Drexel’s Week of Writing “Flavor Profiles and Food Porn” panel filled seats and covered the floor with food lovers ready to listen to Philly’s seasoned writers dish out their thoughts on the food porn phenomena. Table Matters’ Jason Wilson moderated this panel discussing what it means to be a food writer, how to pursue the […]
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Hannah Gittler on Nathan Leslie’s Recent Visit
One of my favorite events at last week’s Week of Writing was,”Journey and Coming of Age in the Fiction of Nathan Leslie,” featuring a reading and Q+A with the author of “The Tall Tale of Tommy Twice.” As an aspiring writer, this was a rare chance for me to gather as much information and advice […]
Storytelling through Performance, with Andrew Panebianco
First Person Arts Grand Slam performance winner, Andrew Panebianco, came to Drexel yesterday to perform for and work with Drexel students. Needless to say, this self-proclaimed “half-forgetful, giant child” brought a lot of learning, and a lot of laughs. Proving his own assertion that “a story is an active performance,” Panebianco opened the afternoon by […]
Andrew Panebianco to Lead Mini Story Slam for Students
First Person Arts Grand Slam performance winner, Andrew Panebianco will visit Drexel today, reading for two writing classes, as well as engaging the group of students in a mini story slam of their own. The goal is to not only give students to opportunity to listen to the works of a pro, but be able […]
Frank Messina Gives Reading, Advice to Drexel Students
Frank Messina visited Drexel on Thursday, reading his material and giving advice to students on how to make it as a writer. Among his tidbits of wisdom? Use all of your senses when studying your subject matter: look at it, smell it, even taste it! We like this guy’s dedication! The group of Drexel students […]
Intern Presents PBQ Research at Drexel
Brittany MacLean, a pre-junior International Area Studies major and current PBQ intern, participated in University Research Day today, where she presented a project she did for PBQ as a Humanities Fellow last summer. The project was undertaken in anticipation of PBQ’s 40th birthday this spring, an effort to make sure the history of the magazine is […]