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The RedBird Reader

The RedBird Reader is a collection of texts generated by students enrolled in English 101. Our hope is that students will find these essays useful and inspiring for their own writing.

A Note for Students
Please keep in mind that each of these texts is simply the latest of a long series of drafts. None of these writers sat down and composed the draft printed here in a single evening. Instead, they composed, conferred, reflected, revised, edited, corrected, and proofread each text innumerable times over the course of the semester. Moreover, if we handed these texts back to their authors today, there's a good chance they would find even more ways to revise and refine them. So don't expect your writing to measure up to the high standards set here right away. Give yourself and your texts time to grow and develop.

If, toward the end of the semester, you find you would like to submit one of your own English 101 texts for possible publication in next year's edition of The Redbird Reader, please refer to the Redbird Reader fill out the submission form in the back of the book. We'd love to publish your work!

To submit you will need:

• A printed, edited, "final" copy of the essay you wish to be considered
  
• A disc copy (formatted in word) of the essay
  
• Please include your name, email address, and permanent address at the top of your essay
  
• A signed copy of the waiver from the back of the reader
  
• Your instructor's informal endorsement of the essay (ie, his or her sugnature on the submission form)

Submit your essay (paper and electronic copies) and signed waiver to

Linsey Cuti, Editor
Department of English
lacuti@ilstu.edu
Office: STV 123
Phone: 438-2961