FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2008
QVCC STUDENTS COLLABORATE TO PUBLISH BOOK
Art and English Students come Together and Produce "Hybrid"
Quinebaug Valley Community College’s effort to bring students
together from different disciplines has resulted in the publication of a
journal entitled “Hybrid”. “Hybrid” is a compilation of art, fiction and
poetry.
”Hybrid” is a collaborative project between two classes: Assistant Professor
& Art Program Coordinator Marc Szantyr’s Art 167: Printmaking I, and
Instructor of English Brian Kaufman’s English 283: Creative Writing/Fiction.
Szantyr’s students were engaged in making ink prints from linoleum cuts.
Kaufman’s students were composing fictional narratives, mostly short
stories, some of which are classical of mythical tales, and some of which
are experimental in nature. The journal is a collection of the best work
that came out of both classes.
Copies were sold at the spring semester student art show opening reception on May 7, 2008. Copies are available for purchase for $5.00 by contacting Kaufman. Proceeds will go towards the next edition of the journal.
In addition, “Hybrid” published the Julius Sokenu Poetry Prize winning poem
for 2008, “Connecticut to Colorado” by John Deary, Pomfret, CT.
The journal is supported collectively by different groups in the college. It
was funded by the English faculty, Center for Teaching, Learning and Student
Development, the QVCC Library, and QVCC Student Government Association. It
was also generously printed at cost by Regine Printing of Providence
Company.
For additional information, contact Brian Kaufman at 412-7235 or
okaufman@qvcc.commnet.edu.
CONTACT
Margie Huoppi
Publications Associate
(860) 774-1133
mhuoppi@qvcc.commnet.edu