The Missouri State University English Department is pleased to host The 40th Annual Children's Literature Festival of the Ozarks on Thursday, October 13, 2022. The festival provides opportunities for area students in grades 4 – 8 to become inspired to read and write through presentations and opportunities to meet authors. For additional information about the conference, … [Read more...] about The 40th Annual Children’s Literature Festival of the Ozarks
The English Department is holding the 8th annual MSU Undergraduate Literature Conference during English Week at the Plaster Student Union in Room 317. The ULC welcomes undergraduate students from across the region to present their research in a public forum. We also encourage members of the community, as well as family members and friends of presenters, to attend. Conference … [Read more...] about English Week Event: MSU Undergraduate Literature Conference
The English Department is excited to announce that author Laura McHugh will read from her work at the C-Minor Hall in Ellis. About Laura McHugh Laura McHugh is the award-winning, internationally bestselling author of novels The Weight of Blood, Arrowood, The Wolf Wants In, and What's Done in Darkness. The Weight of Blood won the International Thriller Writers Award and the … [Read more...] about English Week Reading: Catching Lightning with Laura McHugh
The Workplace Writing Forum, a student organization in the English Department, is pleased to sponsor an English Week presentation during their student conference by publishing industry expert Kimberly Goldstein, Director of Managing Editorial at Simon & Schuster (S&S). Goldstein has over 20 years of publishing-industry experience. Prior to her current role, she was … [Read more...] about English Week Featured Presentation: “From Manuscript to Finished Book: Careers in the Publishing Industry.”
The English Department is hosting a reading via Zoom on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at 7 PM CST in collaboration with Moon City Press. Author Andrew Bertaina will be reading from his collection One Person Away From You. About Andrew Bertaina Andrew Bertaina's short story collection One Person Away From You won the Moon City Press Short Fiction Award in 2020. His work has … [Read more...] about Upcoming Reading: Andrew Bertaina