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
Dr. Jonathan Newman will present at an upcoming book launch, Old Media and the Medieval Concept, a collection of essays that explores how media was developed and affected by the culture surrounding it in the pre-digital, pre-1800s ages. The free event will be held online Friday, October 22, 2021, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT. Old Media and the Medieval Concept is the first … [Read more...] about Dr. Jonathan Newman to Present Essay at Upcoming Webinar Book Launch