Think you missed your chance to submit to the annual Artwords contest? Think again! ArtWords is accepting submissions through January 31st! Submit to z.umn.edu/artwords18 Are you a creative writer and an art enthusiast? The WAM Collective and The Tower encourage you to submit to ArtWords! ArtWords is an annual writing contest for University of Minnesota students. Students select an artwork on display in the Weisman Art Museum’s permanent collection and write a short creative piece of poetry or prose inspired…

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Be inspired by the art in the galleries and have your writing published. ArtWords is a writing competition with prizes and a chance to gain a little fame and recognition. Launched in 1998, ArtWords is an annual writing competition held in collaboration with the Creative Writing Program in the Department of English. It is open to undergraduate and graduate level University of Minnesota students. Participating students select an artwork on view from WAM’s permanent collection and develop an original short…

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Earlier this week, a friend and fellow undergraduate at the university asked me over text message, “Why do they call the journal the Ivory Tower?” His question echoes ones that we, the staff of Ivory Tower, hear regularly from our student peers. “Don’t you think that comes off a bit exclusive?”   “Is the name supposed to be ironic?” 2015 Ivory Tower cover Such concerns are not unfounded. I do not know why, at the magazine’s conception, this particular name…

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