The Undergraduate Literature Conference (ULC), held annually each spring, welcomes undergraduate students from across the region to present their research in a public forum. This years conference features students from MSU, OTC, Drury, and NYU Shanghai sharing their work. The two day conference begins on Thursday, April 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., and concludes on … [Read more...] about Undergraduate Literature Conference
As part of English Week, MSU Libraries' Special Collections and Archives is sponsoring a panel discussion, "Introducing Robert Wallace, Poet, Prosodist, and Literary Editor," led by Christine Wallace, Tracie Gieselman France, and Jim Baumlin. This event will also serve as the launch of The Orbit of Meter: Writings on Poems and Prosody by Robert Wallace, edited by MSU's James … [Read more...] about Panel discussion and book launch: The Orbit of Meter
In the first event for this year's English Week, Buki Papillion will read from her work on Friday, April 14 at 6:30 in Plaster Student Union 400 (Union Club, 4th floor). Papillion won the Maya Angelou Book Award for her acclaimed first novel, An Ordinary Wonder. She was born in Nigeria. After studying law at Hull University in the UK, she completed an MFA in Creative Writing … [Read more...] about Maya Angelou Award winning author to read during English Week
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
Guye Goodlow graduated in 2006 from MSU with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He is one of very few English majors ever to also play football for MSU, and he took one of the first online courses offered at MSU. He went on to business school after graduation and received an MBA in Marketing Management. Goodlow now works for Ford Motor Company in Marketing, Sales, and … [Read more...] about The Alum Report: Guye Goodlow