Carnegie Mellon University
July 28, 2009

CW Alum Adam Atkinson and the Pittsburgh Literati

CMU Creative writing alumnus Adam Atkinson was featured in a story about the thriving literary scene in Pittsburgh, in Monday's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Atkinson, a who teaches creative writing to highschool students in Midland Pennsylvania, was featured for having created Open Thread. Accordring to its website, "Open Thread is a new regional arts organization, which seeks to establish frameworks for artistic discovery in Pittsburgh and the surrounding tri-state area. Open Thread provides local communities with arts outreach, education, and opportunities for publication, performance or exhibition."

Read the full article: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09208/986626-455.stm?cmpid=newspanel0