Write Club

Club Advisor

Anne McMurtrey

Professional Interests: Writing Centers, Writing Program Administration, Composition, Writing Assessment

Languages Studied: English and Spanish

Previous Academic Institutions: University of Idaho, Boise State University, and Washington State University

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President

Ali DeGrauw

Major: Writing and Rhetoric & Psychology

Writing Expertise/Interests: I love creative writing. I also write essays, some professional writing, academic writing (particularly in humanities and psychology), and I have some experience writing chemistry research papers.

Languages Spoken: English

Favorite Quotes: “Not all those who wander are lost.” – J. J. R. Tolkien

“Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall.” – Oliver Goldsmith

Favorite Books: The Belgariad series by David Eddings, Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne and Todd McCaffrey, and The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie

 

Vice President

Maddy LaTurner

Writing Expertise/Interests: Business/website content writing, creative writing

Favorite Quote: “Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.” -Winston Churchill

Favorite Books: A Study in Scarlet, Six of Crows, Hamlet

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Historian

Samantha Foote

Major: Writing and Rhetoric

Writing Expertise/Interests: I've always enjoyed the stories of adventure and romance in Fantasy and Fiction books. I love Greek Mythology, and I am always looking for a new series in that genre.  I am still passionately working towards completing my own series.

Languages Spoken: English and American Sign Language

Favorite Quotes: "A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to ever other." – Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

"Fear is not evil. It tells you what your weakness is. And once you know your weakness, you can become stronger as well as kinder." – Gildarts, Fairy Tail

"There's no advantage to hurrying through life." – Shikamaru Nara, Naruto

Favorite Books: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, The Great Tree of Avalon by T.A. Barron, The Goddess Test by Aimée Carter, Nightshade by Andrea Cremer, Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini, Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan, and Nevermore by Kelly Creagh

 

Treasurer

Megan Tyler

 

Secretary

Nik Parcell

Major: Chemical Engineering 

Writing Expertise/Interests: Science papers, humanities, and communications. 

Languages Spoken: English and some Spanish 

Favorite Quote: "Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away." – Kevin Bisch 

Favorite Books: The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham, Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse, The Nonexistent Knight by Italo Calvino, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki by Haruki Murakami, and the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling

 

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Public Relations: Outreach

Alyx 

Major: English

Writing Expertise/Interests: Fiction novel writing, young adult literature, academic essays (especially argumentative), and MLA formatting and citation

Languages Spoken: English and French

Favorite Quote: “Start writing no matter what. The water doesn’t flow until the faucet is turned on.” -Louis L’amour

Favorite Books: Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter, Embassy Row Trilogy by Ally Carter, Michael Vey series by Richard Paul Evans, Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, Dirk Pitt novels by Clive Cussler, Lorien Legacies by Pittacus Lore, Young James Bond series by Charlie Higson

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Conference Coordinator

Addie

Major: Political Science and International Relations.

Languages Spoken: English and some French

Favorite Quote: “When the situation is hopeless, there’s nothing to worry about.” - Edward Abbey

Favorite Books: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, Walden by Henry David Thoreau,  How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie, Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult, How to See Yourself As You Really Are by the Dalai Lama, and Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey

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Editor in Chief

Kaitlyn Jensen

Major: Chemistry

Writing Expertise/Interests: technical writing, poetry, creative nonfiction, creative writing

Languages Spoken: English and some Spanish

Favorite Quote: "Keep your face toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you." ~Walt Whitman

Favorite Books: 1984 by George Orwell, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur, The Program Trilogy by Suzanne Young, and Small Great Things by Jodi Piccoult