Marybeth McCauley began her educational career at Keystone Learning Center and eventually completed a M.A. degree in English with Creative Writing Emphasis at UCO. In addition to currently teaching Comp I, Comp II, and Creative Writing, she is the faculty editor and advisor for Absolute, OCCC’s literary journal. Absolute publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art, and photography. The deadline for submissions each year is December 1st, and a new edition comes out every April. You can find the online submission form and past editions under Academics on the OCCC homepage.