Calling all CTYI alumni!

Really excited about this, so reposting this call for submissions from the CTYI facebook page. Do spread the word – even if someone doesn’t have time/energy for a long submission, it’d be great to get as many ‘where are they now?’ pieces as possible.

CALLING ALL FORMER CTYI STUDENTS AND STAFF!

We’re putting together a collection of anecdotes from alumni, provisionally titled NERD CAMP MEMORIES, and we’d love you to contribute. Do you have fond memories of Vinnie’s lectures, of your nevermore year, of field trips to the Botanic Gardens? How about the courses you took, what you danced to at the discos, the friends you made? We’ve a number of suggested categories below, and we’re looking for submissions of anywhere between 50 to 1000 words. The best submissions will be published in a book at the end of this year, and should be emailed to ctyialumni.submissions@dcu.ie by Monday, 15th June 2015. Writers should include their full name (if you’d prefer to publish it under your initials please let us know) as well as courses taken and the years (attended or worked).

Please share this with anyone you know who might be interested!

Suggested categories:

– ‘you know you were at CTYI in the ‘90s if…’ (reflections on the early years of CTYI)

– ‘CTYIzens’ (the friends you made on the programme)

– ‘Bye Bye Miss American Pie’ (memories of CTYI discos)

– ‘Do you know where your towel is?’ (CTYI traditions through the years)

– ‘Life in the classroom’ (courses you took, and what you learned)

– ‘Life wisdom from RAs’ (if there was any…)

– ‘T is for smart’ (thoughts on that ‘talented’ or ‘gifted’ label, before and after CTYI)

– ‘Where are they now?’ (a quick two-line summary of what particular alumni are doing now)

Queries in relation to this project can be sent to danielle.broomfield@dcu.ie