City Tech Writer

A happy, healthy Autumn to all! Prof. Kwong, editor for City Tech Writer, checking in with former and future sponsoring professors, former and future sponsoring students, and former and future Creative Muses. I wanted to let you know that, in its third year as an all-digital journal, City Tech Writer is still connecting our community with the written word.

Please submit excellent student writing (from any discipline) to City Tech Writer, Vol. 18, by uploading a Word document or PDF at https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/citytechwriter/submission-guidelines/.

The deadline for submissions is November 15, 2022.

City Tech Writer is a journal of outstanding student writing. STEM disciplines are especially encouraged to submit. Last year we had an absolutely incredible crop of students who submitted their thought provoking, wildly imaginative, and heart wrenching work. These pieces are supplemented by audio versions of each piece, occasional videos that dive deeper into the text, and in one case, a very special 20 minute documentary about Asian students and professors at City Tech. Check out last year’s issue and get inspired here: citytechwriter.com

Writers whose words are included in City Tech Writer become part of a community that celebrates a year-end virtual reception. These receptions cap off a year of events, such as 2021’s Compose and Collaborate webinar. Check out last year’s reception here: https://youtu.be/u-GpEh8ObUI

Finally, I’m thrilled to announce a new addition to this year’s issue: the Photo Riffs Contest, a chance for student writers to collaborate with one of the talented photographers who contributed to last year’s issue. Unlike the usual CTW process, the entries to this particular contest do not have to be sponsored, but they do need to undergo a process of engagement and consultation with either a Writing Tutor or an English professor. Details here.

Looking forward to seeing your submissions!!

Professor Lucas Kwong

Editor, City Tech Writer

LKwong at citytech dot cuny dot edu

Dear City Tech community,

April. A month of spring breezes, romance, surging seasonal allergies, taxes, and frenetically catching up on That Course you’ve been avoiding for weeks. What better time than now to tune into the Library’s City Tech Stories podcast and listen to an illuminating discussion about the college’s journal of outstanding student writing!?

Library professors Nora Almeida and Junior Tidal sat down with Computer Science professor Atilio Barreda, student writer Emily Hu, and yours truly (Professor Kwong) to talk about writing as a collaborative process, the inspiration for Emily’s upcoming essay on anti-Asian hate, the difference between writing in the classroom and writing for a general audience, and why Art Deco might be making a comeback. Enjoy listening!

When y0u’re done listening, get hyped for this Friday, 4.8 at 11 am, a virtual short film screening and discussion with student filmmaker Alvaro Panozo. His film “Airpods” will be the first short film to ever be featured in City Tech Writer! Audio from our discussion will be incorporated into an exciting interactive feature of the upcoming issue. Register here and listen to an ad for the event here.

Dear City Tech community–as the buds begin to reappear on tree branches and the sun starts to peek out a little more, I am thrilled to write with some updates about this year’s issue of City Tech Writer!

FIRST, I’d like to present this year’s winning banner art, courtesy of Communications Design student Amberly Lima! Amberly’s Art Deco-inspired logo captures the sense of possibility, combined with an appreciation of the past, that fuels so much of the writing in each volume of CTW. Just as last year’s issue featured a banner that (literally) took a leap forward in terms of design, we’re excited to bring Amberly’s fantastic design to life for Volume 17.

SECOND, this year’s issue will, for the first time, feature a short film and accompanying script: COMD student Alvaro Panozo’s “Airpods”! To celebrate this milestone, we will be holding a virtual screening and discussion of the scriptwriting process with Alvaro on Friday, April 8, at 11 AM! Register here for a fun discussion of how the written word guides filmmakers as they bring their visions to cinematic life. After signing up, you’ll see a confirmation page with a link to the event – please copy this down. (You’ll receive a follow up reminder with a link, too.)

THIRD, I am compiling audio, video, and/or written text from Asian faculty, staff, AND students who would like to discuss their experiences of discrimination during the pandemic, and/or their reflections on what it means to be Asian during this time. Narrating our experiences can be a powerful way to process trauma from hate-related incidents, or simply to just inform the broader public about the added stresses that have attended the rise in violence against AAPI.

Video, audio, and text will be compiled into a short documentary that will accompany a reflection on anti-Asian violence in this year’s CTW. We’ll screen this mini-doc at an event in May (date TBD).

If you’d like to participate or you know someone who does, please consider sending in your submission or forwarding the submission form: https://forms.gle/hD7YnBG1p1wct2bG6 Please know that you will have the option of either identifying yourself or remaining anonymous in the video.

FOURTH, if you are a finalist for inclusion in this year’s issue, you should have received an email from me with further details. As always, I am deeply grateful to all who submitted work, and it was difficult to make selections. If you didn’t make it in this year, please do not be discouraged! I hope you’ll consider participating in one of our Spring events and celebrating this year’s issue when it finally goes live.

Best,

Prof. Lucas Kwong
Editor, City Tech Writer Vol. 17

Students and faculty–it’s been a long semester, and indeed, a long couple of years. To best serve the community under these circumstances, I’m extending the submissions deadline for City Tech Writer to Dec. 5. Once again, outstanding writing from any discipline is more than welcome–please submit at the “Submit” page of this website, where you’ll find a submission form and FAQ.

To get a sense of the kinds of work we publish, please peruse last year’s inaugural all-digital issue. CST instructor Atilio Barreda and I are excited to continue building on that milestone this year.

We’re back! Prof. Kwong, editor for City Tech Writer,  checking in. I wanted to let you know that, in its second year as an all-digital journal, City Tech Writer is still connecting our community with the written word.

Please submit excellent student writing (from any discipline) to City Tech Writer, Vol. 17, by uploading a Word document or PDF at openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/citytechwriter. 

The deadline for submissions is November 15, 2021.

City Tech Writer is a journal of outstanding student writing. STEM disciplines are especially encouraged to submit!

Please see last year’s issue and this video for more information! 

Best,

Professor Lucas Kwong

English Department

Editor, City Tech Writer

Dear City Tech community,

The deadline for submissions to this year’s issue of City Tech Writer has been extended to November 30. Keep your papers, essays, reports, poems, stories, and assorted verbal expressions coming!

Details below. Submission link here.

Dear City Tech community,

It’s been a strange and unsettling year for all of us, but I am glad to announce that City Tech Writer has persevered. Our new issue, celebrating 15 years of outstanding student writing, is available in digital format on this Openlab site. Previous complete issues, as well as a sampler featuring the best of CTW since Vol. 1 in 2006, are also available. We hope to hold a double reception next year to commemorate both volume 15 and volume 16.

On the latter note, we’re proud to announce that we are now accepting submissions for Volume 16 of City Tech Writer!  We’re looking forward to populating its pages with your outstanding writing. If you’re a professor looking to sponsor a student’s piece, or you’re a student who has a submission, please consult the “Submissions FAQ” page and submit at the link. Please have a look at previous issues as well as the complete City Tech Writer Sampler above.

Thank you and enjoy!

Best,

Professor Kwong

Editor, City Tech Writer