What is Literary Citizenship?
Writer and professor Cathy Day, the leading voice in ongoing conversations about literary citizenship, says that most of those who love language and literature enough to become writers also exhibit a real
As aspiring writers in Monmouth College’s Spring 2014 ENG 310, we’re coming to understand that we need to do more than just write or hope to get published, but in Day’s words we have to
“work to create a world in which literature can thrive and is valued.“
Drawing on the whole conversation that Day and others are having, we think for writers and readers at Monmouth College literary citizenship means:
The literary community is a network of people who actively and openly read and write. To engage in literary citizenship is to be a part of this community, which involves the crucial acts of buying, reading, reviewing, and promoting books in order to support aspiring and professional writers, as well as encouraging a reading culture.
To help encourage people to be part of this community, we’ve collected 13 Ways of Being a Literary Citizen.
We want to direct you to the many fabulous resources already available at Monmouth College.
And we’ve identified ways to help the future of Literary Citizenship at Monmouth look even stronger.
