Hoo’s At The Writing Center

Hello, world! Thank you to everyone who submitted stories for our very first spooky story contest! We were blown away by your creativity, and it was really tough, but we've selected three of these stories to read for you all: "A Matter of Perception" by Josephine Whittock, "Ghost Reunion" by Verna McKinnon-Hipps, and an untitled entry by Benjamin Colby. We hope you enjoy! (Warnings for mild langua...

Hello, world! The Hoo's At The Writing Center Podcast Team would like to formally take a moment to address some confusion or miscommunication from our first episode, "Anti-Racist Work in the Writing Center" . Specifically about some of the terminology we used and the reason for our choice of sources. Additionally, unlike our usual practice, we wrote a specific script for this episode in order to b...

Hello again, world! October is not only the spookiest month of the year, it's also National Book Month! In celebration, the podcast team wanted to share some of our favorite books, new and old, as well as some of our favorite bookstores around the Seattle area. Listed below are the books we discussed during the episode, along with the bookstores we recommend you visit and order from! Books mention...

Hello, world! The HATWC Podcast Team wants to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep. 15 - Oct. 15) by discussing a short story from a prominent Hispanic author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and his short story titled, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings . This short story follows a family who encounters an angel and the events that transpire from this entity entering the lives of a small commu...

The Hoo's at the Writing Center Podcast Team would like to address a number of things while acknowledging that more space and time is needed to explain them all. Firstly, we recorded this episode in Summer 2020. Prior to our recording of this episode, the Podcast Team understood that one episode would not be enough in engaging in an ongoing discourse about anti-racism. This is and should be an ong...

Hello, world! We're back a little later this week with another episode, where we take some time to discuss race and identity in the U.S. as it's depicted in Ken Liu's short story Paper Menagerie . When we recorded this episode a few weeks ago, we had no idea how relevant it would be at the time of publishing it. The topic of racism in the United States was relevant then, and it is relevant now. &n...

Hello again, world! We are back with a highly sentimental episode that features just two of our wonderful seniors at the Writing Center! In this episode, you'll hear Mady and Frances tell us about their experience working in the center and attending Seattle University, as well as some words of wisdom they've bestowed upon us. Thank you WC seniors for everything you've done! We wish you all the bes...

Hello again, world! Hoo's at the Writing Center is back with another episode about brainstorming tips and tricks! Whether you're in a writer's block or down to finishing the last paragraph of your paper, we want to offer some helpful ways to get you started! This is only just a few techniques, so as always, we encourage you to do research of your own! Thank you so much for listening and we'll talk...

Hello again, world! We are back with another episode with a special guest, Frances Divinagracia, who joins the Hoo's at the Writing Center podcast team to talk about creative writing in a college setting. Here in this episode, you will find what creative writing means to us, some tips and tricks on how to get started, as well as some amazing resources on and off our campus per the stay-at-hom...

Hello again, world! The Hoo's At The Writing Center podcast team is BACK after an adjustment period in a special edition we like to call Hoo's At The Writing Center? Not Us! (Quarantine Edition). In this episode Kimberly, Karissa, Elena, and Sarah (who's back from Indonesia!) talk about the current state of things, offer some helpful resources and self-care tips to students, and give an update on...

Hello, world! On behalf of the SU Writing Center, thank you for checking out our brand new podcast.  In this first episode, Kimberly, Karissa, and Elena introduce themselves and give you an idea of what Hoo's At The Writing Center will be about, why we started this project in the first place, and what HATWC, with your help, will hopefully become!