Literary Journal, an upper-division Writing & Literature workshop, introduces you to the literary journal as an object of study and as an editorial experience. All literary journals reflect an underlying passion to amplify their contributors' talents. Similarly, at CCA, our undergraduate-produced journal "Humble Pie" is embedded in the belief that self-expression is critical to a vibrant community. In our class, self-expression is also an important motive for writing. Students write memoir in an encouraging environment, developing your voices as storytellers and talents as writers. At the same time, as staff of our undergraduate-run print publication, students are responsible for decision-making. Students create, edit, and distribute marketing materials seeking talent. Students write opinion pieces and exchange professional letters, to practice respectful editorial communication. Students individually evaluate the journal's submissions then decide, on teams, which work to accept. Students design a print publication by working together on each component. Our staff has increasingly emphasized multilingualism to reflect the breadth of CCA's communities, so translators have opportunities throughout the semester. Although students are empowered to make collaborative agreements and choices, you have in-class support from the Professor, the journal's Faculty Adviser and Managing Editor since Volume 20. With her you'll deepen your analytical and creative skills, expressing yourselves through the written/spoken word while strengthening your editorial capacities. Literary Journal is ultimately a celebration of the written and visual arts at local and international scales—with a focus on CCA student, faculty, and staff talent, present and past—yet it also prepares you for future opportunities in writing, print design, art design, cover design, translation, and publications.Humble Pie, the literary arts journal of the Writing and Literature Program, aims to feature the most innovative poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and visual art of Bay Area undergraduates. Students working on the journal will gain hands-on experience in the selection of written and visual submissions, the planning and layout of text in book format, and the conversation that the editorial process requires. Students will also host the Hearsay reading series, a monthly event that brings undergraduate writers and local authors together for an evening. These experiences give students a diverse set of skills useful for publishing and connecting with others involved in the literary arts.

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