We have to write to say a big THANK YOU to all of our supporters! Maya 2011 released this past Friday at our Book Release Open Mic during the Week of Writing and we nearly had a full house of attendees to grab a new Maya, participate and listen to our readers! Maya cannot exist without all of the people who contribute their work and support us in so many ways from donating directly to us to buying our cupcakes at bake sales and even just picking up a copy to read, establishing our purpose in the community.
Our last event of the year will be our Finals Week Cupcake Bake Sale. As always, we’ll be making delectable, homemade cupcakes in unique and tasty flavors, each to be decorated in its own special way. I can guarantee there will be red velvet and funfetti, along with other fantastic flavors and combinations! We’ll be in Bookmark Cafe in Hagerty Library on Monday, June 6th from 7:00-10:00 p.m. Due to the popularity at our last bake sale, we will be giving away a baked good (pie, cake, etc – to-be-determined) to the lucky winner who picks out the cupcake with a special Maya symbol underneath their wrapper! See you there!
The staff of Maya are proud to present Maya 2011 during Drexel’s Week of Writing next week! Come to our Book Release Open Mic on Friday, May 27th from 2:00-3:00 pm in the Mandell Theater Lobby to see our published authors read their pieces and original work, as well as readings from the Maya staff and Drexel students. All students are welcome to come read their own work of the work of their favorite poets at this event! There will also be a bake sale with delicious treats and complimentary beverages. Come get your fresh copy of Maya 2011 and hear the fabulous authors and talent on Drexel’s campus! Can’t come? Find us at the Bookfair for Literacy on Wednesday, May 25th from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm and see our soft release there…
Interested in reading at the Open Mic? Email dsomaya@drexel.edu to set your name on the reading list!
The staff of Maya would like to congratulate staff member and Outreach Coordinator Samuel Gean on his graduation from Drexel. We will miss Sam tremendously at our meetings and events. He was never afraid to speak out in defense of a piece he felt strongly about. He was also just a generally fun person to have at meetings—providing the ‘za and calming any tensions that arose with a joke. At events, Sam was an outgoing, friendly presence who always made newcomers feel comfortable. He hosted our Haiku-Off and some of our open mics, which were greatly enriched by his voice. Sam also stepped up and became Maya’s Outreach Coordinator because of his role with our Mighty Writer’s workshop community service project. The project would never have happened if he did not give it so much of his time and energy.
Sam, we will miss you! Best of luck with all you do. We know you will accomplish great things!
Thank you to everyone who submitted to Maya 2011 this year! This week we will be deciding on the final submissions to round out this year’s issue, as well as our Cover Contest winner! Keep checking in on our site and our Facebook page to see when we unveil our 2011 cover and announce the winner! Thanks to all who have supported us this year!
If you would like to make a donation to Maya, visit Maya’s Indiegogo Page to contribute to our magazine’s mission of preserving and extending the arts on Drexel’s campus and in our community!
We’ve received so many great submissions for Maya 2011, so far- make sure you submit any poetry, fiction, nonfiction, artwork or photography by MIDNIGHT TOMORROW to be considered in Maya 2011! We can’t wait to get working on the layout and have fresh copies in May! Send your work to dsomaya@drexel.edu ASAP!
Also, please make sure your writing submissions do not exceed our maximum page limit of 5 pages double spaced in 12 point font.
We can’t wait to select the final pieces to round out Maya 2011 and select our Cover Contest winner!
You may have recently heard from our website, Facebook or at Haiku-Off that Maya was robbed of its fundraising money from the past 2 years. Our goal for Maya 2011 remains the same- to publish a full color issue!
We’ve set a goal to raise $2000 on IndieGogo (a donation site) to be able to publish Maya this year and you can help us! Visit http://igg.me/p/17645?a=80936&i=shlk to see Maya’s campaign page and donate to our campaign. You can find more information here about exact costs of printing and what we need to raise. Even a donation of $1 is appreciated by our staff! Help make Maya the best it can be in 2011- please share this with your friends, family and anyone who would be interested in helping our magazine! Thank you for your support!
Maya will hold a Valentine’s Day themed Open Mic next Monday, February 7th from 1:00-2:00 pm in Creese Student Center Lobby! Come listen to or read your own or your favorite sappy love poems, or angry and hateful poems in spirit of the holiday that revolves around relationships!
Maya will also be holding a bake sale with a variety of homemade treats! We were recently robbed of all of our fundraising money, and we are trying to make up for the money we need to pay our winners of the writing contest and to publish the magazine! Baked goods will be sold for a minimum donation of $1, so please come help us out and get a great treat!!
Maya’s 3rd Annual Haiku-Off will be tomorrow, January 25th, in Ross Commons’ 2nd Floor Lounge from 7:00-9:00 pm! The Mayans will provide 3 themes- 1 theme at a time- and participants will have 5-10 minutes to write a haiku that impresses one of our 3 judges! The themes will remain a surprise until the event! Judges this year include professors Don Riggs, Valerie Fox and Marshall Warfield with special guest judge, Mark Inchoco. There will be 3 winners for each round who will take home a Master Haiku certificate and will have their winning haiku published in Maya 2011!
There will be delicious pizza from Sava’s Brick Oven and Bar with variety from good, plain cheese to fiesta and Hawaiian! Plenty of food, fun and literary entertainment from any students at Drexel.
Maya will also officially announce the winner of their 2010 writing contest and award them their cash prizes! We hope to see you there!
Our 3rd Annual Fall Term Writing Contest is over, and the staff is excited to review all of the pieces! We received a huge amount of poetry, fiction and nonfiction from writers this year, so thank you so much to all of our contributors and supporters- Maya can’t exist without you!
It’s time to relax and enjoy the winter holidays, but make sure to check in with Maya once winter term begins since we have our biggest event, Haiku-Off, coming up and a new contest for winter term- Maya’s Cover Contest!!
Enjoy the holidays everyone- for some awesome literary-inspired gift ideas, check out Out of Print Clothing and Like our Facebook page to stay up to date on Maya’s activities!
Wipe Away My Eyes
Tell me,
do you remember–or
can’t you remember…
Who you were? And,
are you now
Who you were?
I am not!
We are so very, very young
and so equally naive.
Everything in perfect order
Please, take away my senses
they have grown obsolete–
useless,
from lack of use.
-Mark Robinson, Maya 1983
