After last year's successful inaugural English Week, the department will sponsor English Week again this year, starting on Friday, April 14, and concluding on Friday, April 21. We have planned a variety of programs in celebration of English studies, including creative writing readings and student and faculty workshops. We are particularly pleased to host Maya Angelou Award … [Read more...] about English Week 2023
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 Recital Hall in Ellis Hall. 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 … [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 Rob Blevins, a Professional Writing graduate and the Executive Director of The Discovery Center in Springfield. About his conference presentation, Blevins writes: "Every nonprofit is powered by a mission and … [Read more...] about English Week Featured Speaker: Rob Blevins