reading in December. Guest authors and poets are also featured during the months of October and November.
Literary Arts Festival
Organized by the Creative Writing Program with sponsorship from the Foundation, Poets & Writers, and the World Arts and Cultures Committee, this spring Festival of literary events occurs at the end of April each year and brings authors, poets and screenwriters of local, national and international renown to the Grossmont College campus. Each year, new writers are invited, but a comprehensive, ongoing archive of each annual Festival is still available to the public. Details of the latest Literary Arts Festival, held during the last week of April, can be found on the Literary Arts Festival site. Use the menu at left to visit it or the archived sites for previous Festivals.