To the Editor in Chief:

For your consideration, I am interested in submitting a comic strip for publication in the Campus Times.

I write and draw Haiku Circus, which is based on the traditional from of Japanese poetry with each of the three panels adhering to the 5-7-5 syllabic rule.You may view samples of Haiku Circus at the following web address:

http://www.haikucircus.com

Haiku Circus is currently published in: – UNLV’s Rebel Yell – University of Scranton’s The Aquinas- University of South Carolina’s The Daily Gamecock- Slippery Rock University’s The Rocket- Centennial College’s The Courier- International University Bremen’s IUB Crossroads- Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s The Urban Wire- Muhlenberg College’s the Muhlenberg Advocate – American University’s The Eagle – The College of St. Scholastica’s The Cable- Arizona State University’s Web Devil- Pima Community College’s Aztec Press- Southern Illinois Unversity Carbondale’s Daily Egyptian- Florida Community College at Jacksonville’s The Campus Voice

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,Shawn Wickens



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