As part of the MSU English Department's Fall Reading series, we are proud to host Amanda Marbais and Erika T. Worth for a fiction reading! The event will take place on October 17th at 6:00 PM at 400 Union Club in Plaster Student Union. Amanda Marbais's fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Hobart, Fugue, Joyland, and more. She has been featured as part of Electric … [Read more...] about Amanda Marbais and Erika T. Wurth – Fiction Reading
The editors of Moon City Review—the internationally distributed literary journal published by the Department of English at MSU—are accepting applications for undergraduate staff positions. Undergraduate English majors, in any field, may apply. Applicants must clarify whether they're wanting to read fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. These are volunteer positions, but students can … [Read more...] about Moon City Review Staff Positions Available for MSU Undergraduates Majoring in English
Francine J. Harris, author of play dead, will be reading this Friday at the PSU as part of the Moon City Reading Series. Harris is the winner of the 2017 Lambda Literary and Audre Lorder Awards and a finalist for the 2017 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. Her first collection, allegiance, was a finalist for the 2013 Kate Tufts Discovery and PEN Open Book Awards. Originally from … [Read more...] about Poet Francine J. Harris reading for Moon City Reading Series
The English Department is excited to announce the winners of the 2017 MSU Student Literary Competitions. The poetry competition was judged by MSU alum Alexandra Teague, author of The Wise and Foolish Builders: Poems and The Principles Behind Flotation: A Novel. Five finalists were sent to Teague, and she selected graduate student Brandon Henry's entry "Stand for New Anthem" … [Read more...] about Announcing the winners of the 2017 MSU Student Literary Competitions
The English Department's Creative Writing Program is accepting submissions for the annual MSU Student Fiction and Poetry Competitions. All currently enrolled MSU students, graduate and undergraduate, are eligible to enter either or both contests with a story and/or poem. Finalists will be selected by the MSU creative writing faculty and the winner in each genre will be chosen … [Read more...] about 2017 MSU Student Fiction and Poetry Competitions open for submissions