The Missouri State University English Department is excited to announce a reading event next Tuesday evening, 7 p.m. September 27th in Plaster Student Union Theater. Guest poet Travis Mossotti is visiting campus and will be featured along with our own Sara Burge. There will be a book signing for both Travis and Sara after the reading in the Paw Prints Bookstore (located inside … [Read more...] about Travis Mossotti and Sara Burge Reading and Book Signing
The Missouri State University Creative Writing program is hosting the Fall 2011 Soul of a Poet reading next Tuesday night, Sept. 20th, at 7 PM in The Library Center on South Campbell. The featured readers are Joseph Cover (fiction) and Lora Knight (poetry). Joe Cover has a Masters in English and has been teaching Creative Writing at Missouri State University since 2003. … [Read more...] about Soul of a Poet
English Department Professors Marcus Cafagna and Jane Hoogestraat, as well as English alums Rosalie O'Leary and Shiloh Peters, have poems that will appear in Storm Country: A Tribute to Joplin, an anthology complied by the Missouri Writer's Guild and published by Mozark Press. Proceeds from the anthology, which will be available in early October, will beneift the Joplin … [Read more...] about English Faculty and Alums Publish in Storm Country An Anthology to Support Joplin Public Schools
Brittny Campbell, an English education major at Missouri State University, recently had her article published in the online publication, USA TODAY College. In her article, she discusses how college students from all around Missouri are taking the time to collect food, supplies, and money to assist Joplin in their rebuilding process. She also lists several ways that anyone can … [Read more...] about Brittny Campbell publishes article on how Missouri college students are helping Joplin, Missouri
Summer is here, and although there are fewer students and faculty on campus, there are still many exciting things happening in the English department. The new website is finally here, and it offers new opportunities for everyone to stay connected with the department through Facebook, Twitter, and our blog. If you haven’t yet connected to us through our social media outlets, … [Read more...] about English department stays busy this summer