FMU Snow Island Review

17/04/2024

Come out and enjoy some readings!

Please make plans to come join us on Thursday, April 18 at 2 p.m. FMU Snow Island Review and Sigma Tau Delta: Nu Rho Chapter at Francis Marion University will be hosting our annual party celebrating the release of SIR's latest issue.

We'll be out on Founders Hall Lawn with cool drinks and treats and even cooler readings by students!

19/02/2024

We had so much fun with Sigma Tau Delta: Nu Rho Chapter at Francis Marion University for their annual Date Night with a Book event! We hope you enjoyed your blind date! ♥️

13/02/2024

Check out some of the photos from our annual Open Mic Night last week with the FMU Gender Studies Program!

Thank you to everyone that came out and participated! We had so much fun hearing everyone's work. Be on the look out for our upcoming Release Party in April... 👀

09/11/2023

Interested in taking some time to write? Come join us and the FMU Writing Center in the Lowrimore Auditorium tomorrow morning. You'll have a set time available to write whatever you want, then the opportunity to have help editing with the our wonderful on-campus tutors!

We will have super fun mystery prompts, just in case you need some help with an ideas! 👀🦊

09/11/2023

What's this? 👀 A guide to our P*e Dee Fiction & Poetry Festival? 👀

Take a quick look at our featured authors, calendar of events, and a hint at what our next campus event is! 🔍

01/11/2023

Thank you to those who joined us for this year's Tales From the Crypt! We had so many wonderful readers... and some that gave us all a fright! Huge thank you to Sigma Tau Delta: Nu Rho Chapter at Francis Marion University for helping us out. 🎃🕸

08/09/2023

Even with the heat, we had a fun time at the Student Activities Fair! Thank you for joining us, we look forward to this semester with you all!

24/04/2023

Thank you for joining us at the Vol. 32 Release Party! We had lots of fun sharing student's work, even with the heat! What a special time with amazing folks! 🦊

06/03/2023

Our next campus event will be our Poetry Slam! Be at The Grille at 6pm on March 30th for a fun night of sharing poetry with the FMU campus! 📖

20/04/2022

We're back, and ready to jazz it up.

Join us tomorrow from 1:00-2:30pm at the Fountain outside of Founder's Hall to celebrate the release of the 2022 edition of Snow Island Review, sponsored by English and Modern Languages at Francis Marion University and the Sigma Tau Delta: Nu Rho Chapter at Francis Marion University

(Cover image art by Sarah Fender)

10/11/2021

Tonight's the night!

Come on out, have fun, and get creative at Draft and Craft, an open creative writing workshop where everyone is welcome!

6 pm Founders Hall Writing Studio--share and spread the word!

08/11/2021

Don't miss Draft and Craft, an open creative writing workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 6 pm in Founders Hall Writing Studio, FH114A.

Everyone is welcome including beginning writers and writers with drafts to review. We'll have prompts to get you started and tutors to help guide you through every step of the writing process.

See you there!

04/11/2021

Our Tales from the Crypt event is Patriot famous!

If you missed this year, stay tuned for Halloween 2022!

The Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society and Snow Island Review donned Halloween costumes, carrying in bucket-loads of candy for their first inaugural “Tales from the Crypt” spooky literary event at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at the Founders Hall fountain. “We put together an idea for st...

28/10/2021

It’s time to meet with your advisor to sign up for your Spring 2022 classes! Schedule a meeting with your advisor so you will be ready for when registration opens up for you. Registration begins for each group as follows:
October 27 - Seniors, Athletes, Honors
October 29 - Juniors
November 2 -Sophomores
November 4 - Freshmen

25/10/2021

!!Reminder!!

Tales from the Crypt Halloween Celebration and Reading happens tomorrow (Tues. Oct. 26) at 6:30 pm.

We'll have cool decorations, fun games, scary poems and stories, and *bonus* costumes!

See you there!

21/10/2021

See you there if you dare!!!

Join Sigma Tau Delta and Snow Island Review for their Tales from the Crypt celebration on Tuesday, October 26 at 6:30 pm at the fountain near Founders Hall!

Students and faculty will read their favorite spooky passages and poems, and slots are still available for a few more readers! If you'd like to sign up to read a short passage or poem (your own or one from a favorite author) please email Adam Houle at [email protected] and use the subject line "Tales from the Crypt."

Come on out and celebrate the season with Sigma Tau Delta and Snow Island Review. Costumes are encouraged!

We'll see you there!

14/10/2021

Have you heard about our Tales from the Crypt reading party?? See you on Founders Hall lawn on Oct. 26 at 6:30 pm! Costumes encouraged!

05/10/2021

Hey, FMU Patriots! Head on out to the Majors and Minors Fair today on Founders Hall Lawn. The English, Modern Languages, and Philosophy booth has all the fright stuff!

04/10/2021

Join us at our Fall Poetry Slam on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 6 pm in the UC. Read and perform your original poetry or work by your favorite poets. Looking forward to seeing you there!

23/09/2021

Why is there no one at the Snow Island Review table?? Because we love poetry, and we’re in the audience listening to world-renowned poet Glenis Redmond!

22/09/2021

One of our favorites!

Happy birthday to the legendary storyteller, Stephen King!

What is your favorite Stephen King book?

31/08/2021

Calling all students interested in becoming part of our staff:

No previous experience is required for entry-level positions, and all majors are welcome.

Attend this Friday's meeting to learn more about how you can be a part of all the awesome things we do!

Are you a student interested in creative writing, art, or photography? Or maybe marketing, managing, or events are more to your taste? Do you just want to collaborate with awesome people? If you said yes to any or all of the above, check out the Snow Island Review interest meeting this Friday, September 3rd!

Snow Island Review is FMU's literary and art journal, and they welcome all comers--no experience or English major required! It's an opportunity to get experience that will look great on your resume *and* have a great time doing it.

Meeting Details:
Date: Friday, September 3
Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Location: Founders Hall 114A (The Writing Studio)

If you can't make the meeting, email [email protected] or contact Dr. Landon Houle!

15/04/2021

Attn: FMU Photographers!

Submit your best photo to the EMP FB page by 10 pm Friday for a chance to have your artwork on the cover of Final Draft.

Share this post, and help us spread the word!

09/04/2021

Calling all FMU English majors and minors! Please help us plan for future events by taking five minutes to complete this very brief survey. Your responses will be anonymous, unless you choose to offer your name and email address for a follow up.

We appreciate your help!

https://forms.gle/9jRTyJGGi7ydDsvk7

Spring 2021